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Donald Trump fires acting US Attorney General Sally Yates

Donald Trump fires acting US Attorney General Sally Yates

US President Donald Trump sacked the federal governments top lawyer Sally Yates after she criticised his executive order banning refugees and citizens from seven Muslim-majority nations. Yates said late on Monday (30 January) that the Department of Justice would not defend Trumps directive in court, which resulted in her being relieved of her position. Jan 31, 2017
Who has Donald Trump banned from entering the US?

Who has Donald Trump banned from entering the US?

New US President Donald Trump has banned people from seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the US, on what his administration say is a temporary basis. The executive order has been labelled a Muslim ban by some critics, one Trump’s team have been quick to deny. The order sparked worldwide condemnation, after it was signed on 27 January, with thousands of activists protesting at a number of airports across the US. Jan 30, 2017
Prime Minister Theresa May booed and called facist over Donald Trump invitation

Prime Minister Theresa May booed and called facist over Donald Trump invitation

Prime Minister Theresa May was booed and shouted at as she departed the Joint Ministerial Committee on Brexit in Cardiff on 30 January. The Prime Minister extended an invitation for a State Visit to Donald Trump when she visited Washington on 27 January, the same day the President of America signed an executive order barring people from seven predominantly Muslim countries from entering the US for 90 days. A petition requesting the invitation be rescinded has reached over one million signatures. Jan 30, 2017
I am a Muslim: Watch Mahershala Ali deliver moving SAG Awards speech

I am a Muslim: Watch Mahershala Ali deliver moving SAG Awards speech

Actor Mahershala Ali won best supporting actor at the Screen Actors Guild awards for his role in independent drama Moonlight on 29 January. In a show which was overshadowed by politics as stars slammed US President Donald Trump, Ali noted that he is a Muslim son of a mother who is a Christian minister, telling the Los Angeles audience that stuff is minutiae. Its not that important. Jan 30, 2017
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