‘Bridges, Not Walls’ Protesters Chant Outside Trump Hotel in Washington
“Bridges, not walls,” protesters chanted outside Trump International Hotel in Washington late Saturday, referencing President-elect Donald Trump’s promise to build a wall along the southern U.S. border to bar Mexicans — who Trump has described as “criminals” and “rapists” — from entering the country.
Social Security Fixes That Dems, GOP Agree On
Social Security income is vital to the well-being of our nation’s retirees—data from the Social Security Administration shows that 61 percent of retirees currently receiving Social Security rely on their benefits for at least half of their monthly income. But seniors’ benefits could be in trouble less than a generation from now.
World Awaits Trump Direction on Foreign Policy
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s campaign rhetoric has sowed anxiety and confusion about the foreign policy path he will pursue. During the Republican primaries and in the general election contest against former secretary of state Hillary Clinton the wealthy businessman was vague on some key issues, including the fight against the so-called Islamic State group.
Trump to ‘deport up to three million immigrants’
US President-elect Donald Trump said he planned to immediately deport or jail as many as three million undocumented immigrants, as he set out his priorities in the first television interview since his election. The interview with US television CBS’s “60 Minutes” is to be broadcast on Sunday as millions were expected to tune in for clues […]
Priebus named White House chief of staff
President-elect Donald Trump named Republican National Committee chairman Reince Priebus as his White House chief of staff Sunday, suggesting an increased willingness by Trump to work within Washington’s system to accomplish his agenda. At the same time, however, Trump announced that Stephen K. Bannon, his campaign CEO who helped amplify some of Trump’s most incendiary […]
Trump Vows to Deport Millions of Undocumented Immigrants When He Takes Office
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump says he will deport two million to three million undocumented immigrants who have criminal records when he assumes power and keep his campaign pledge to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexican border to thwart the stream of illegal migration into the country.
Netanyahu calls for restraint after Donald Trump win
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called for ministers to refrain from commenting on Donald Trump’s presidency after right-wing politicians said his election win put an end to a two-state solution with the Palestinians. Netanyahu has been cautious in his comments since Trump’s stunning US presidential victory on November 8, simply sending his congratulations and pledging […]
Blast Kills More Than 50 at Crowded Sufi Shrine in Pakistan
The Islamic State terrorist group claimed responsibility for Saturday evening’s bomb attack on a crowded Sufi shrine in Pakistan’s southwestern Baluchistan province that killed at least 52 people and wounded around 100 others. Witnesses and doctors feared the death toll was expected to rise. Hundreds of people were present when the explosion occurred at the […]
Anti-Donald Trump protesters vow to keep up fight
Thousands have been out in force again in the US, to protest against President-elect Donald Trump. The man who they say is a threat to civil and human rights. The biggest rallies on the fourth night were in New York, Los Angeles and Chicago. “Well of course we honour the first amendment.
