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Associated PressJanuary 30, 2017

Trump’s temporary halt to the U.S. refugee program — the most consequential policy he’s unveiled in his presidency’s opening days — wreaked havoc at airports and sparked protests across the country. The order left Trump’s own government agencies scrambling, his Republican Party divided and allies around the world uneasy. A federal judge issued an emergency […]

Mitch PerryJanuary 30, 2017

U.S. Senator Marco Rubio is weighing in on President Donald Trump’s controversial executive order temporarily banning refugees from mostly Muslim nations from entering the U.S., saying in a joint statement with South Carolina Republican Tim Scott that while generally supporting additional vetting, they are “uneasy about the potential impact of these measures on our military and our diplomatic personnel abroad, as well as those who put […]

Martin DyckmanJanuary 30, 2017

An open letter to House Speaker Paul Ryan and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell: Gentlemen: It was wisdom rather than whim that guided the founders of our nation in separating the powers of government with a system of checks and balances. As James Madison remarked in The Federalist 47, “the accumulation of all powers … […]

Mitch PerryJanuary 29, 2017

Donald Trump’s executive order suspending the entry of all refugees into the United States for 120 days inspired a crowd of several hundred (maybe a thousand?) to gather in Centennial Park in Tampa’s Ybor City on Sunday afternoon. The people were united in sharing their extreme disapproval of Trump’s decision, creating the second day of national protests against […]

Scott PowersJanuary 29, 2017

A peaceful march through Orlando International Airport Sunday afternoon involving as many as 1,000 people protested President Donald Trump‘s ban on Islamic refugees and individuals from seven Islamic countries. Chanting things such as “Islamaphobia has got to go!” “Refugees are welcome here!” and”This is what America looks like!” the protesters poured in from a gathering […]

Scott PowersJanuary 29, 2017

A peaceful march through Orlando International Airport Sunday afternoon involving as many as 1,000 people protested President Donald Trump‘s ban on refugees and people from seven Islamic countries Sunday afternoon. Chanting things such as “Islamaphobia has got to go!” “Refugees are welcome here!” and”This is what America looks like!” the protesters poured in from a […]

Mitch PerryJanuary 29, 2017

Democrats across Florida are blasting President Donald Trump‘s executive order, which suspends for 120 days the entry of all refugees from certain Muslim countries to the United States. The order, signed Friday, bands Syrian refugees indefinitely, and for 90 days, it blocks entry into the U.S. for citizens of seven predominantly Muslim countries: Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen. Among […]

Peter SchorschJanuary 29, 2017

John Thrasher, the former Republican lawmaker turned college president, released a statement Sunday saying Florida State University is “deeply concerned” about President Donald Trump‘s immigration order. The order Trump issued Friday includes a 90-day ban on travel to the U.S. by citizens of Iraq, Syria, Iran, Sudan, Libya, Somalia and Yemen, and a 120-day suspension of the U.S. refugee program. The travel […]

Staff ReportsJanuary 29, 2017

Congressman Charlie Crist is blasting a proposal by President Donald Trump to pay for a border wall along the U.S.-Mexico border with a 20 percent tax on goods imported from Mexico. Many expect the tariff to be part of a comprehensive tax reform package hammered out between Congress and the White House. Despite much fanfare […]

Associated PressJanuary 29, 2017

Though “Obamacare” still divides Americans, a majority worry that many will lose coverage if the 2010 law is repealed in the nation’s long-running political standoff over health care. A new poll by the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research finds that 56 percent of U.S. adults are “extremely” or “very” concerned that many will […]

Tag: Donald Trump

Donald Trump campaigned as a disrupter, begins governing by chaos

Marco Rubio says he’s ‘uneasy’ about potential impact of Trump’s executive order on refugees

Paul Ryan, Mitch McConnell — why are you enabling Donald Trump?

Citizens come together in Ybor City to protest Donald Trump’s executive order on refugees

1,000 gather at Orlando airport to protest Donald Trump’s immigrant ban

As many as 1,000 gather at Orlando airport to protest Donald Trump’s immigrant ban

Kathy Castor calls Donald Trump order on refugees ‘illegal, immoral and un-American’

FSU president says he’s ‘deeply concerned’ about Donald Trump travel ban

Charlie Crist says tariff for border wall will hurt American consumers

Americans feat they’ll lose coverage with Obamacare repeal: Poll