WP Opinion: State Dept. dissent memo: ‘We are better than this ban’

WP Opinion: State Dept. dissent memo: ‘We are better than this ban’

Josh Rogin January 30 at 11:34 AM Dozens of State Department officials are expected to sign a memo opposing President Trump’s executive order suspending immigration from seven majority-Muslim countries, activating the famous “Dissent Channel,” which diplomats have used for decades, to oppose what they see as wrongheaded policies put forth by the Trump White House. “A […]

The Guardian: US airports on frontline as Trump immigration ban causes chaos and controversy

The Guardian: US airports on frontline as Trump immigration ban causes chaos and controversy

  Joanna Walters in New York, Edward Helmore at JFK international airport and Saeed Kamali Dehghan in London Saturday 28 January 2017 17.50 EST Homeland security says green card holders included while ACLU files lawsuit after two Iraqi men detained at New York’s JFK airport despite having valid visas Donald Trump’s executive order to close America’s borders to refugees and immigrants from some Muslim-majority countries […]

HuffPost: Trump Reinstates Reagan’s Abortion ‘Global Gag Rule’

HuffPost: Trump Reinstates Reagan’s Abortion ‘Global Gag Rule’

By Amanda Terkel  Senior Political Reporter,  Laura Bassett  Senior Politics Reporter 01/23/2017 11:52 am ET | WASHINGTON ― In one of his first acts as president, Donald Trump has reinstated a federal ban on U.S. funding for international health organizations that counsel women on family planning options that include abortion. The Mexico City policy, also known as the global gag rule, was first put […]