Federal appeals court rules 3 to 0 against Trump on travel ban
A federal appeals panel has maintained the freeze on President Trump’s controversial immigration order, meaning previously barred refugees and citizens from seven majority-Muslim countries can continue entering the United States. In a unanimous 29-page opinion, three judges from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit flatly rejected the government’s argument that suspension of the order should be lifted immediately for national security reasons, and they forcefully asserted their ability..>> view originalBacking away from a fight, Trump to honor one-China policy
BEIJING — President Trump just backed down from what could have been a serious fight with China. On Thursday evening in Washington, he appeared to shy away from confrontation with Beijing by agreeing to honor the one-China policy, during a lengthy telephone call with China’s President Xi Jinping. The move is set to ease tensions between the world’s two most powerful nations: relations had been inflamed after Trump suggested he would only commit to the one-China policy if Beijing addressed his ..>> view original7 key take-aways from the court's ruling on Trump's immigration order
A federal appeals court ruled 3 to 0 against President Trump's controversial immigration ban that barred refugees and citizens from seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the United States. (Victoria Walker/The Washington Post) A federal appeals court panel on Thursday ruled to maintain the freeze on President Trump’s controversial immigration order, meaning that previously barred refugees and citizens from seven Muslim-majority countries can continue entering the United States. H..>> view originalNational security adviser Flynn discussed sanctions with Russian ...
National security adviser Michael Flynn privately discussed U.S. sanctions against Russia with that country’s ambassador to the United States during the month before President Trump took office, contrary to public assertions by Trump officials, current and former U.S. officials said. Flynn’s communications with Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak were interpreted by some senior U.S. officials as an inappropriate and potentially illegal signal to the Kremlin that it could expect a reprieve from sa..>> view originalWashington's Malik Dime allegedly slapped a heckling fan
Malik Dime is Washington's leading shot blocker this season, but he was in street clothes on Thursday night because of a broken pinkie when the Huskies ...>> view originalPolarizing HHS nominee confirmed by Senate on party-line vote
(Jenny Starrs/The Washington Post) A polarized Senate voted early Friday morning to confirm Tom Price, the conservative Georgia congressman who has been one of Congress’s most vehement opponents of the Affordable Care Act, as secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services. The 52-47 vote made Price the latest in a series of controversial Cabinet nominees whom the Senate’s Republican majority has been strong enough to muscle through on party-line votes. Price did not draw a sin..>> view originalWhat Trump got wrong on Twitter this week (#5)
(Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post) Welcome to the fifth installment of Fact Checker’s series highlighting what President Trump got wrong on Twitter in a given week. Here’s a look at what Trump got wrong in 11 tweets this week, listed in chronological order. Countries charge U.S. companies taxes or tariffs while the U.S. charges them nothing or little.We should charge them SAME as they charge us! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 4, 2017 Trump in the past has made this compl..>> view originalWhite House says Conway has been 'counseled' after touting Ivanka ...
The White House on Thursday said that a top adviser to President Trump had been “counseled” after using a television appearance from the West Wing to promote the clothing and jewelry line sold under the brand of Trump’s daughter. The endorsement, in which Kellyanne Conway told Fox News Channel viewers to “go buy Ivanka’s stuff,” appeared to violate a key ethics rule barring federal employees from using their public office to endorse products. The White House reaction was a rare acknowledgment o..>> view originalWhy Whole Foods is now struggling
Bags of groceries sit in a shopping cart at a Whole Foods store in Dublin, Ohio. (Ty Wright/Bloomberg News) Organic food has never been so popular among American consumers. Ironically, that’s bad news for the brand that made organic a household name — namely, the Austin-based Whole Foods. On Wednesday, Whole Foods reported what is arguably its worst performance in a decade, announcing its sixth consecutive quarter of falling same-store sales and cutting its outlook for the year. The company ..>> view originalAmid tensions with US, Iran warns White House and lauds ...
ISTANBUL — Hundreds of thousands of Iranians held rallies around the country Friday to mark the anniversary of the Islamic revolution as the main march in Tehran added a new twist: displaying placards praising Americans who protested President Trump’s travel ban. The annual rallies traditionally feature anti-U. S. chants and burning American flags. But this year’s gathering paid notice to the deep U.S. political divides over Trump’s executive order to block entry from seven Muslim-majority co..>> view original
Saturday, February 25, 2017
Federal appeals court rules 3 to 0 against Trump on travel ban and other top stories.
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