Pelosi puts privacy marker down
Pelosi puts privacy marker down: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says no-can-do to any federal privacy legislation that would override state laws. That makes the prospects for any privacy bill tricky indeed.
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/morning-ehealth/2019/04/15/pelosi-puts-privacy-marker-down-424986
White House weighs travel restrictions for countries with frequent visa overstays
The White House is weighing travel restrictions for nationals of countries with high rates of overstaying visas in the United States, according to a Department of Homeland Security official.
Some of the countries with the highest rates of overstaying temporary visas are in Africa. Chad, Burkina Faso, Djibouti, Eritrea, Liberia, Somalia, and South Sudan have among the highest overstay rates for short-term tourist and business visas, although they send relatively small numbers of travelers to the U.S. each year. During a meeting in January 2018, President Donald Trump reportedly referred to Haiti and some African nations as “shithole countries“ and questioned why their nationals should be admitted to the U.S.
The prospective action, which was also confirmed by a congressional staffer, comes amid a leadership shakeup among Trump’s top immigration staff. Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen left her post last week and three other officials recently resigned or were pushed out. The departures clear the way for the White House to implement a range of new enforcement measures — including the prospective travel clampdown.
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/04/15/travel-ban-visa-overstay-1356417
Trump escalates his attacks on Omar after Pelosi ups her security
President Donald Trump on Monday escalated his verbal attacks on Rep. Ilhan Omar, less than 24 hours after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced that she is seeking protection for the Minnesota congresswoman due to increased death threats following tweets from the president.
"Before Nancy, who has lost all control of Congress and is getting nothing done, decides to defend her leader, Rep. Omar, she should look at the anti-Semitic, anti-Israel and ungrateful U.S. HATE statements Omar has made," Trump tweeted. "She is out of control, except for her control of Nancy!"
Pelosi on Sunday announced that U.S. Capitol Police and the House sergeant-at-arms “are conducting a security assessment to safeguard" Omar, her family and staff after Trump tweeted an edited video of the Minnesota Democrat superimposed over images of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
“We will never forget,” Trump's wrote on Friday in the tweet that included the edited video.
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/04/15/trump-attacks-ilhan-omar-pelosi-1275357
Twitter Urged to Suspend Donald Trump After President Accused of ‘Sharing Propaganda Videos Trafficking in Hate Speech’ Over Omar Attack
https://www.newsweek.com/twitter-urged-suspend-trump-after-president-accused-sharing-propaganda-videos-1395824