Monday,
September 11
á Former
Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano filed a lawsuit in federal court
to stop the Trump administration from deporting Dreamers. http://readersupportednews.org/opinion2/277-75/45714-why-im-suing-the-trump-administration-over-daca
á TrumpÕs
former chief strategist Stephen Bannon suggested that TrumpÕs firing of former
FBI director James Comey was the biggest mistake in modern political history. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2017/09/11/steve-bannons-damning-admission-trump-firing-comey-may-be-biggest-mistake-in-modern-political-history/?undefined=&utm_term=.91c92de49e02&wpisrc=nl_most&wpmm=1
á California
Attorney General Xavier Becerra announced plans to file a lawsuit against the
Trump administration challenging TrumpÕs DACA decision. http://www.latimes.com/politics/essential/la-pol-ca-essential-politics-updates-california-atty-gen-xavier-becerra-to-1505111063-htmlstory.html#nws=mcnewsletter
á The UN
Security Council passed new sanctions on North Korea to limit North KoreaÕs oil
imports and ban its textile exports – an effort to deprive it of income
and pressure it to negotiate. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/in-the-push-for-oil-embargo-on-north-korea-china-is-reluctant-to-sign-off/2017/09/11/3a5b56fe-96e5-11e7-a527-3573bd073e02_story.html?utm_term=.c9bbfbd36939&wpisrc=al_alert-COMBO-world%252Bnation&wpmk=1
á ProPublica
reported that in a Òsting-likeÓ operation, Immigration and Customs Enforcement
(ICE) has targeted illegal immigrants for deportation who sponsor undocumented
relatives coming across the Mexican border. http://readersupportednews.org/news-section2/318-66/45722-relatives-of-undocumented-children-caught-up-in-ice-dragnet
á The
U.S. Supreme Court temporarily delayed a 9th Circuit decision and allowed the
Trump administration to block refugees from six, mostly Muslim countries
without direct familial ties in the U.S. from entering this country. http://readersupportednews.org/news-section2/318-66/45729-supreme-court-backs-broad-enforcement-of-travel-ban-for-now
Tuesday,
September 12
á North
Korea condemned the UN Security CouncilÕs decision to impose tougher sanctions
and warned the US would Òsuffer the greatest painÓ it has ever experienced for
urging for greater sanctions. Trump responded, Òthose sanctions are nothing
compared to what ultimately will have to happen.Ó https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/north-korea-lashes-out-over-vicious-un-sanctions/2017/09/12/88be9caa-97b9-11e7-af6a-6555caaeb8dc_story.html?utm_term=.afa48f4a9f62&wpisrc=nl_most&wpmm=1
á According
to The Daily Beast, Russian operatives hiding behind false identities
used Facebook to remotely organize and promote anti-immigrant rallies in the
US. http://readersupportednews.org/news-section2/318-66/45730-russia-used-facebook-events-to-organize-anti-immigrant-rallies-on-us-soil
á The
US Senate approved a resolution condemning white supremacists, neo-Nazis and
other hate groups and urged Trump and his administration to speak out against
hate groups that espouse racism, extremism, xenophobia, anti-Semitism and white
supremacy. http://readersupportednews.org/news-section2/318-66/45737-senate-approves-resolution-condemning-white-supremacist-groups
á The
Pentagon sprayed Naled, a chemical that kills mosquitos and bees, on more than
6 million acres around the Houston area to control insects that pose a health
risk to rescue workers and residents of the area. http://readersupportednews.org/news-section2/318-66/45735-us-govt-pesticide-spraying-in-wake-of-harvey-a-toxic-boon-to-agrochemical-giants
á The
Supreme Court blocked two federal district court rulings that required Texas to
redraw state and federal congressional districts, mostly affecting and diluting
Latino votes. http://readersupportednews.org/news-section2/318-66/45774-the-supreme-courts-conservatives-just-ensured-that-latino-votes-still-wont-count-in-texas
á Senate
Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Congress wonÕt vote again this year to
raise the debt ceiling. http://www.politico.com/story/2017/09/12/mitch-mcconnell-congress-debt-ceiling-vote-242603
Wednesday,
September 13
á Russian
politician Vyacheslav Nikonov said the US intelligence community Òslept through
while Russia elected a new US president,Ó and the US Òis losing its ability to
define the world.Ó http://readersupportednews.org/news-section2/318-66/45748-us-spies-slept-while-russia-elected-trump-russian-politician-says
á The
Department of Homeland Security ordered federal agencies to stop using Russian
brand, Kaspersky Lab, security software amid concerns of Russian espionage. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/us-to-ban-use-of-kaspersky-software-in-federal-agencies-amid-concerns-of-russian-espionage/2017/09/13/36b717d0-989e-11e7-82e4-f1076f6d6152_story.html?utm_term=.b9ad3f7c7260&wpisrc=al_alert-COMBO-world%252Bnation&wpmk=1
á Democratic
leaders said they had reached a compromise agreement with Trump to enact
protections for the children of undocumented immigrants in exchange for increased
border security measures, but not funding for a wall. http://www.marketwatch.com/story/top-democrats-announce-daca-deal-with-trump-that-excludes-wall-funding-2017-09-13?siteid=bnbh
á In
a conflict of interest, Mike Flynn may have lobbied to build a fleet of nuclear
reactors for Middle East clients while he served as national security adviser. http://readersupportednews.org/news-section2/318-66/45758-michael-flynn-may-have-lobbied-for-nuclear-deal-inside-white-house
á The Senate Intelligence panel inserted a
clause in a bill to designate WikiLeaks as resembling Òa non-state hostile intelligence
service.Ó http://readersupportednews.org/news-section2/318-66/45756-senate-intel-slips-sentence-into-bill-that-could-lead-to-spying-on-us-citizens
Thursday,
September 14
á The Senate killed an amendment by Sen. Rand Paul that would have removed TrumpÕs authority to wage endless war. http://readersupportednews.org/news-section2/318-66/45765-senate-votes-to-give-trump-authority-to-wage-endless-war
á Treasury
Secretary Steven Mnuchin requested use of a US Air Force jet to take him and
his wife to honeymoon in Scotland, France and Italy. http://lists.readersupportednews.org/ss/link.php?M=68384&N=25649&C=587bb1249d465d9d8c86566eaf4d0277&L=34578
á According
to The Washington Post, Trump supporters have expressed anger and incredulity
with Trump after he announced a deal with Democrats to protect Dreamers. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2017/09/14/according-to-democrats-trump-has-done-an-about-face-on-dreamers-his-diehard-supporters-are-fuming/?undefined=&utm_term=.12a2733c42ee&wpisrc=nl_most&wpmm=1
á North
Korea fired another missile over Japan in reaction to new UN sanctions on North
Korea. http://www.marketwatch.com/story/north-korea-launches-another-missile-japan-orders-shelter-in-place-2017-09-14?siteid=bnbh
á The US
Office of Government Ethics reversed a policy that prohibited anonymous
donations from lobbyists to White House staffersÕ legal defense funds – a
move that could help staffers pay for attorneys in the Russia probe. http://readersupportednews.org/news-section2/318-66/45775-trump-ethics-watchdog-moves-to-allow-anonymous-gifts-to-legal-defense-funds
á Contradicting
TrumpÕs orders, the Department of Defense (DOD) has continued to have the
military prepare for the impacts of climate change; but the DOD is reassessing
if their efforts should be suspended, revised, or rescinded. http://readersupportednews.org/news-section2/318-66/45771-pentagon-moves-ahead-with-obama-era-climate-preparation-plan-despite-trumps-orders
á The
California Assembly passed a bill to require that future presidential
candidates release their tax returns prior to being placed on the stateÕs
ballot. http://readersupportednews.org/news-section2/318-66/45782-california-legislature-passes-bill-requiring-presidential-candidates-to-release-tax-returns
á North
Korea threatened to use nuclear weapons to sink Japan and turn the US into
Òashes and darkness.Ó https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2017/09/14/north-korea-japan-no-longer-needed-exist-near-us/665002001/
Friday,
September 15
á The US
Army canceled enlistment contracts for immigrant recruits, potentially exposing
many to deportation. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/checkpoint/wp/2017/09/15/army-kills-contracts-for-hundreds-of-immigrant-recruits-sources-say-some-face-deportation/?utm_term=.f555b0202d26&wpisrc=nl_most&wpmm=1
á A
spokesman for TrumpÕs former campaign manager, Paul Manafort, testified before
a federal grand jury focused on the Russia probe. http://readersupportednews.org/news-section2/318-66/45800-manafort-spokesman-testifies-to-russia-grand-jury
á The
Justice Department announced that it is rolling back an Obama-era
program to help improve trust between police agencies and the communities they
serve. http://readersupportednews.org/news-section2/318-66/45799-doj-rolls-back-program-intended-to-identify-problems-in-police-departments
á Taxpayers
paid $1,092 for a two-night stay at Mar-a-Lago. The receipt, obtained by an
advocacy group, verified that Trump has taxpayer funds flowing directly to his
private business, according to The Washington Post. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/taxpayers-billed-1092-for-an-officials-two-night-stay-at-trumps-mar-a-lago-club/2017/09/15/e3e5dfdc-97c6-11e7-82e4-f1076f6d6152_story.html?undefined=&utm_term=.8de2756ab4fe&wpisrc=nl_most&wpmm=1
á Senator
John McCain said he was joining an effort with other legislators to challenge
TrumpÕs ban on transgender troops by introducing a bill to thwart the ban. http://readersupportednews.org/news-section2/318-66/45815-mccain-joins-effort-to-challenge-trumps-transgender-troops-ban
á The
Federal Trade Commission announced it would investigate Equifax's handling of a
cyber theft of over 100 million AmericansÕ personal data. http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/41957-investigators-knives-out-for-equifax-after-massive-data-breach
Saturday,
September 16
á A federal
judge barred the Trump administration from withholding funds from sanctuary
cities. http://readersupportednews.org/news-section2/318-66/45801-federal-judge-blocks-trump-from-denying-funds-to-sanctuary-cities
á The
California legislature passed a bill to make California a Òsanctuary state.Ó http://readersupportednews.org/news-section2/318-66/45808-lawmakers-vote-to-make-california-a-sanctuary-state
á Due to
former CIA deputy director Mike MorellÕs resignation and CIA director Mike
PompeoÕs refusal to accept a speaking invitation at Harvard, the college
revoked its invitation to Chelsea Manning to be a Òvisiting fellow.Ó http://readersupportednews.org/news-section2/318-66/45808-lawmakers-vote-to-make-california-a-sanctuary-state
á A group
of teachers, human rights lawyers and legal scholars filed a brief arguing that
TrumpÕs pardon of former Sheriff Joe Arpaio was unconstitutional. http://readersupportednews.org/opinion2/277-75/45817-was-trumps-pardon-of-joe-arpaio-unconstitutional
Sunday,
September 17
á National
security adviser McMaster denied news that Trump was reconsidering his decision
to pull out of the Paris climate change accord. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2017/09/17/mcmaster-says-no-redo-on-paris-climate-deal-decision-suggests-bannon-tried-to-manipulate-trump/?undefined=&utm_term=.2fb9e74dc6a2&wpisrc=nl_most&wpmm=1