Tuesday, November 21, 2017

Tuesday's Headlines: Trump administration to end temporary residence for 60,000 Haitians, giving them 18 months to leave

 
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Today's Headlines
The morning's most important stories, selected by Post editors
 
 
Trump administration to end temporary residence for 60,000 Haitians, giving them 18 months to leave
The decision not to renew the Temporary Protected Status came after the Department of Homeland Security determined that the conditions justifying their presence following a 2010 earthquake "no longer exist," according to a senior administration official. The announcement is in line with a broader administration effort to restrict immigration to the United States and expel those who have no permanent legal status.
Travel ban confusion led agents to violate court order, watchdog finds
The Trump administration's rollout of its first travel ban led federal agents to violate court orders by telling airlines not to let certain passengers board U.S.-bound flights, according to an internal watchdog. Department of Homeland Security inspector general John Roth alerted lawmakers that his findings have become bogged down in a battle with the department over redactions that he said would obscure the true failures of the administration's handling of the ban.
 
TV host Charlie Rose suspended from CBS News after sexual harassment claims; PBS and Bloomberg suspend show
Networks dropped Rose's shows after eight women, who were employees of Rose or aspired to work for him, told The Post that he made unwanted sexual advances toward them, including lewd phone calls, walking around naked in their presence, or groping their breasts, buttocks or genital areas.
 
Glenn Thrush, prominent New York Times reporter, suspended after sexual misconduct allegations
The news site Vox published a story accusing the White House reporter of having a "history of bad judgment around young women journalists." In the article, three women said Thrush had made unwanted contact or advances toward them.
 
The Fix: Accusations against Charlie Rose and Glenn Thrush feed the 'fake news' narrative
If they were fake in the way they presented themselves, the reasoning goes, maybe they were fake in their reporting, too.
 
10,000 people died waiting for a disability decision in the past year. Will he be next?
Joe Stewart applied for benefits in May 2015. He is now trapped in a crushing backlog of 1.1 million claimants with no end in sight. What would a denial be for the Mississippi resident? "A death sentence."
 
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Trump golf course reimbursed President Trump's charity amid ongoing probe of the foundation
The money had been used to settle a lawsuit against the club, according to a new tax filing. The charity also confirmed in the filing what Trump said last December: He plans to shut down the foundation once the attorney general's investigation is complete.
 
 
Federal judge blocks Trump's executive order on denying funding to sanctuary cities
District Judge William H. Orrick in San Francisco issued an injunction to permanently block President Trump's executive order to deny funding to cities that refused to cooperate with federal immigration officials, after finding the order unconstitutional.
 
Justice Dept. sues to block AT&T's bid for Time Warner, sets up major antitrust case
The suit is fraught with legal and political risks for both sides. Democrats expressed concern that antitrust officials could be seeking to block the $85 billion deal because the Trump administration has been critical of CNN, which is owned by Time Warner — a charge that the White House and Justice Department have denied.
 
In the area where U.S. soldiers died in Niger, extremists have deep roots. Were they aware of the risk?
Residents, Nigerien officials and analysts say it is clear that the U.S.-Niger team was operating in an area where many villagers sympathize with the Islamist militants or are forced to assist them. It is not clear how aware the soldiers were of the threat.
 
North Korea's latest tirade: Trump is a 'mean trickster and human reject'
Pyongyang's propagandists have laid into the American president for his speech in Seoul.
 
Study says House tax plan would add to the deficit, challenging GOP claims that the bill would pay for itself
The study from the nonpartisan Tax Policy Center said the bill would add $1.3 trillion to the national debt over a decade, even after accounting for new economic growth from the bill.
 
     
 
 
 
 

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