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Feb 12 2017
News
Trump says most refugees coming to U.S. since court ruling are from terror-prone nations
The president also referred to the recent “crackdown” by federal authorities on illegal immigrants, saying he’s keeping his campaign promises. On Twitter, Mr. Trump said 72 percent of refugees admitted into the U.S. during the “COURT BREAKDOWN” since Feb. 3 are from Syria, Iraq, Somalia, Iran, Sudan, Libya and Yemen. His executive order temporarily blocked migrants from those nations until
Washington TimesJan 30 2017
News
Trump’s Order on Refugees: Mostly Right on Substance, Wrong on Rollout
On Friday, Donald Trump signed an executive order halting admission of refugees for 120 days and halting travel from seven majority-Muslim countries — Iraq, Iran, Syria, Yemen, Sudan, Libya, and Somalia — for 90 days while the federal government undertakes a review of admission procedures. He has also imposed an annual cap of 50,000 refugees. The instant backlash, which has culminated in
National Review (News)Mar 14 2017
News
States File Federal Lawsuit to Halt Trump's "Muslim Ban 2.0"
President Trump’s second attempt to ban refugees and travelers from six majority-Muslim countries got a fresh legal challenge Monday, when several states filed a joint challenge to the ban in federal court. The suit was filed by Washington state and joined by California, Maryland, Massachusetts, New York and Oregon. It seeks to halt Trump’s ban before it takes effect on Thursday. The executive
Democracy Now!Apr 17 2021
News
White House says Biden will increase refugee cap this year, after Dem fury over original target
The White House on Friday said that President Biden is expected to increase the refugee cap for this fiscal year, just hours after he signed an order that kept it at Trump-era levels and sparked fury from congressional Democrats.
"The President’s directive today has been the subject of some confusion," White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said in an afternoon statement.
Former
Fox News DigitalDec 12 2015
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U.S. is hitting Islamic State 'harder than ever,' Obama says
President Obama said Saturday that U.S. air strikes are hitting the Islamic State "harder than ever" amid a stepped-up U.S. campaign in Iraq and Syria.
"We’re taking out more of their fighters and leaders, their weapons, their oil tankers," Obama said in his weekly radio address Saturday. "Our special operations forces are on the ground, because we’re going to hunt down these terrorists
USA TODAYApr 30 2015
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Miscues at U.S. counterterrorism base put aircraft in danger, documents show
The skies above the U.S. military’s counterterrorism hub on the Horn of Africa have become chronically dangerous, with pilots forced to rely on local air-traffic controllers who fall asleep on the job, commit errors at astronomical rates and are hostile to Americans, documents show.
Conditions at Camp Lemonnier in Djibouti, the base for U.S. pilots flying sensitive missions over Yemen
Washington PostJul 25 2019
Opinion
Ilhan Omar: It Is Not Enough to Condemn Trump’s Racism
The nation’s ideals are under attack, and it is up to all of us to defend them.
Throughout history, demagogues have used state power to target minority communities and political enemies, often culminating in state violence. Today, we face that threat in our own country, where the president of the United States is using the influence of our highest office to mount racist attacks on
Guest Writer - LeftFeb 03 2020
Fact Check
Did Obama order a drone strike on a wedding that killed 10 women and 23 children?
An image shared on Facebook more than 5,000 times claims former President Barack Obama ordered a drone strike on a wedding that killed 23 children and 10 women in Wech Baghtu, Afghanistan.
Verdict: False
The Wech Baghtu airstrike, which occurred in November 2008, occurred under the Bush administration.
Fact Check:
The U.S. has used drones to carry out airstrikes
Check Your FactMay 08 2020
News
With a distracted public, the Pentagon tries to get away with killing innocent civilians
THE UNITED STATES’S WARS continue to rage in the Middle East and Africa against the backdrop of the Covid-19 pandemic. Even in normal times, these conflicts got little public scrutiny. But with attention more occupied than usual, some U.S. military operations have been escalating even further. In recent years, these conflicts have become even deadlier for innocent people. The Trump
The InterceptJan 22 2024
Headline Roundup
Missing Navy SEALs Declared Deceased After 10-Day Search
The search for two missing Navy SEALs off the coast of Somalia was called off after 10 days on Sunday, and U.S. Central Command declared the SEALs deceased.
For Context: On Jan. 11, CENTCOM announced the seizure of a vessel transporting Iranian weapons to Yemen, where Houthi rebels continue to attack commercial and military shipping vessels in the Red Sea. While seizing the vessel, two
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