Governor Brown Signs Bill to Make California a Sanctuary State
California Governor Jerry Brown signed a bill into law on October 5 that prohibits state and local agencies from working with federal immigration enforcement agencies. ...
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EPA Proposes Eliminating Obama Administration’s Costly “Clean Power Plan”
The EPA will propose repealing the Obama administration’s Clean Power Plan — which severely limits carbon emissions that power plants can release into the atmosphere. ...
DHS Assistant Secretary Says Administration Supports Allowing “Dreamers” to Stay
Assistant DHS Secretary Michael Dougherty said at a Senate hearing that the Trump administration would support allowing “Dreamers” to gain lawful permanent status. ...
State Dept. Sends Home Cuban Diplomats in D.C., because of Sonic Attacks in Havana
The State Department is ordering the departure of 15 officials from the Cuban embassy in Washington as a consequence of sonic attacks against U.S. diplomats in Havana. ...
ISIS Claims Responsibility for Knife Attack in Marseille
A knife-wielding terrorist stabbed two women to death on October 1 in the main train station in Marseille, on France’s Mediterranean coast. ...
DOJ Files Suit Against Company for Allegedly Not Hiring Americans
The Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit against Crop Production Services Inc., headquartered in Colorado, for allegedly discriminating against U.S. workers. ...
DHS Secretary Approves Waiver of Jones Act, Easing Hurricane Aid Shipments to Puerto Rico
Acting DHS Secretary Elaine Duke approved a waiver of the Jones Act, which will allow the shipment of emergency relief supplies to Puerto Rico on foreign ships. ...
Calif. Gov. Brown Pushing for Ban on Cars With Internal Combustion Engines
Mary Nichols, chairman of the California Air Resources Board, said that Governor Jerry Brown favors following China’s plan to ban cars with internal combustion engines. ...
Maine Governor Tells Sheriffs to Cooperate With ICE Detainer Requests or Face Removal
Maine Governor Paul LePage sent a letter to his state’s 16 county sheriffs on September 25, telling them that he would remove from office any sheriff who did not cooperate with...
Trump Proclaims New Travel Ban, Adds Three New Countries, Including North Korea
On September 24, just hours before his previous travel ban was set to expire, President Trump signed a proclamation limiting the immigrant and nonimmigrant entry into the United States from eight...
Trump Imposes More Sanctions on North Korea, Calls Kim “Madman”
President Trump signed a presidential executive order on September 21 “imposing additional sanctions with respect to North Korea.” ...
Manafort Offered to Give Russian Billionaire “Private Briefings” on 2016 Campaign
Former Trump presidential campaign manager Paul Manafort sent an e-mail July 7, 2016 intended for Russian aluminum magnate Oleg Deripaska, offering to provide private briefings on the presidential race. ...
California’s Radical Atty. Gen. Will Sue Trump Administration to Block Border Wall
California’s radical Attorney General Xavier Becerra traveled to San Diego on September 20 to announce a lawsuit he will file against the Trump administration over its plan to begin construction of...
Trump Advisor Says U.S. Will Leave Paris Climate Pact … “Unless”
Trump administration officials say the administration still intends to withdraw from the Paris climate pact, but Trump could be open to a different agreement. ...
Vandals Strike Again: Statue of St. Junipero Serra Decapitated and Splashed With Red Paint
Under cover of darkness, sometime between midnight and 6 a.m. on September 11, vandals decapitated and splashed red paint on a statue of St. Junipero Serra at the Old Santa Barbara...