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Dulles International Airport meets Donald Trump’s immigration order. The international arrivals hall at Washington Dulles Airport seems an unlikely place for a constitutional crisis. Located far below the soaring concrete arches designed by Finnish-American architect Eero Saarinen, himself an immigrant who defined the neofuturist style of the late 1950s, it is a surprisingly modest locale…
President Trump on Monday signed an executive order aimed at rolling back regulations, fulfilling one of his campaign pledges. Federal agencies will need to revoke two regulations for every new regulation they request. The new executive order makes exceptions for emergencies and national security. Trump met with a handful of small business owners at the White House…
Constantly looking for people to punish doesn’t square with a commitment to liberty. Everything went to hell over the weekend for the immigrants and refugees who had been legally approved to live and travel in the United States but were then caught up in President Donald Trump’s terrible executive order banning them from returning back…
END CLASS=”PROGRAM-BLOCK” END CLASS=”STORY-META__ONE” END CLASS=”STORY-META__TWO” END ID=”STORY-META” CLASS=”STORY-META HAS-BYLINE” Brothers Tim (left) and Bill (right) Jackson have been watching the initial moves of the Trump Administration with different views. Brian Mann for NPR hide caption toggle caption Brian Mann for NPR Brothers Tim (left) and Bill (right) Jackson have been…
Last Tuesday, for a few hours, Badlands National Park defied presidential orders. “Today, the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is higher than at any time in the last 650,000 years #climate,” it tweeted. The account went on to discuss ocean acidity, carbon dioxide and the founding mission of the century-old National Parks Service,…
Donald Trump issued a blistering response to Pope Francis on Thursday, saying it is “disgraceful” for the Catholic leader to question his faith and calling the pontiff “a pawn” for the Mexican government. “No leader, especially a religious leader, should have the right to question another man’s religion or faith,” Trump said at a rally…
You’d almost think Uber had cosigned Donald Trump’s “Muslim ban.” The outrage is palpable, the headlines ubiquitous. Esquire: “Here’s Why All Your Friends Are Deleting Their Uber Accounts.” The Huffington Post: “People Are Deleting Uber for Undermining Strike Against Muslim Ban.” Vox: “Why People Are Deleting Uber From Their Phones After Trump’s Executive Order.” Those…
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The instructions came in a cable from State Department headquarters, just after midnight ET on Friday. Cancel appointments. Halt approvals. Post online “red banner” warnings. These are some of the new operating procedures US foreign service officers had to initiate when dealing with applicants from seven Muslim-majority countries who want a new life in the United…
In one short week in the White House, Donald Trump has managed to shatter the tradition of the honeymoon period enjoyed by new presidents. While predecessors eased themselves into the role and were showered with national adulation, he has prompted widespread criticism with a stream of provocations. Trump has proclaimed war on the media, was…