Trump fires Attorney General Jeff Sessions
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-46132348
US Attorney General Jeff Sessions has been fired by President Donald Trump.
"We thank Attorney General Jeff Sessions for his service, and wish him well!" Mr Trump tweeted on Wednesday.
The president had repeatedly criticised his top law enforcement official after he recused himself from the Russia investigation dogging the White House.
Mr Trump said Mr Sessions will be temporarily replaced by his chief of staff, Matthew Whitaker, who has criticised the Russia inquiry.
In a resignation letter, Mr Sessions - a former Alabama senator who was an early supporter of Mr Trump - made clear the decision to go was not his own.
"Dear Mr President, at your request I am submitting my resignation," he wrote in an undated letter.
"Most importantly, in my time as attorney general, we have restored and upheld the rule of law," Mr Sessions added, while thanking the Republican president.
CBS News is reporting that Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein is no longer leading the Mueller inquiry, and that Matthew Whitaker will now assume control.
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NYT: Sizing Up the 2018 Blue Wave
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/11/07/us/politics/how-democrats-took-the-house.html?
Why Democrats’ Gain Was More Impressive Than It Appears
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/07/upshot/2018-midterms-blue-wave-democrats.html?
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/11/07/us/politics/how-democrats-took-the-house.html?
Why Democrats’ Gain Was More Impressive Than It Appears
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/07/upshot/2018-midterms-blue-wave-democrats.html?
Central American migrants trek north to seek a better life
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-immigration-caravan-images/central-american-migrants-trek-north-to-seek-a-better-life-idUSKBN1ND1VB
TECUN UMAN, Guatemala (Reuters) - Cradling a baby in his arms, the Central American man looks up fearfully as he scrambles away from a wall of Mexican police in riot gear.
Thousands of migrants, mostly Hondurans fleeing poverty and violence, have been traveling in a caravan towards the United States in recent weeks. On Oct. 19, some of them rushed through Guatemalan border gates onto a long bridge connecting to Mexico. But the surge was halted by Mexican federal police.
Reuters photographer Ueslei Marcelino was on the bridge and captured the picture of the man with the child.
“The migrants had already broken through the first police barricade on the Guatemalan side of the bridge. After a while, they moved towards the second barricade on the Mexican side,” said Marcelino.
“Suddenly women and children formed a line and started to walk towards the police. There was a bit of pushing and shoving, and then things started to get increasingly chaotic.”
Eventually, Mexican police pushed the migrants back to the Guatemalan side.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-immigration-caravan-images/central-american-migrants-trek-north-to-seek-a-better-life-idUSKBN1ND1VB
TECUN UMAN, Guatemala (Reuters) - Cradling a baby in his arms, the Central American man looks up fearfully as he scrambles away from a wall of Mexican police in riot gear.
Thousands of migrants, mostly Hondurans fleeing poverty and violence, have been traveling in a caravan towards the United States in recent weeks. On Oct. 19, some of them rushed through Guatemalan border gates onto a long bridge connecting to Mexico. But the surge was halted by Mexican federal police.
Reuters photographer Ueslei Marcelino was on the bridge and captured the picture of the man with the child.
“The migrants had already broken through the first police barricade on the Guatemalan side of the bridge. After a while, they moved towards the second barricade on the Mexican side,” said Marcelino.
“Suddenly women and children formed a line and started to walk towards the police. There was a bit of pushing and shoving, and then things started to get increasingly chaotic.”
Eventually, Mexican police pushed the migrants back to the Guatemalan side.
Behind Sri Lanka's turmoil, a China-India struggle for investments and influence
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-sri-lanka-politics-china-india-insigh/behind-sri-lankas-turmoil-a-china-india-struggle-for-investments-and-influence-idUSKCN1ND0D1
COLOMBO (Reuters) - Gleaming cranes stretch out on the waterfront in the Sri Lankan capital Colombo as Chinese companies construct a $1.5 billion new commercial district, including hotels, marinas and a motor racing track. They have already built a giant container terminal nearby and a huge port in the south.
Now India, the traditional power in the region, is muscling into port and other projects, pushing back hard against China.
The big fear for India is that Sri Lanka, just off its southern coast and on one of the world’s busiest shipping routes, could become a Chinese military outpost.
But the battle is creating political turmoil in Sri Lanka. A bust-up between President Maithripala Sirisena and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe over how far to accommodate Indian interests is a key reason the nation’s unity government has just fallen apart, government officials and foreign diplomats said.
India had been pushing Sri Lanka for the award of an estimated $1 billion contract for a second foreign-operated container terminal in Colombo. It has pointed to a memorandum of understanding (MOU) Sri Lanka signed in April 2017.
Reuters has reviewed unpublished documents from that MOU and it lays out a blueprint for projects India would be involved in, including an oil refinery, roads, power stations and the container terminal. The agreement also includes room for Indian involvement in the development of industrial zones.
The cabinet meeting was supposed to give clearance for the port project but President Sirisena said the country, already mired in $8 billion of Chinese debt, couldn’t give any more of its assets to foreigners, according to Senaratne.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-sri-lanka-politics-china-india-insigh/behind-sri-lankas-turmoil-a-china-india-struggle-for-investments-and-influence-idUSKCN1ND0D1
COLOMBO (Reuters) - Gleaming cranes stretch out on the waterfront in the Sri Lankan capital Colombo as Chinese companies construct a $1.5 billion new commercial district, including hotels, marinas and a motor racing track. They have already built a giant container terminal nearby and a huge port in the south.
Now India, the traditional power in the region, is muscling into port and other projects, pushing back hard against China.
The big fear for India is that Sri Lanka, just off its southern coast and on one of the world’s busiest shipping routes, could become a Chinese military outpost.
But the battle is creating political turmoil in Sri Lanka. A bust-up between President Maithripala Sirisena and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe over how far to accommodate Indian interests is a key reason the nation’s unity government has just fallen apart, government officials and foreign diplomats said.
India had been pushing Sri Lanka for the award of an estimated $1 billion contract for a second foreign-operated container terminal in Colombo. It has pointed to a memorandum of understanding (MOU) Sri Lanka signed in April 2017.
Reuters has reviewed unpublished documents from that MOU and it lays out a blueprint for projects India would be involved in, including an oil refinery, roads, power stations and the container terminal. The agreement also includes room for Indian involvement in the development of industrial zones.
The cabinet meeting was supposed to give clearance for the port project but President Sirisena said the country, already mired in $8 billion of Chinese debt, couldn’t give any more of its assets to foreigners, according to Senaratne.
Suburban Voters Gave Democrats Their House Majority
https://www.citylab.com/equity/2018/11/house-races-election-results-democrats-suburbs-blue-wave/575287/
Democrats retook the House of Representatives on the back of a suburban surge Tuesday, remaking a once rock-ribbed Republican bastion into a Democratic stronghold.
Though some districts remained undecided Wednesday afternoon, Democrats had picked up at least 28 seats in Congress, almost all of them predominantly suburban. These suburban districts, once closely divided, are now twice as likely to be represented by a Democrat as by a Republican. Democrats even lost some seats in rural areas, but picked up at least 20 seats that CityLab's Congressional Density Index classifies as "sparse suburban" or "dense suburban." Add that to Democrat gains in almost all of the remaining Republican-held districts with major urban populations and you have a new, blue majority.
These shifts solidify a political density divide that is only increasing in America. If dense districts usually give us Democrats, and far-flung rural districts usually go to Republicans, it was the suburban places in between—less populous than left-leaning cities, but significantly denser than right-leaning rural areas—that determined control of the House of Representatives.
https://www.citylab.com/equity/2018/11/house-races-election-results-democrats-suburbs-blue-wave/575287/
Democrats retook the House of Representatives on the back of a suburban surge Tuesday, remaking a once rock-ribbed Republican bastion into a Democratic stronghold.
Though some districts remained undecided Wednesday afternoon, Democrats had picked up at least 28 seats in Congress, almost all of them predominantly suburban. These suburban districts, once closely divided, are now twice as likely to be represented by a Democrat as by a Republican. Democrats even lost some seats in rural areas, but picked up at least 20 seats that CityLab's Congressional Density Index classifies as "sparse suburban" or "dense suburban." Add that to Democrat gains in almost all of the remaining Republican-held districts with major urban populations and you have a new, blue majority.
These shifts solidify a political density divide that is only increasing in America. If dense districts usually give us Democrats, and far-flung rural districts usually go to Republicans, it was the suburban places in between—less populous than left-leaning cities, but significantly denser than right-leaning rural areas—that determined control of the House of Representatives.
Thousand Oaks: At least 12 killed at California bar shooting
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-46135459
At least 12 people have been killed, including a police officer, at a country music bar in Thousand Oaks, California.
The shooting began at 23:20 local time on Wednesday about 40 miles (65km) north-west of Los Angeles, police say.
At least 200 people were reportedly inside the Borderline Bar and Grill, which was hosting a university student night, at the time of the attack.
Officials say the suspect, who has not been identified, was found dead inside.
They have not yet confirmed any motive behind the attack.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-46135459
At least 12 people have been killed, including a police officer, at a country music bar in Thousand Oaks, California.
The shooting began at 23:20 local time on Wednesday about 40 miles (65km) north-west of Los Angeles, police say.
At least 200 people were reportedly inside the Borderline Bar and Grill, which was hosting a university student night, at the time of the attack.
Officials say the suspect, who has not been identified, was found dead inside.
They have not yet confirmed any motive behind the attack.
Democrats seek hearings on Trump's ouster of Sessions
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-sessions-democrats/democrats-seek-hearings-on-trumps-ouster-of-sessions-idUSKCN1ND2HH
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Congressional Democrats on Thursday demanded emergency hearings in the U.S. House of Representatives to investigate President Donald Trump’s ouster of Attorney General Jeff Sessions, calling the move an effort to undermine a federal probe into Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. election.
Congressional Democrats, including newly elected members of the House of Representatives, held a conference call on Thursday to discuss Sessions’ ouster, Democratic lawmakers and aides said.
During the Thursday conference call, House Democrats said they would attempt to include legislation protecting Mueller’s investigation into an appropriations bill that Congress is due to consider later this year.
U.S. court case tests Special Counsel Mueller's power, status
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-russia-miller/u-s-court-case-tests-special-counsel-muellers-power-status-idUSKCN1NE00B
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. Justice Department attorney on Thursday spelled out the circumstances under which Special Counsel Robert Mueller could be fired in a court case that took on new significance this week after President Donald Trump ousted his attorney general.
The case, argued on Mueller’s behalf by Deputy Solicitor General Michael Dreeben who is working temporarily on assignment in Mueller’s office, started months ago as a challenge to the legality of Mueller’s appointment and his authority.
When Trump ousted Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Wednesday and replaced him with Matthew Whitaker, Democrats in the U.S. Congress immediately warned that Trump might be moving to dismiss Mueller and squash his probe.
The 18-month-old Mueller probe into Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. presidential election and possible collusion between Moscow and the Trump campaign has clouded the Trump presidency.
Russia denies it meddled in the election. Trump, who frequently blasts the Mueller probe as a “witch hunt,” denies any campaign collusion with the Russians.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-sessions-democrats/democrats-seek-hearings-on-trumps-ouster-of-sessions-idUSKCN1ND2HH
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Congressional Democrats on Thursday demanded emergency hearings in the U.S. House of Representatives to investigate President Donald Trump’s ouster of Attorney General Jeff Sessions, calling the move an effort to undermine a federal probe into Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. election.
Congressional Democrats, including newly elected members of the House of Representatives, held a conference call on Thursday to discuss Sessions’ ouster, Democratic lawmakers and aides said.
During the Thursday conference call, House Democrats said they would attempt to include legislation protecting Mueller’s investigation into an appropriations bill that Congress is due to consider later this year.
U.S. court case tests Special Counsel Mueller's power, status
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-russia-miller/u-s-court-case-tests-special-counsel-muellers-power-status-idUSKCN1NE00B
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. Justice Department attorney on Thursday spelled out the circumstances under which Special Counsel Robert Mueller could be fired in a court case that took on new significance this week after President Donald Trump ousted his attorney general.
The case, argued on Mueller’s behalf by Deputy Solicitor General Michael Dreeben who is working temporarily on assignment in Mueller’s office, started months ago as a challenge to the legality of Mueller’s appointment and his authority.
When Trump ousted Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Wednesday and replaced him with Matthew Whitaker, Democrats in the U.S. Congress immediately warned that Trump might be moving to dismiss Mueller and squash his probe.
The 18-month-old Mueller probe into Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. presidential election and possible collusion between Moscow and the Trump campaign has clouded the Trump presidency.
Russia denies it meddled in the election. Trump, who frequently blasts the Mueller probe as a “witch hunt,” denies any campaign collusion with the Russians.
UK PM May dives into diplomacy in bid to clinch Brexit deal
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-eu/uk-pm-may-dives-into-diplomacy-in-bid-to-clinch-brexit-deal-idUSKCN1ND1D8
LONDON/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Prime Minister Theresa May steps up attempts to court European support for a Brexit deal on Thursday as negotiations on securing a smooth British divorce from the world’s biggest trading bloc enter their final stages.
She will meet three other EU leaders in Brussels at a NATO dinner on Thursday and have lunch with French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday.
EU officials and diplomats tried to play down speculation on an imminent deal after an Austrian newspaper report that a deal could be reached “in the coming days” sent the pound higher.
“Parts of the withdrawal agreement still require further negotiation, in particular the issue of avoiding a hard border between Ireland and Northern Ireland,” an EU document said on Thursday before the bloc’s Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier debriefs national ministers on Monday.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-eu/uk-pm-may-dives-into-diplomacy-in-bid-to-clinch-brexit-deal-idUSKCN1ND1D8
LONDON/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Prime Minister Theresa May steps up attempts to court European support for a Brexit deal on Thursday as negotiations on securing a smooth British divorce from the world’s biggest trading bloc enter their final stages.
She will meet three other EU leaders in Brussels at a NATO dinner on Thursday and have lunch with French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday.
EU officials and diplomats tried to play down speculation on an imminent deal after an Austrian newspaper report that a deal could be reached “in the coming days” sent the pound higher.
“Parts of the withdrawal agreement still require further negotiation, in particular the issue of avoiding a hard border between Ireland and Northern Ireland,” an EU document said on Thursday before the bloc’s Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier debriefs national ministers on Monday.
North Korea postponed talks with U.S. because not ready: Haley
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-sanctions-un/north-korea-postponed-talks-with-u-s-because-not-ready-haley-idUSKCN1ND2WE
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - North Korea postponed talks with the United States on Thursday “because they weren’t ready,” U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said as she urged Pyongyang to take action to implement a June deal between the two countries.
Speaking to reporters before and after a closed-door U.N. Security Council meeting on North Korea sanctions, Haley said it is now North Korea’s turn to act. She also criticized Russia for trying to lift banking restrictions that are intended to curb the Asian nation’s nuclear program.
“There’s no time to stall or no time to delay or try and get past not going through with what was agreed in Singapore,” said Haley, who will step down at the end of the year.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-sanctions-un/north-korea-postponed-talks-with-u-s-because-not-ready-haley-idUSKCN1ND2WE
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - North Korea postponed talks with the United States on Thursday “because they weren’t ready,” U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said as she urged Pyongyang to take action to implement a June deal between the two countries.
Speaking to reporters before and after a closed-door U.N. Security Council meeting on North Korea sanctions, Haley said it is now North Korea’s turn to act. She also criticized Russia for trying to lift banking restrictions that are intended to curb the Asian nation’s nuclear program.
“There’s no time to stall or no time to delay or try and get past not going through with what was agreed in Singapore,” said Haley, who will step down at the end of the year.
Recounts, runoffs loom over high-profile elections in Florida, Georgia
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election/recounts-runoffs-loom-over-high-profile-elections-in-florida-georgia-idUSKBN1ND28E
(Reuters) - High-profile U.S. elections in Georgia, Florida and Arizona remained unresolved on Thursday, two days after the vote, with the prospect of legal challenges, recounts and ballot reviews setting the stage for possible weeks of uncertainty.
The still-undecided races will not tip the balance in either chamber of Congress but include contests in parts of the country important to the futures of both parties and potentially to President Donald Trump’s re-election chances in two years.
In Georgia, where Republican Brian Kemp declared victory in the governor’s contest on Wednesday on a narrow lead, campaign officials for Democrat Stacey Abrams on Thursday vowed to pursue litigation to ensure all votes are counted.
In Florida’s U.S. Senate race, a lawyer for Democratic incumbent Bill Nelson said a recount could still deliver him a victory despite a slim lead for Republican Rick Scott.
The Florida governor’s race between Republican Ron DeSantis and Democrat Andrew Gillum also appeared headed for an automatic recount, after DeSantis’ lead narrowed on Thursday, despite Gillum having already conceded.
The hotly contested U.S. Senate race in Arizona between two congresswomen, Democrat Kyrsten Sinema and Republican Martha McSally, appeared days away from a final call, with hundreds of thousands of ballots yet to be tallied. Sinema took a slight lead over McSally on Thursday night as more ballots were counted.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election/recounts-runoffs-loom-over-high-profile-elections-in-florida-georgia-idUSKBN1ND28E
(Reuters) - High-profile U.S. elections in Georgia, Florida and Arizona remained unresolved on Thursday, two days after the vote, with the prospect of legal challenges, recounts and ballot reviews setting the stage for possible weeks of uncertainty.
The still-undecided races will not tip the balance in either chamber of Congress but include contests in parts of the country important to the futures of both parties and potentially to President Donald Trump’s re-election chances in two years.
In Georgia, where Republican Brian Kemp declared victory in the governor’s contest on Wednesday on a narrow lead, campaign officials for Democrat Stacey Abrams on Thursday vowed to pursue litigation to ensure all votes are counted.
In Florida’s U.S. Senate race, a lawyer for Democratic incumbent Bill Nelson said a recount could still deliver him a victory despite a slim lead for Republican Rick Scott.
The Florida governor’s race between Republican Ron DeSantis and Democrat Andrew Gillum also appeared headed for an automatic recount, after DeSantis’ lead narrowed on Thursday, despite Gillum having already conceded.
The hotly contested U.S. Senate race in Arizona between two congresswomen, Democrat Kyrsten Sinema and Republican Martha McSally, appeared days away from a final call, with hundreds of thousands of ballots yet to be tallied. Sinema took a slight lead over McSally on Thursday night as more ballots were counted.
US proposes rule banning asylum for illegal migrants
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-46147137
Illegal migrants entering through the southern US border will no longer be eligible for asylum under a new rule, the Trump administration has said.
Announced by the Departments of Justice and Homeland Security, the ruling would stop asylum for those who breach any presidential restriction on entry.
The president can stop migration in the "national interest", a statement said.
Immigration was a major focus in President Trump's 2018 mid-term election campaign.
Frequently attacking a caravan of thousands of Central Americans making their way north through Mexico, Mr Trump ordered troops to the border and declared the migrants to be an "invasion".
Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker and Homeland Security chief Kirstjen Nielsen announced what is known as the Interim Final Rule on Thursday.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-46147137
Illegal migrants entering through the southern US border will no longer be eligible for asylum under a new rule, the Trump administration has said.
Announced by the Departments of Justice and Homeland Security, the ruling would stop asylum for those who breach any presidential restriction on entry.
The president can stop migration in the "national interest", a statement said.
Immigration was a major focus in President Trump's 2018 mid-term election campaign.
Frequently attacking a caravan of thousands of Central Americans making their way north through Mexico, Mr Trump ordered troops to the border and declared the migrants to be an "invasion".
Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker and Homeland Security chief Kirstjen Nielsen announced what is known as the Interim Final Rule on Thursday.
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Flake to try to force vote on bill protecting Mueller
https://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/senate/415792-flake-to-try-to-force-vote-on-bill-protecting-mueller
Sen. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) announced Thursday that he will try to force a vote on legislation protecting special counsel Robert Mueller after President Trump ousted Attorney General Jeff Sessions Wednesday.
Flake said he and Sen. Christopher Coons (D-Del.) will go to the Senate floor next week to try to get a deal on advancing the legislation.
"When the Senate convenes next week, @ChrisCoons and I will ask for unanimous consent to bring S.2644, the Special Counsel Independence and Integrity Act, to a vote on the Senate floor. After the firing of The AG, it is more important than ever to protect the Special Counsel," Flake said in a tweet.
Under Senate rules, Flake can go to the floor and ask for consent to set up a vote or even pass a piece of legislation. But any one senator can block his request, and given the opposition within the GOP caucus to the special counsel bill, Flake's move will likely be unsuccessful.
The Senate Judiciary Committee passed legislation last year that would protect Mueller, or any other special counsel, in the event he is fired, but the bill has stalled amid opposition from GOP leadership.
The bill would codify Justice Department regulations that say only a senior DOJ official can fire Mueller or another special counsel.
It would give a special counsel an "expedited review" of their firing. If a court determines that it wasn't for "good cause," the special counsel would be reinstated.
https://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/senate/415792-flake-to-try-to-force-vote-on-bill-protecting-mueller
Sen. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) announced Thursday that he will try to force a vote on legislation protecting special counsel Robert Mueller after President Trump ousted Attorney General Jeff Sessions Wednesday.
Flake said he and Sen. Christopher Coons (D-Del.) will go to the Senate floor next week to try to get a deal on advancing the legislation.
"When the Senate convenes next week, @ChrisCoons and I will ask for unanimous consent to bring S.2644, the Special Counsel Independence and Integrity Act, to a vote on the Senate floor. After the firing of The AG, it is more important than ever to protect the Special Counsel," Flake said in a tweet.
Under Senate rules, Flake can go to the floor and ask for consent to set up a vote or even pass a piece of legislation. But any one senator can block his request, and given the opposition within the GOP caucus to the special counsel bill, Flake's move will likely be unsuccessful.
The Senate Judiciary Committee passed legislation last year that would protect Mueller, or any other special counsel, in the event he is fired, but the bill has stalled amid opposition from GOP leadership.
The bill would codify Justice Department regulations that say only a senior DOJ official can fire Mueller or another special counsel.
It would give a special counsel an "expedited review" of their firing. If a court determines that it wasn't for "good cause," the special counsel would be reinstated.
Federal Appeals Court Deals Trump Another Setback On DACA
https://www.npr.org/2018/11/08/665916995/federal-appeals-court-deals-trump-another-setback-on-daca
A federal appeals court in California has blocked the Trump administration from immediately terminating an Obama-era program protecting from deportation young immigrants brought illegally to the U.S. as children.
A three-judge panel of the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, based in San Francisco, ruled unanimously in favor of a lower court's preliminary injunction against the administration's attempt to phase out Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals. The program allows about 700,000 young immigrants to stay and work in the United States. In January, U.S. District Judge William Alsup granted a request to keep DACA operational while its future was being litigated.
The ruling is the latest legal setback for the Trump administration over DACA.
Last year President Trump announced his intention to end DACA to avoid a lawsuit by Texas and other states. But the president's action drew immediate legal challenges.
U.S. judge halts construction of Keystone XL oil pipeline
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-pipeline-keystone/u-s-judge-halts-construction-of-keystone-xl-oil-pipeline-idUSKCN1NE0HL
(Reuters) - A federal judge in Montana halted construction of the Keystone XL oil pipeline on Thursday on the grounds that the U.S. government did not complete a full analysis of the environmental impact of the TransCanada Corp (TRP.TO) project.
The ruling deals a major setback for TransCanada Corp and could possibly delay the construction of the $8 billion, 1,180 mile (1,900 km) pipeline.
The ruling is a victory for environmentalists, tribal groups and ranchers who have spent more than a decade fighting against construction of the pipeline that will carry heavy crude to Steele City, Nebraska, from Canada’s oilsands in Alberta.
U.S. District Court Judge Brian Morris’ ruling late on Thursday came in a lawsuit that several environmental groups filed against the U.S. government in 2017, soon after President Donald Trump announced a presidential permit for the project.
Morris wrote in his ruling that a U.S. State Department environmental analysis “fell short of a ‘hard look’” at the cumulative effects of greenhouse gas emissions and the impact on Native American land resources.
He also ruled the analysis failed to fully review the effects of the current oil price on the pipeline’s viability and did not fully model potential oil spills and offer mitigations measures.
https://www.npr.org/2018/11/08/665916995/federal-appeals-court-deals-trump-another-setback-on-daca
A federal appeals court in California has blocked the Trump administration from immediately terminating an Obama-era program protecting from deportation young immigrants brought illegally to the U.S. as children.
A three-judge panel of the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, based in San Francisco, ruled unanimously in favor of a lower court's preliminary injunction against the administration's attempt to phase out Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals. The program allows about 700,000 young immigrants to stay and work in the United States. In January, U.S. District Judge William Alsup granted a request to keep DACA operational while its future was being litigated.
The ruling is the latest legal setback for the Trump administration over DACA.
Last year President Trump announced his intention to end DACA to avoid a lawsuit by Texas and other states. But the president's action drew immediate legal challenges.
U.S. judge halts construction of Keystone XL oil pipeline
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-pipeline-keystone/u-s-judge-halts-construction-of-keystone-xl-oil-pipeline-idUSKCN1NE0HL
(Reuters) - A federal judge in Montana halted construction of the Keystone XL oil pipeline on Thursday on the grounds that the U.S. government did not complete a full analysis of the environmental impact of the TransCanada Corp (TRP.TO) project.
The ruling deals a major setback for TransCanada Corp and could possibly delay the construction of the $8 billion, 1,180 mile (1,900 km) pipeline.
The ruling is a victory for environmentalists, tribal groups and ranchers who have spent more than a decade fighting against construction of the pipeline that will carry heavy crude to Steele City, Nebraska, from Canada’s oilsands in Alberta.
U.S. District Court Judge Brian Morris’ ruling late on Thursday came in a lawsuit that several environmental groups filed against the U.S. government in 2017, soon after President Donald Trump announced a presidential permit for the project.
Morris wrote in his ruling that a U.S. State Department environmental analysis “fell short of a ‘hard look’” at the cumulative effects of greenhouse gas emissions and the impact on Native American land resources.
He also ruled the analysis failed to fully review the effects of the current oil price on the pipeline’s viability and did not fully model potential oil spills and offer mitigations measures.
Reports of active shooter at coastal NC high school
https://www.cbs17.com/news/north-carolina-news/reports-of-active-shooter-at-coastal-nc-high-school/1582879647
HAMPSTEAD, N.C. (WECT) - Law enforcement is responding to reports of an active shooter at Topsail High School Friday morning.
According to Capt. James Rowell with the Pender County Sheriff’s Office, it is still an active scene.
https://www.cbs17.com/news/north-carolina-news/reports-of-active-shooter-at-coastal-nc-high-school/1582879647
HAMPSTEAD, N.C. (WECT) - Law enforcement is responding to reports of an active shooter at Topsail High School Friday morning.
According to Capt. James Rowell with the Pender County Sheriff’s Office, it is still an active scene.
Melbourne attack: Man shot dead after fire and fatal stabbing
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-46147581
A man who set a car on fire and stabbed three people - one fatally - in the Australian city of Melbourne has died in hospital after being shot by police.
Authorities now say they are treating the attack as a terror-related.
The attacker, 31, was shot after confronting officers on a busy city street, authorities said. He was taken into custody in a critical condition.
The two survivors are in hospital, one reportedly in a critical condition. The suspect has not been named.
Police said they were "not looking for anyone further at this early stage".
The Islamic State (IS) group said on Friday that one of its "fighters" was behind the attack, its Amaq news agency reported.
Officers say the man was of Somali origin and had been travelling in a vehicle packed with "barbecue-style" gas cylinders which caught fire.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-46147581
A man who set a car on fire and stabbed three people - one fatally - in the Australian city of Melbourne has died in hospital after being shot by police.
Authorities now say they are treating the attack as a terror-related.
The attacker, 31, was shot after confronting officers on a busy city street, authorities said. He was taken into custody in a critical condition.
The two survivors are in hospital, one reportedly in a critical condition. The suspect has not been named.
Police said they were "not looking for anyone further at this early stage".
The Islamic State (IS) group said on Friday that one of its "fighters" was behind the attack, its Amaq news agency reported.
Officers say the man was of Somali origin and had been travelling in a vehicle packed with "barbecue-style" gas cylinders which caught fire.