Thursday, February 23, 2017

Thursday's Headlines: Trump administration rolls back protections for transgender students

State Department sidelined in first month of Trump presidency; As Mexico vows to fight Trump's immigration order, Tillerson and Kelly seek to cool tensions; Trump appears to be losing his war with the media; For 'the Brexit capital of Britain,' a defining moment arrives;
 
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Trump administration rolls back protections for transgender students
The reversal means that the nation's public schools no longer must allow transgender students to use the bathrooms and locker rooms that align with their gender identity. The move drew immediate condemnation from gay and transgender rights advocates, who accused President Trump of violating past promises to support protections.
State Department sidelined in first month of Trump presidency
A White House often wary of the foreign policy establishment and struggling to set priorities on the fly has sharply curtailed the department's level of public engagement and official travel while relegating new Secretary of State Rex Tillerson to a largely offstage role.
 
As Mexico vows to fight Trump's immigration order, Tillerson and Kelly seek to cool tensions
The visit by the secretaries of state and homeland security comes a month after a heated exchange between President Trump and Mexican President Enrique Peña ­Nieto prompted Peña Nieto to cancel a trip to Washington and sparked concerns about a trade war.
 
Trump appears to be losing his war with the media
A poll from Quinnipiac University suggests that while people may be unhappy with the mainstream media, they still think it's more credible than the president.
 
For 'the Brexit capital of Britain,' a defining moment arrives
A vote today in Britain's working-class heartland pits the Labour Party against the anti-immigrant U.K. Independence Party in what could be a telling indicator of just how far the country's politics have shifted.
 
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America's utterly predictable tsunami of pension problems
 
The next DNC chair will have a huge opportunity — and a huge burden
 
Milo learns the First Amendment isn't a get-out-of-jail-free card for foolishness
 
If abortion rights fall, LGBT rights are next
 
Mexico may strike back. Here's how.
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In New Jersey, a record crowd at town hall presses Rep. Lance to get tough on Trump
Among Republican Leonard Lance's most pointed answers were his support for calls for the president to release his tax returns and his stance that he wants to maintain, and possibly increase, sanctions against Russia.
Republicans’ ‘real-live experiment’ with Kansas’s economy survives a revolt from their own party
Gov. Sam Brownback's tax reform — which slashed taxes for businesses and affluent households, leading to years of budget shortfalls — narrowly survived a mutiny.
Iraqi police forces reach sprawling base in offensive against ISIS in Mosul
Special forces have entered a military base next to Mosul's airport, an Iraqi military spokesman said, in the latest advance in a U.S.-baked offensive aimed at driving the Islamic State group from the western half of Iraq's second-largest city.
A trickle of refugees fleeing the U.S. to Canada could become a deluge in the spring
As desperate asylum seekers continue to flee the Trump administration's immigration crackdown, concern is growing over whether Canada can cope if the number of migrants keeps growing.
Who will emcee the White House correspondents’ dinner?
Getting a high-profile comedian for the gig has been particularly tough this year, with entertainers taking pains to distance themselves from the divisive president. But some funny folks, including Trevor Noah and Jeff Ross, want in.
 
     
 
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