Monday, 9 October 2017

Politics: Trump administration releases hard-line immigration principles, threatening deal on ‘dreamers’

 
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President Trump prepares to leave for Greensboro, N.C., on Saturday. (Yuri Gripas/Reuters)
Trump administration releases hard-line immigration principles, threatening deal on 'dreamers'
The Trump administration is calling for the funding of a border wall, a crackdown on minors from Central America and cuts to grants for 'sanctuary cities'
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The Daily 202: Bob Corker tirade encapsulates five reasons why Trump has failed at governing
GOP senator says Trump's behavior threatens 'World War III.'
 
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Is the United States one of seven countries that 'allow elective abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy?'
This talking point is backed by data, and earns the coveted Geppetto Checkmark.
 
 
Rep. Luis Gutierrez: Trump's immigration proposals 'an extension of the white supremacist agenda'
Negotiating with Trump on immigration is "fanciful thinking," he adds.
 
Trump attacks Corker, who responds by calling the White House 'adult day care'
Trash talk between two Republican leaders imperils the president's agenda on Iran and taxes.
 
Tributes to Confederate and Union troops in the same Florida park reflect an ongoing war over the monuments
Building monuments is a contemporary phenomenon that many see as an extension of the nation's debate about race.
 
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Pence leaves game after NFL players take knee during national anthem
The vice president cites respect for the flag and says he stands with Trump.
 
Trump campaign's embrace of Facebook shows company's growing reach in elections
The Russia investigations are prompting new scrutiny of the technology giant's advertising business.
 
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Trump tries to weaken federal unions, but their membership grows in reaction to GOP actions
The workforce is anxious about budget cuts, layoffs and an erosion of civil service protections.
 
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NRA stops short of supporting a legal ban on 'bump stocks'
Gun group leaders say regulations are enough; a top Democratic senator disagrees.
 
Trump's tweetstorm against Corker may cost him a key policy ally
As an influential senator on foreign policy and tax reform, the Tennessean is critical to getting many parts of the president's agenda through Congress.
 
Supreme Court ponders if lawyer can concede client's guilt when accused claims innocence
Robert McCoy proclaimed his innocence, but his counsel said the evidence showed otherwise.
 
 
Corker calls White House 'an adult day care center' in response to Trump's latest Twitter tirade
Trump said Corker, who made headlines last week with his sharp criticism of the president, "didn't have the guts to run" for reelection.
 
No law could have prevented Vegas shooting, Feinstein says
But the top Democrat is pressing for a ban on "bump stocks."
 
Erik Prince, the Blackwater founder, is considering a Senate run in Wyoming, according to a media report
At the urging of former Trump advisor Steven K. Bannon, Prince is weighing a challenge against Sen. John Barrasso in the GOP primary, according to the report.
 
 
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