Monday 30 January 2017

Monday's Headlines: Six killed after gunmen open fire at Quebec City mosque

Trump stands by order as dissent, confusion swirl around refugee ban; Officials worry that Trump's actions will weaken U.S efforts to fight terrorism; Jihadist groups hail Trump's travel ban as a victory; Questions multiply about Bannon's role in administration; In Michigan, families torn apart by visa ban are at odds with Trump supporters; Meet Judge Ann Donnelly, who halted the refugee deportations — to save a Syrian; Trump's facile claim that his order is similar to Obama's in 2011; Giuliani: Trump asked for a 'Muslim ban,' and ordered a commission to do it 'legally'; She was barred from visiting her sick mother; 'Trump destroyed my life'; 'We're second-class citizens'; He was days from moving to the U.S.;
 
Today's Headlines
The morning's most important stories, selected by Post editors
 
 
Top Stories
Six killed after gunmen open fire at Quebec City mosque
Police arrested two suspects after the attack at the Quebec Islamic Cultural Center, where more than 50 people were gathered. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called the shooting an act of terrorism. In addition to the dead, police said eight people were wounded.
Trump stands by order as dissent, confusion swirl around refugee ban
The president reiterated that the action was necessary to protect the country from terrorism, but the exact limits of its scope and legal questions over its constitutionality remain unresolved. While Reince Priebus said that "going forward," the order would not affect green-card holders, Homeland Security Secretary John F. Kelly was less definitive.
 
Officials worry that Trump's actions will weaken U.S efforts to fight terrorism
The administration has alienated allies and endangered cooperation from Muslim partners that the U.S. relies on to thwart terror plots, according to current and former officials.
 
Jihadist groups hail Trump's travel ban as a victory
In social-media postings, Islamic State supporters see the order as validation for their claim that the U.S. is at war with Islam.
 
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Questions multiply about Bannon's role in administration
The chief political strategist was directly involved in shaping the controversial immigration mandate, according to those familiar with the process.
 
In Michigan, families torn apart by visa ban are at odds with Trump supporters
The area surrounding Detroit boasts one of the largest Muslim communities in the nation, and after Trump's order some wonder if the idyllic notions that brought them to seek refuge in the U.S. were naive.
 
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's facile claim that his order is similar to Obama's in 2011
There are several important differences between the two refugee policies.
 
Giuliani: Trump asked for a 'Muslim ban,' and ordered a commission to do it 'legally'
During an appearance on Fox News, the former New York mayor claimed Donald Trump asked him to assemble a group to "Show me the right way to do it legally."
 
She was barred from visiting her sick mother
Sahar Algonaimi, a Syrian citizen, was forced to return home.
 
'Trump destroyed my life'
Fuad Sharef and his family were stopped in Cairo even though they had visas.
 
'We're second-class citizens'
Hamid Kargaran's wife was blocked from boarding a plane home to San Francisco.
 
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.
 
 
Opinions
 
Trump's travel ban is a gift to Iran's rulers
 
For the media, shutting up is not an option
 
Kennedy, not Trump, will determine the Supreme Court's future
 
The danger of Steve Bannon on the National Security Council
 
Trump considers the media his enemy. We shouldn't treat him as ours.
 
How Tulsi Gabbard became Assad's mouthpiece in Washington
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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."
Shock. Outrage. Resistance. Repeat. Is this the new normal in Trump's America?
How an executive order on immigration forced ordinary people to take sides — and take action.
At SAG Awards, criticism of Trump's immigration policy nearly upstages the trophies
Nearly every acceptance speech spoke out against President Trump's executive order that bans people from seven countries.
'Becoming Warren Buffett' is a timely reassurance that some billionaires have a heart
Those who believe that the hearts of old men can soften just as much they are reputed to harden will be encouraged by the backstory of how Buffett decided, in 2006, to part with all but a tiny sliver of his net worth (currently estimated around $75 billion).
10 years later, what became of the high school football players tabbed as the nation's top 100?
Everyone is a star on National Signing Day. A look back at 2007's top recruits shows anything can happen from there.
 
     
 
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