President Donald Trump will propose an increase in military spending of $54 billion. In speaking to governors in the White House on Monday, the president said he would seek a “public safety […]
10% defense budget hike proposed
OC Streetcar makes list of priorities
You don’t expect to see Donald Trump and Jerry Brown partnering on much of anything, but they seem to both be playing a role in the advancement of the OC Streetcar project […]
Trump’s travel ban loses in appeals court
President Donald Trump’s ban on travel from seven majority-Muslim countries suffered another setback on Thursday afternoon when the U.S. 9th District Court of Appeals in San Francisco refused to overturn a temporary […]
Devon is approved as Education secretary
With Vice President Mike Pence casting the deciding vote, the U.S. Senate on Tuesday morning confirmed Betsy DeVos as Secretary of Education. The full Senate was deadlocked 50-50, with 48 Democrats (including […]
State Dept., DHS bow to U.S. court ruling
Bowing to a temporary restraining order issued by a a federal judge in Seattle that had a national effect, the State Department and Homeland Security Department reversed course on Saturday on enforcement […]
Trump travel ban wins one, loses one
UPATE at 9:30 p.m. The U.S. Department of Justice announced it would challenge in court the restraining order issued earlier by a federal judge in Seattle blocking a ban on immigration from […]
Neil Gorsuch is Supreme Court nominee
UPDATE: U.S. Appeals Court Judge Neil Gorsuch is President Donald Trump’s nominee for associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. The televised announcement was made at 5 p.m. Pacific time. The choice […]
Judge’s order stops Trump’s travel ban
An order stopping President Donald Trump’s executive order banning temporality the admission of travelers from seven majority-Muslim nations was issued Saturday afternoon by a federal judge. U.S. District Judge Ann Donnelly issued […]
Curbs on refugees, immigrants are signed
Carrying out more of his campaign promises, President Donald Trump on Friday put a temporary stop to the nation’s refugee program and banned for three months the admission of all persons from […]
Border wall, voter fraud inquiry OKd
President Donald Trump signed executive orders on Wednesday aimed at combating illegal immigration. His orders would set in motion the construction of a massive wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, and would prevent […]
