Donald Trump's power to enforce travel ban 'cannot be questioned' insists Stephen Miller, in talk-show debut that delighted his boss

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Donald Trump's power to enforce travel ban 'cannot be questioned' insists Stephen Miller, in talk-show debut that delighted his boss

The court ruling against Donald Trump’s travel ban is "a judicial usurpation of power,” the White House said on Sunday, as one of the president’s closest advisers strongly defended his troubled policy. “Our opponents, the media and the whole world will soon see, as we begin to take further actions, that the powers of the president to protect our country are very substantial and will not be questioned,” said Stephen Miller, Mr Trump’s senior policy director. The 31-year-old, who began his rapid rise to power with attacks on multiculturalism, criticism of women’s protests against pay inequality, and urging against political correctness, was dispatched on Sunday to hammer home the president’s point of view on television chat shows.

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Trump stays course on immigrants, undocumented workers

The courts may have halted his travel ban but that hasn't caused President Donald Trump to shy away from planning new action on immigration in the name of keeping Americans safe. As thousands of Mexicans protested against Trump's anti-Mexican rhetoric and vow to make the country pay for his "big, beautiful border wall," the White House confirmed the president's plans to weigh a new executive order to speed up deportations of illegal immigrants.

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White House declines to publicly defend embattled Flynn

PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A top White House aide sidestepped repeated chances Sunday to publicly defend embattled national security adviser Michael Flynn following reports that he engaged in conversations with a Russian diplomat about U.S. sanctions before Trump's inauguration.

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How Kellyanne Conway is in hot water over Ivanka brand promotion

The ranking Democrat on the House Oversight Committee said Sunday that a counselor to President Trump broke the law last week when she encouraged TV viewers to buy clothing from the fashion brand of Mr. Trump’s daughter. The remark by the congressman marked the latest pressure from Capitol Hill to discipline Kellyanne Conway for promoting Ivanka Trump’s brand on Thursday, a comment Ms. Conway made in response to questions about retailers pulling the apparel from their shelves. Mr. Cummings and Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R) of Utah, the chair of the Oversight Committee, also penned a letter to the Office of Government Ethics, urging it recommend the White House take disciplinary action.

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Leslie Jones really wants to play Donald Trump on 'SNL'

London [UK], Feb. 13 (ANI): With the world getting their minds blown by Melissa McCarthy playing White House press secretary Sean Spicer, Rosie O'Donnell has stunned everyone by floating a picture of her looking like Steve Bannon, after which the fans demanded an all female-cast to play U.S. president Donald Trump's administration on 'Saturday Night Live' . The 49 year-old, during a sketch on 'SNL' talked to the camera on how she thinks she can play Donald Trump on the show, The Huffington Post reported.

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