Sunday 29 January 2017

Evening Edition: Trump official appears to walk back controversial part of ban amid furor

Top Republicans raise concerns that ban could harm U.S. image; The Fix: A count of Republicans and their views on the ban; Senate Democrats vow bill to reverse travel ban; Koch network condemns Trump ban on refugees and immigrants; Giuliani: Trump asked for a 'Muslim ban,' and ordered a commission to do it 'legally'; Protests erupt across the U.S. after Trump signs travel ban; Demonstrators rally against refugee ban in front of White House, and U.S. airports; Trump promised disruption. That's exactly what he's delivering.; Fact Checker: What is the terror threat from foreigners?; Meet Judge Ann Donnelly, who halted the refugee deportations — to save a Syrian; 'Trump destroyed my life'; Iranian 'is definitely no threat'; He was days from moving to the U.S.; She can't come, so he might go; U.S. service member killed in Yemen raid marks first combat death of Trump administration; Crowd protests DeVos education nomination ahead of Senate vote; Gorbachev is worried about a world war. He hopes Trump and Putin can stop it.; Trump administration has no regrets about leaving out Jews in Holocaust statement; Israel's Netanyahu applauds Trump's plan for wall; Mexico is not pleased; A ship full of refugees fleeing the Nazis once begged the U.S. for entry. They were turned back.; Secretary to Nazi propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels dies at 106; For years doctors wrongly diagnosed these strange episodes as panic attacks;
 
Evening Edition
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Trump official appears to walk back controversial part of ban amid furor
"Going forward" green-card holders won't be affected, Reince Priebus says. Even as the chief of staff contradicted what government officials had said a day earlier, other senior administration officials defended the executive order in the face of intense backlash.
Top Republicans raise concerns that ban could harm U.S. image
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell cautioned that the U.S. does not have a religious test for entry, though he stopped short of rejecting the order entirely.
 
The Fix: A count of Republicans and their views on the ban
Almost 20 have expressed reservations or outright opposition.
 
Senate Democrats vow bill to reverse travel ban
"These orders go against what America has always been about," Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer said.
 
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Koch network condemns Trump ban on refugees and immigrants
"We believe it is possible to keep Americans safe without excluding people who wish to come here to contribute and pursue a better life for their families," said the president of the Charles Koch Foundation.
 
Giuliani: Trump asked for a 'Muslim ban,' and ordered a commission to do it 'legally'
Giuliani claims Trump asked him how to create a Muslim ban: "He called me up. He said, 'Put a commission together. Show me the right way to do it legally.'"
 
Protests erupt across the U.S. after Trump signs travel ban
Protesters in cities across the nation rallied against President Trump's executive order banning U.S. entry for refugees, migrants and foreign nationals for 120 days. Here's a look at some of the protests that took place in airports and city squares across the U.S. after the order was sign.
 
Demonstrators rally against refugee ban in front of White House, and U.S. airports
Hundreds lined Pennsylvania Ave. chanting "No hate! No fear! Refugees are welcome here." Others at Dulles International Airport created a cheering section for travelers emerging from customs.
 
Trump promised disruption. That's exactly what he's delivering.
The 45th president has taken a series of actions in his first full week that have sent opponents of his agenda into an absolute frenzy. How can he do all this? The answer is simple: He's implementing exactly the sorts of ideas that got him elected.
 
Fact Checker: What is the terror threat from foreigners?
Of about 400 individuals charged with or credibly involved in jihad-inspired activity in the U.S. since 9/11, just under half were U.S.-born citizens.
 
Meet Judge Ann Donnelly, who halted the refugee deportations — to save a Syrian
She had been on the federal court bench for just over a year when she made headlines worldwide for how she responded to an emergency request from the American Civil Liberties Union.
 
'Trump destroyed my life'
Fuad Sharef and his family were stopped in Cairo even though they had visas.
 
Iranian 'is definitely no threat'
The 70-year-old was held at Dallas/Fort Worth International, where her son was waiting.
 
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He was days from moving to the U.S.
Abdi Rizack left Somalia when he was 7 and has lived in refugee camps for 25 years.
 
She can't come, so he might go
This graduate student might move to Iran to be with his wife, who wasn't allowed on a plane.
 
U.S. service member killed in Yemen raid marks first combat death of Trump administration
Three more American troops were wounded in the operation on Saturday against members of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, the militant organization that has remained a potent threat amid Yemen's extended civil conflict.
 
Crowd protests DeVos education nomination ahead of Senate vote
Teachers, parents and kids opposing the Michigan billionaire's bid to become education secretary gathered at the Capitol on Sunday; more than a million others have written to Congress with concerns.
 
Gorbachev is worried about a world war. He hopes Trump and Putin can stop it.
The former Soviet leader, who once sought cooperation and disarmament with Ronald Reagan, wrote in a new essay that their successors have both called for more nukes, not fewer.
 
Trump administration has no regrets about leaving out Jews in Holocaust statement
Facing criticism, White House chief of staff Reince Priebus doubled down on that controversial decision. ""I don't regret the words," he said on "Meet the Press."
 
Israel's Netanyahu applauds Trump's plan for wall; Mexico is not pleased
The Israeli prime minister waded into U.S.-Mexico relations. Mexican officials expressed their disappointment at what a former U.S. diplomat called meddling.
 
A ship full of refugees fleeing the Nazis once begged the U.S. for entry. They were turned back.
A strict immigration quota and "antisemitism, xenophobia, nativism and isolationism" doomed many of the passengers aboard the St. Louis in 1939, according to the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum.
 
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Secretary to Nazi propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels dies at 106
Featured in the 2016 film "A German Life," she was perhaps the last living member of the Nazi hierarchy's most intimate staff.
 
For years doctors wrongly diagnosed these strange episodes as panic attacks
The answer was more complicated, but a relief for this young woman.
 
 
     
 
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