Oct 30 Trump says he’s pursuing executive order to end birthright citizenship By Catherine Lucey, Laurie Kellman, Associated Press Revoking birthright citizenship would spark a court fight over whether the president has the unilateral ability to change an amendment to the Constitution. The 14th Amendment guarantees that right for all children born in the U.S. Continue reading
Oct 30 Trump plans ‘tent cities’ at U.S.-Mexico border By Associated Press Trump says in an interview with Fox News host Laura Ingraham that if any of the migrants, who are still hundreds of miles away, do make it to the border and apply for asylum, as they're legally entitled, the U.S. Continue reading
Oct 30 Pipe-bomb suspect had hit list of targets, official says By Curt Anderson, Michael Balsamo, Associated Press The man suspected of sending pipe bombs to prominent Democrats and other opponents of President Donald Trump kept a list of elected officials and others who investigators believe were intended targets, an official told The Associated Press on Monday. Continue reading
Oct 29 Trump administration asks Supreme Court to postpone Census question trial By Associated Press The request submitted to Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Monday says a federal judge in New York should not move forward with a Nov. 5 trial exploring whether Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross improperly decided the census should ask about citizenship for… Continue reading
Oct 29 WATCH: Pentagon says 5,200 troops will be sent to U.S. border By Robert Burns, Colleen Long, Jill Colvin, Associated Press The Pentagon said Monday it is sending 5,200 troops to the Southwest border in an extraordinary military operation ordered up just a week before midterm elections in which President Donald Trump has put a sharp focus on Central American migrants… Continue reading
Oct 29 What history reveals about surges in anti-Semitism and anti-immigrant sentiments By Ingrid Anderson, The Conversation The modern outpouring of anti-immigrant and anti-Semitic sentiment is reminiscent of the political climate during the years between the first and second world wars in the U.S. Continue reading
Oct 29 Much of Venice under water amid worst flooding in a decade By Colleen Barry, Associated Press Venice frequently floods when high winds push in water from the lagoon, but Monday's levels were exceptional. The peak level was the highest reached since December 2008, according to Venice statistics. Continue reading
Oct 29 Enrollment of U.S. diplomats is up this year, State Department says By Susannah George, Associated Press During the 2018 fiscal year, 546 diplomats enrolled in the Foreign Service Institute's introductory class. The previous year's enrollment was 473. Continue reading
Oct 29 Latest suspicious parcel was addressed to CNN in Atlanta, FBI says By Curt Anderson, Associated Press The FBI said via its Twitter account that the recovered package was "similar in appearance to others" and confirms the announcement earlier in the day by CNN President Jeff Zucker, who said a suspicious parcel being sent to the network… Continue reading
Oct 29 WATCH: White House accuses media of wrongly blaming Trump for attacks By Associated Press White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said Monday that the first thing the president did was condemn the attacks and the first thing the media did was blame the president. Trump critics have said the president's harsh partisan rhetoric… Continue reading