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Feb 01 2020
News
Trump's expanded travel ban: Which countries are affected?
US President Donald Trump has expanded his controversial travel ban, often referred to by critics as a Muslim ban, to target citizens from six additional countries.
The move on Friday was slammed by immigrant advocates and critics who say the policy discriminates against Muslims and others.
The announcement comes three years after Trump sparked outrage by signing an executive
Al JazeeraNov 16 2019
Opinion
Trump's terrible Yovanovitch tweet wasn't the 'witness intimidation' voters care about
Keen to undermine House Republicans's entire impeachment strategy, President Trump took to Twitter to attack Marie Yovanovitch for not single-handedly saving Somalia, a failed state in its third decade of civil war, and Ukraine, from which he expunged her. Crucially, he did this as Yovanovitch was publicly testifying to the House Intelligence Committee as a part of the impeachment proceedings
Washington ExaminerApr 15 2021
Opinion
Biden’s Next Afghanistan Challenge: How to Police It From Outside
President Joe Biden’s decision this week to withdraw all troops from Afghanistan before September 11 has left policymakers, military leaders and national security professionals wondering what happens next.
Critics haven’t been shy about pointing out that a U.S. withdrawal will leave the Taliban in a powerful position, and could even give Al Qaeda room to grow again. To keep the country
Guest Writer - LeftMar 12 2017
News
UN report: How to save 20 million people from starvation
The United Nations is calling for a united effort among member countries to tackle the “largest humanitarian crisis” in more than 70 years.
Stephen O’Brien, the UN undersecretary-general for humanitarian affairs, said on Friday that more than 20 million people in Yemen, Somalia, South Sudan, and Nigeria are facing the threat of starvation and famine. Urging more financial support from
Christian Science MonitorSep 09 2021
News
Biden administration puts the Taliban 'on notice' after realizing they have been working with Al Qaeda
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said on Thursday that the US military has put the Taliban "on notice" not to aid and abet the infamous Al Qaeda terrorist organization.
Austin told reporters during a stop in Kuwait city that, "The whole community is kind of watching to see what happens and whether or not al-Qaeda has the ability to regenerate in Afghanistan."
"The nature of al-
The Post MillennialApr 02 2016
News
Obama: Drone strikes have become more precise
President Obama on Friday defended his administration's regular use of drones or other airstrikes to target terror leaders or training camps in Somalia, Libya and Yemen.
Obama acknowledged that in the past the strikes had sometimes inadvertently killed civilians, but procedures for approving such strikes has improved.
"There has been in the past legitimate criticism that the
USA TODAYFeb 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)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 (Online 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
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