2017年1月31日星期二

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Trump nominates Neil Gorsuch to SCOTUS

Posted: 31 Jan 2017 05:04 PM PST

Neil Gorsuch after President Trump announced his nomination for the Supreme Court. (Carlos Barria/Reuters)A conservative judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals in Denver, Gorsuch would fill the vacancy left by Antonin Scalia.


Live blog: Reactions to Trump's SCOTUS pick

Posted: 31 Jan 2017 11:06 AM PST

From left, judges Thomas Hardiman and Neil Gorsuch. (Reuters)In a broadcast from the White House, President Trump nominates Neil Gorsuch to replace Antonin Scalia on the Supreme Court.


'Trump has dealt a blow to higher education'

Posted: 31 Jan 2017 01:27 PM PST

How Trump's immigration ban affects education. (AP)Some say the president's travel ban represents a threat not only to international students but also to universities' bottom lines.


Diplomats defy White House, slam travel ban

Posted: 31 Jan 2017 10:54 AM PST

Donald Trump speaks in Greenville, S.C. (Richard Shiro/AP)Hundreds of them send a memo to the Department of State that criticizes President Trump's controversial executive order.


Harvard grads petition Kushner on refugees

Posted: 31 Jan 2017 03:08 PM PST

https://www.yahoo.com/news/harvard-grads-petition-alum-jared-kushner-to-stand-up-for-refugees-230838746.htmlIn an open letter to White House adviser Jared Kushner, a fellow Harvard alum says millions fleeing conflict "are counting on you."


Apple earnings, iPhone sales crush expectations

Posted: 31 Jan 2017 01:30 PM PST

Apple earnings Q1 2017: Will they bounce back?The company posts its strongest quarterly earnings and iPhone sales ever, and Apple stock soars.


8-year-old American killed during Yemen raid

Posted: 31 Jan 2017 11:01 AM PST

Nawar Anwar al-Awlaki (MSNBC)Nawar Anwar al-Awlaki was shot during the mission, which marked the first strike authorized by President Trump.


Kushner’s refugee grandma: ‘Nobody wanted us’

Posted: 31 Jan 2017 09:04 AM PST

Jared Kushner's grandmother Rae. (Kean College of New Jersey Holocaust Resource Center)In a newly resurfaced 1982 interview, Rae Kushner laments America's refusal to accept Jews fleeing the Holocaust.


Former AG Lynch praises Yates's 'integrity'

Posted: 31 Jan 2017 11:56 AM PST

Loretta Lynch and Sally Quillian Yates. (Aaron P. Bernstein/Getty Images, John Bazemore/AP)Loretta Lynch says interim AG Sally Yates showed "courageous leadership" by refusing to defend the president's immigration ban.


Spicer: Trump's travel order isn't a 'ban'

Posted: 31 Jan 2017 01:09 PM PST

White House press secretary Sean Spicer. (AP)The White House press secretary insists the immigration policy isn't a "ban," even though the president has also used the term.


Trump's Cabinet, Boy Scouts, and LGBT rights

Posted: 31 Jan 2017 09:58 AM PST

Trump's Cabinet, Boy Scouts, and LGBT rights. (AP)Rex Tillerson reportedly once lobbied to allow gay boys to participate in the Boy Scouts program.


'El Chapo' wants his day in US court

Posted: 31 Jan 2017 07:18 AM PST

El Chapo wants his day in court. (AP)Mexican drug lord Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán is demanding to appear in person at his next U.S. court hearing.


McCain emerges as Trump's top GOP nemesis

Posted: 31 Jan 2017 10:19 AM PST

In this Jan. 26, 2017, photo, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., left, and Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., right, read the Wall Street Journal newspaper as they wait for President Donald Trump to speak at the House and Senate GOP lawmakers at the annual policy retreat in Philadelphia. McCain has emerged as Trump's top Republican nemesis on Capitol Hill. Since Trump's inauguration, McCain has broken with the president on his immigration order, warned him against any rapprochement with Moscow and lectured him on the illegality of torture. He supplied only a tepid endorsement of Rex Tillerson, Trump's secretary of state nominee. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)The longtime Arizona senator has been a fierce critic of the new president's controversial policies.


Paul Ryan defends Trump, regrets confusion

Posted: 31 Jan 2017 01:47 PM PST

Speaker defends Trump, regrets confusion. (AP)"What is happening is something that we support, which is, we need to pause," said House Speaker Paul Ryan.


Queen in bind over Trump state visit

Posted: 31 Jan 2017 07:48 AM PST

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II and Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos arrive by carriage at Buckingham Palace in London in 2016. (AP)The prospect of protests outside the palace when Trump comes calling has put the queen in a "very difficult position."


Fired acting AG's harbinger of a hearing

Posted: 31 Jan 2017 07:11 AM PST

U.S. Deputy Attorney General Sally Quillian Yates testifies during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing. (Reuters)Before she refused to comply with the Trump ban, Sally Yates was asked about her obligation to remain independent of the president.


Boycott on Trump's treasury, health picks

Posted: 31 Jan 2017 03:21 PM PST

Steven Mnuchin testifies before a Senate Finance Committee confirmation hearing. (Reuters)Senate Democrats prevent the votes on Steven Mnuchin and Tom Price from going forward.


How Lyft became more popular than Uber overnight

Posted: 31 Jan 2017 04:23 AM PST

The day Lyft was bigger than Uber. (Reuters)Protesters accused Uber of attempting to capitalize on airport strikes around the country by charging less for rides.


Trump keeps Obama-era LGBT order

Posted: 30 Jan 2017 04:23 PM PST

A White House statement said US President Donald Trump is "determined to protect the rights of all Americans, including the LGBTQ community"The White House won't change a 2014 order that protects employees who work for federal contractors from workplace discrimination.


Online fight against ISIS being botched

Posted: 31 Jan 2017 02:19 PM PST

Corruption plagues online fight against ISIS. (Reuters)The Pentagon program is beset with incompetence, cronyism and flawed data, an investigation finds.


Congressional leaders stunned by refugee ban

Posted: 31 Jan 2017 07:51 AM PST

Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., the chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee, speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP)On Capitol Hill, the GOP has been confronting repeated bouts of chaos of the White House's own making.


Stephen Miller's rocket ride to White House power

Posted: 31 Jan 2017 02:00 AM PST

Stephen Miller, senior adviser to President Trump, arrives for a meeting with business leaders at the White House. (Evan Vucci/AP)The previously obscure 31-year-old former Capitol Hill aide has moved to the center of President Trump's inner circle.


Advocates work to confirm status of detainees

Posted: 30 Jan 2017 06:21 PM PST

Volunteer lawyers at O'Hare International Airport help immigrant travelers and their families. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)Since courts scaled back Trump's order, lawyers are making sure everyone held at airports has been released.


Trump's voter fraud expert registered in 3 states

Posted: 30 Jan 2017 03:55 PM PST

Voters in Exeter, N.H., on Nov. 8. (Elise Amendola/AP)The president promoted Gregg Phillips, who claimed the election was marred by illegal votes, as a voter-fraud authority.


Trump fires acting AG over travel ban

Posted: 31 Jan 2017 07:04 AM PST

FILE - In this June 28, 2016, file photo, then-Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates speaks at the Justice Department in Washington. On Monday, Jan. 30, 2017, President Donald Trump fired acting Attorney General Sally Yates after she ordered Justice Department lawyers to stop defending refugee ban. (AP Photo/J. David Ake, File)The president dismisses Sally Yates after she instructed Justice Department lawyers not to defend his controversial executive order.


Boy Scouts change transgender kids policy

Posted: 30 Jan 2017 07:56 PM PST

A Boy Scout reads a book during the Second Annual World Championship Pinewood Derby. (Mary Altaffer/AP)The organization says it will allow transgender children who identify as boys to enroll in its boys-only program.


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