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Trump’s New Executive Order Is Still A Muslim Ban

Immigration and human rights advocates say the new ban still discriminates against Muslims and fails to address some of their concerns with the previous order.

Trump’s New Executive Order Is Still A Muslim Ban

(ANALYSIS) --- President Donald Trump has signed a new executive order temporarily banning all refugees, as well as people from six majority-Muslim countries, from entering the United States. In contrast to the fanfare that accompanied Trump’s rollout of January’s ill-fated travel ban, Monday’s signing was a decidedly more

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Pipeline Partners: Trudeau & Trump Meet As They Push For More Oil Pipelines

Trudeau has come under fire by environmentalists for approving two major pipelines: Kinder Morgan’s $5 billion Trans Mountain pipeline and the $7.5 billion Enbridge Line 3 pipeline.

Pipeline Partners: Trudeau & Trump Meet As They Push For More Oil Pipelines

(REPORT) --- Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visited the White House Monday for the first time since Donald Trump took office. In a joint news conference, Trump and Trudeau discussed trade, national security and immigration policy. During a White House press conference, neither president talked about oil pipelines, despite

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Inside Trump’s Orwellian War With The Media

Outright Lies, Constant Tweets & “Alternative Facts.”

Inside Trump’s Orwellian War With The Media

We turn now to look at President Trump, the media and what the new administration calls "alternative facts." On Saturday, in his first full day in office, Trump visited CIA headquarters. Speaking in front of the CIA Memorial Wall, he told the agency he had a running war with the media. Hours later, Trump then ordered his new press secretary, Sean

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“Heil Victory!” Alt-Right Groups Emboldened By Trump’s Election & Chief Strategist Steve Bannon

Leaders of the alt-right movement have been emboldened since Trump’s election, particularly since he named Steve Bannon to become his chief strategist after first being his campaign manager.

“Heil Victory!” Alt-Right Groups Emboldened By Trump’s Election & Chief Strategist Steve Bannon

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PIzQunbnOpk A video leaked Monday from a self-proclaimed "alt-right" conference that took place over the weekend in Washington, D.C., shows hundreds gathering to celebrate Donald Trump’s victory and raising their arms in the traditional Nazi salute and saying "Heil victory!" Leaders of the alt-right movement have

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Chicago Cops Who Broke “Code Of Silence” Face Deadly Retaliation

Two Chicago police officers face threats after blowing the whistle on fellow cops who were demanding bribes from drug dealers in the housing projects of Chicago.

Chicago Cops Who Broke “Code Of Silence” Face Deadly Retaliation

Two Chicago police officers say they have faced retaliation and suffered from PTSD since they blew the whistle on a gang of their fellow cops who were demanding bribes from drug dealers in the housing projects of Chicago. We speak with one of the whistleblowers, Shannon Spalding, and with reporter Jamie Kalven, who documented their ordeal in a

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Standing Rock Sioux Tribe Wins Expanded Halt To Dakota Access Pipeline Construction

The ruling will give the court more time to rule on the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe’s request for an emergency injunction against construction over concerns it could destroy sacred sites and burial grounds.

Standing Rock Sioux Tribe Wins Expanded Halt To Dakota Access Pipeline Construction

In news from the ongoing standoff at Standing Rock in North Dakota, a federal appeals court has officially halted construction of the $3.8 billion Dakota Access pipeline within 20 miles on either side of Lake Oahe along the Missouri River. The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals says this ruling will give the court more time to rule on the Standing

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New Investigation Names Wall Street Banks Behind $3.8 Billion Dakota Access Pipeline

Bank of America,HSBC, UBS, Goldman Sachs, Wells Fargo, JPMorgan Chase and other financial institutions have, combined, extended a $3.75 billion credit line to Energy Transfer Partners, the parent company of Dakota Access.

New Investigation Names Wall Street Banks Behind $3.8 Billion Dakota Access Pipeline

Over 1,000 people representing more than 100 tribes are gathered along the Cannonball River by the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation to resist the construction of the $3.8 billion Dakota Access pipeline. It’s been described as the largest unification of Native American tribes in decades. On September 3, the Dakota Access pipeline company attacked

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