Mon Feb 13, 2017 AT 1:32 PM EST
In a risky strategy influential Mexicans are fighting a possible increase in deportations of their undocumented compatriots in the U.S. by jamming U.S. immigration courts in hopes of causing the already overburdened system to break down, reports the Wall Street Journal.
- Politico: Trump Reviews Top White House Staff After Tumultuous Start
- The Hill: Spicer’s Briefings on Cable Now Beat Ratings for ABC, CBS Soaps
- Politico: Ex-Navy Seal Congressman: Trump and Intel Community Need to Get on the Same Page ‘Very Quickly‘
- The Hill: Battle Over Trump Nominees Shifts to New Target
- WashTimes: 72 Convicted in U.S. Terror Cases Came From Nations Targeted for Vetting
Fri Feb 10, 2017 AT 12:09 PM EST
Rep. Adam Schiff (D, Calif.), ranking member on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence indicated Friday that National Security Adviser Michael Flynn should be removed from his post if he discussed sanctions with a Russian official before the election and then lied about it, reports The Hill.
- WashExaminer: Pew: 6 in 10 Illegals Live in 20, Mostly ‘Sanctuary Cities’
- WashTimes: 77% of Refugees Allowed Into U.S. Since Travel Reprieve Hail From Seven Suspect Countries
- Politico: Trump Quotes Legal Blog to Argue Travel Ban Ruling Is ‘a Disgraceful Decision’
- WashTimes: Five Dakota Access Pipeline Activists Indicted in Torching of Bridge
- Reuters: Trump Border ‘Wall’ to Cost $21.6 Billion, Take 3.5 Years to Build: Internal Report
Thu Feb 9, 2017 AT 12:41 PM EST
Townhall reports that, before swearing in Attorney General Jeff Sessions at the White House Thursday, President Donald Trump announced the signing of three executive orders related to crime: “I’m signing three executive actions today designed to restore safety in America,” Trump said, adding “I am directing DOJ and DHS to take all necessary action to break the backs of criminal cartels that have spread across our nation.” Trump also announced a directive for DOJ to convene a task force against violent crime and to come up with a plan to combat violence against law enforcement officers.
- AP: Price Nears Senate Confirmation as Trump Health Secretary
- The Hill: Dakota Access Pipeline Restarts Construction
- Reuters: Trump Adviser Conway Pitches Ivanka’s Goods From White House
- Politico: Conway: Conway: ‘Completely False’ That White House Can’t Fill Communications Director Job
- WashExaminer: 2017 Is Right-To-Work’s Watershed Year
