Wednesday, 15 June 2016

Politics: Top Republicans join Obama in condemning Trump’s words

Lawmakers, frustrated that FBI let Orlando shooter go, mull a second terror watch list; Visa overstays a security risk when 99% of foreigners leave U.S. on time?; Donald Trump’s almost-true claim that the president has power to ban ‘any class of persons’; Clinton, Sanders talk after the former wins D.C. primary; The Daily Trail: Tonight, Clinton meets with Sanders—and his wishlist; Clinton wins Democratic presidential primary in D.C.; 'The guilt of being alive is heavy,' survivor of nightclub shooting says; Trump takes aim at Clinton over immigration, hits her on women’s and LGBT rights; Obama and Clinton sharply reject Trump's vision for America; At White House summit on women's empowerment, Biden urges openness on sexual assault; Hogan on Muslims: 'I don't listen to Donald Trump'; Lawmakers charge Park Service chief oversees culture of sexual harassment; McConnell: GOP is “open” to keeping guns from terrorists — but not the way Democrats want; House GOP stalls measure that would strip Rep. John Lewis of Navy ship naming;
 
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Top Republicans join Obama in condemning Trump's words
The presumptive GOP nominee continues his insinuations about the president and Islam.
Lawmakers, frustrated that FBI let Orlando shooter go, mull a second terror watch list
Are terror watch lists enough? If the Orlando shooter was taken off one, lawmakers don't think so.
 
Visa overstays a security risk when 99% of foreigners leave U.S. on time?
A House committee has pressed the Department of Homeland Security to develop a biometric system to document when visitors leave, so authorities will know who among them did not.
 
Donald Trump’s almost-true claim that the president has power to ban ‘any class of persons’
Trump largely gets it right, but some caveats leave him a Pinocchio short of a Geppetto Checkmark.
 
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Clinton, Sanders talk after the former wins D.C. primary
Campaigns call meeting as 'positive,' even though senator earlier withheld endorsement.
 
The Daily Trail: Tonight, Clinton meets with Sanders—and his wishlist
The primary season ends not with a bang, but with a closed-door conversation.
 
Clinton wins Democratic presidential primary in D.C.
Hillary Clinton wins the Democratic presidential primary in Washington, D.C., capping the 2016 presidential primary season with a final win over Bernie Sanders. This is a developing story. It will be...
'The guilt of being alive is heavy,' survivor of nightclub shooting says
As the world mourns for the dead, those who survived confront a deluge of emotions.
 
 
Trump takes aim at Clinton over immigration, hits her on women’s and LGBT rights
"Once again we've seen that political correctness is deadly," he said.
 
Obama and Clinton sharply reject Trump's vision for America
The president and candidates are arguing over a basic question: how to define the nation's values.
 
At White House summit on women's empowerment, Biden urges openness on sexual assault
The vice-president and president spoke at the first-ever United State of Women summit in Washington.
 
Hogan on Muslims: 'I don't listen to Donald Trump'
Maryland's Republican governor said he was unaware of the presumptive GOP nominee's recent calls for a temporary ban on Muslim immigrants.
 
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Lawmakers charge Park Service chief oversees culture of sexual harassment
A top official at a national park in Florida is still on the job after substantiated cases of sexual harassment.
 
McConnell: GOP is “open” to keeping guns from terrorists — but not the way Democrats want
"Nobody wants terrorists to have firearms," McConnell said Tuesday.
 
House GOP stalls measure that would strip Rep. John Lewis of Navy ship naming
The naming of ships or other government facilities after lawmakers has been controversial at times in recent years. Lewis' status as a civil rights icon, which the Navy cited in its announcement, could add more tension to the issue.
 
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