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Stephen Bannon, campaign CEO for Republican presidential candidate, Donald Trump, looks on as Trump speaks during a campaign rally, Saturday, Nov. 5, 2016, in Denver. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

Trump Appoints Bannon To National Security Council, Removes Intelligence Officials

Archives for January 2017

Trump’s Muslim Ban Is A Grotesque Product Of Fear And Prejudice

“Donald Trump is plunging the lives of first and second generation Americans into disarray and uncertainty.”

Kevin Gosztola
By Kevin Gosztola
Protesters rally against President Trump's refugee ban at Miami International Airport on Sunday, Jan. 29, 2017.President Donald Trump’s immigration order sowed more confusion and outrage across the country Sunday, with travelers detained at airports, panicked families searching for relatives and protesters registering their opposition to the sweeping measure. (C.M. Guerrero/El Nuevo Herald via AP)

Published in partnership with Shadowproof. (ANALYSIS) --- President Donald Trump signed an executive order that effectively lays a strong foundation for instituting a ban against Muslims, as he pledged to do during his presidential campaign. The executive order asserts hundreds of foreign-born individuals were convicted or implicated in

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In Trump’s Executive Order, Foundation For A Muslim Ban Has Been Set

“Donald Trump is plunging the lives of first and second generation Americans into disarray and uncertainty.”

Kevin Gosztola
By Kevin Gosztola
President Donald Trump signs an executive order on 'extreme vetting' during an event at the Pentagon in Washington, Friday, Jan. 27, 2017. (AP/Susan Walsh)

Published in partnership with Shadowproof. (ANALYSIS) --- President Donald Trump signed an executive order that effectively lays a strong foundation for instituting a ban against Muslims, as he pledged to do during his presidential campaign. The executive order asserts hundreds of foreign-born individuals convicted or implicated in

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California Wins Right To Label Monsanto Roundup With Cancer Warning

California would be the first state to order such labeling if it carries out the proposal.

Associated Press
By Associated Press
Containers of Roundup, left, a weed killer is seen on a shelf with other products for sale at a hardware store in Los Angeles on Thursday, Jan. 26, 2017. (AP/Reed Saxon)

FRESNO, Calif. (REPORT) — California can require Monsanto to label its popular weed-killer Roundup as a possible cancer threat despite an insistence from the chemical giant that it poses no risk to people, a judge tentatively ruled Friday. California would be the first state to order such labeling if it carries out the proposal. Monsanto had

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#AdiosStarbucks: Mexicans Launch Boycott Campaign Of US Goods

In response to Trump’s border wall plan and tariff threats, Mexicans have started a buy local social media campaign targeting U.S. products.

teleSUR
By teleSUR
A man dresses a donkey to resemble Donald Trump in preparation for the costume competition at the annual donkey festival in Otumba, Mexico state, Mexico

(REPORT) --- The day after U.S. President Donald Trump initiated construction of a border wall and proposed a 20 percent tax on Mexican imports, Mexicans turned to social media to launch their own boycott campaign against U.S. goods. On Thursday the hashtags #AdiosStarbucks (“Goodbye Starbucks”) and #AdiosProductosGringos (“Goodbye Gringo

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Haley: US ‘Taking Names’ At UN, Will ‘Show Our Strength’

Nikki Haley, on Friday, her first day as United States ambassador to the United Nations, said she was there to institute change and support allies, adding that “for those who don’t have our back, we’re taking names.”

Jason Ditz
By Jason Ditz
The new United States Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley waves to reporters as she arrives to the home of the U.S. Mission in New York, Thursday, Jan. 26, 2017. (AP/Seth Wenig)

(REPORT) --- Incoming US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley issued a statement today warning of repercussions for countries that “don’t have America’s back” at the international body, insisting the new administration marks a “change in the way we do business.” Haley warned America would now be “taking names,” and that they intend to

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‘Resistance Means Resisting’: Democratic Opposition Folding Under Trump

“Senate Dems’ response to millions taking to the streets is beyond disappointing. It is outright shameful,” says Shaunna Thomas of advocacy group UltraViolet.

Deirdre Fulton
By Deirdre Fulton
A man dressed in red-white-and-blue sits on the curb during a protest against President-elect Donald Trump, Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2016, in Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

(REPORT) --- From Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) backing unqualified Housing and Urban Development nominee Ben Carson, to 14 Senate Democrats voting to confirm torture supporter Mike Pompeo as CIA chief, to the looming possibility that any Democrat might support Sen. Jeff Sessions for attorney general, progressives have reason to fear that

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