‘We are against a travel ban,’ Under Armour says
Under Armour, facing criticism over comments by its CEO, issued a statement Friday calling immigration “a source of strength” and emphasizing its push to raise American manufacturing capacity. “These are not new or revised values,” the statement said. “This is what we believe. Under Armour and Kevin Plank are for job creation and American…
Trump administration is considering new, narrower travel ban, officials say
Rebuffed again by the courts, the Trump administration is weighing a new, more narrowly tailored executive order to restrict entry into the U.S. that would forestall further legal wrangling — even as the president himself vowed Friday to “do whatever is necessary to keep our country safe.” One day after three appeals court judges…
US Appeals Court Refuses to Reinstate Trump Travel Ban
A federal appeals court Thursday refused to reinstate President Donald Trump’s ban on travelers from seven predominantly Muslim nations. The three-judge panel from the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco unanimously declined to block a lower-court ruling that suspended the ban and allowed previously barred travelers to enter the United States. “We […]
Americans Praise Trump’s Executive Orders, Poll Shows
President Donald Trump has evidently found a popular poll that isn’t “fake news.” The commander-in-chief, under fire for and awaiting the ruling of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruling on his immigration ban, tweeted out a Morning Consult/Politico poll that shows a majority or plurality of Americans support his executive orders. In particular, the […]
Limits of Presidential Power Key Question in Travel Ban Challenge
President Donald Trump’s legal battle over his executive order on immigration looms as the first major constitutional challenge to his authority as president. The fate of Trump’s controversial executive order on immigration is in the hands of the U.S. federal court system and may eventually be headed to the Supreme Court. Trump’s order suspended refugee […]
Religious groups appalled by refugee ban cast Trump as an adversary
People of faith have been on the front lines of refugee resettlement for decades, and they are both furious and disheartened that President Donald Trump has halted the U.S. program. Instead of collecting housewares and making welcome signs, they are now bracing for a fight against a former ally: the U.S. government. “We now…
Trump ban hits travel to the United States
President Trump’s temporary ban on entry for people from seven Muslim-majority countries seems to be deterring people from going to the United States, according to a travel analysis company. Travel-data specialist ForwardKeys said bookings for international arrivals to the US over the next three months were 2.3 percent higher than at this time last year.
US Files Brief with Appeals Court to Reinstate Trump Travel Ban
The U.S. Justice Department has filed its brief with the federal appeals court in San Francisco on behalf of reinstating President Donald Trump’s travel ban from seven Muslim majority countries. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals plans to start hearing oral arguments from both sides Tuesday. The Justice Department’s brief contends the ban is […]
Homeland Security secretary: Chaotic rollout of Trump’s travel ban is ‘all on me’
President Donald Trump’s Homeland Security secretary took responsibility Tuesday for the haphazard rollout of Trump’s restrictions on entry into the U.S., a striking claim because he was largely left out of the crafting of the order. The confusion surrounding the execution of the order is “all on me,” Homeland Security Secretary John F. Kelly…
How Trump’s lashing out at Muslims puts us in danger | Moran
President Trump’s Muslim-Targeted Travel Ban: The Daily Show President Trump swears his first priority is to keep America safe. So why is he doing all he can to pick a global fight with Islam? It is causing alarm among national security experts in both parties, who worry that Trump is trying to impress his base […]