The new draft no longer directs authorities to single out – and reject – Syrian refugees when processing new visa applications, an administration official says.
Donald Trump
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North Korean officials preparing to come to U.S. for talks with former officials
The discussions would be the clearest indication yet that Kim Jong Un wants to talk with the Trump administration.
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Sweden puzzled when Trump said, ‘You look at what’s happening last night in Sweden’
‘Sweden? Terror attack? What has he been smoking? Questions abound,’ a former Swedish foreign minister tweets.
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Maine Voices: Russians may have more faith in American democracy than Americans do
We should strive to live up to the image they have of us as respectful and tolerant, says a Mainer who’s lived in Siberia for 25 years.
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Another View: Dill’s refugee column shows the flaws in how we train lawyers
The legal elite won’t accept that it’s the president and not the courts with authority on security issues.
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For fisheries regulations, a Trump edict signals uncertainty
There’s some dispute about how routine rules would be affected, but larger actions would be all but undoable under the presidential executive order.
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President’s Florida visit has all the trappings of a Trump campaign rally
Surrounded by friends and foes, he stops in Melbourne to assail the media and praise his supporters.
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Pence says U.S. will hold Russia accountable, stands with NATO
President Trump had dismissed the post-World War II military alliance as “obsolete.”
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
We must resist attempts to roll back the EPA and the laws it enforces
If you want to see how bad our environment could become, look at China, Mexico, India or Russia.
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Trump exchange with black journalist sparks outrage
Many balk when Trump seems to assume that people of the same race must be ‘friends.’