President Donald Trump was set Thursday to declare a "national emergency" to help fund hundreds of miles of wall on the southern border to prevent migrants from crossing into the United States illegally from Mexico. The White House said Trump would also sign a spending bill that would avert a government shutdown, but which only provides $1.375 billion for border barriers or fencing -- far from the $5.7 billion Trump wants. Trump has for months teased the idea of declaring a national emergency, which would free up federal money from elsewhere, citing what the administration calls a "crisis" at the border. More than 100,000 people were detained in October and November after entering the country illegally. But trying to build a wall this way would face significant legal challenges. Trump does have emergency powers The National Emergencies Act allows the president to declare a national emergency, providing a specific reason for it. That then allows the mobilization of hundreds of … [Read more...] about How would Trump’s emergency powers help build border wall? Washington, United States
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How would Trump’s emergency powers help build border wall?
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump was set on Thursday (Feb 14) to declare a "national emergency" to help fund hundreds of miles of wall on the southern border to prevent migrants from crossing into the United States illegally from Mexico.The White House said Trump would also sign a spending bill that would avert a government shutdown, but which only provides US$1.375 billion for border barriers or fencing - far from the US$5.7 billion Trump wants.Trump has for months teased the idea of declaring a national emergency, which would free up federal money from elsewhere, citing what the administration calls a "crisis" at the border.More than 100,000 people were detained in October and November after entering the country illegally.But trying to build a wall this way would face significant legal challenges.TRUMP DOES HAVE EMERGENCY POWERSThe National Emergencies Act allows the president to declare a national emergency, providing a specific reason for it.That then allows the mobilization … [Read more...] about How would Trump’s emergency powers help build border wall?
How U.S. law enforcement failed to see the threat of white nationalism
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By Janet Reitman The New York Times Tues., Nov. 6, 2018 The first indication to Lt. Dan Stout that law enforcement’s handling of white supremacy was broken came in September 2017, as he was sitting in an emergency-operations centre in Gainesville, Fla., preparing for the onslaught of Hurricane Irma and watching what felt like his thousandth YouTube video of the recent violence in Charlottesville, Va. Jesus Christ, he thought, studying the footage in which crowds of angry men, who had gathered to attend or protest the Unite the Right rally, set upon one another with sticks and flagpole spears and flame throwers and God knows what else. A black man held an aerosol can, igniting the spray, and in retaliation, a white man picked up his gun, pointed it toward the black man and fired it at the ground. The Virginia state troopers, inexplicably, stood by and watched. Stout fixated on this image, wondering what kind of organizational failure had led to the debacle. He had … [Read more...] about How U.S. law enforcement failed to see the threat of white nationalism
Philippines ‘concerned’ as US tags Duterte a threat to democracy
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, wearing a military uniform, gestures as he attends the 67th anniversary of the First Scout Ranger regiment in San Miguel town, Bulacan province, north of Manila, Philippines Nov 24, 2017. (Reuters photo) MANILA: Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte is not an autocrat and is taking seriously a report by the US intelligence community that names the firebrand leader among the threats to democracy in Southeast Asia, his spokesman said on Wednesday. The report, produced by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, places Duterte alongside Cambodia's Hun Sen, the Rohingya crisis and Thailand's military-backed constitution as impediments to democracy. "We view this declaration from no less than the intelligence department of the United States with some concern," presidential spokesman Harry Roque told DZMM radio. Democracy and human rights in many Southeast Asian nations will remain fragile in 2018 because of autocratic tendencies, … [Read more...] about Philippines ‘concerned’ as US tags Duterte a threat to democracy
Palace: Duterte is no autocrat
Duterte spokesman says US report ‘myopic, speculative’ MANILA - Malacañang on Wednesday slammed a United States intelligence community report which branded President Rodrigo Duterte as a threat to democracy and human rights in Southeast Asia. US intel brands Duterte a threat to democracy; PH eyes assessment 'very seriously' Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said the World Threat Assessment, which identified Duterte, ruling Thai officials and Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen as among regional leaders who threaten democracy and human rights, “is myopic and speculative at best.” READ: Worldwide Threat Assessment of the US Intelligence Community "For one, President Rodrigo Roa Duterte is no autocrat or has autocratic tendencies. He adheres to the rule of law and remains loyal to the Constitution. An autocracy is not prevalent, as they would like everyone to believe,” Roque said in a statement. “Our media are still able to broadcast and … [Read more...] about Palace: Duterte is no autocrat