HTV National Desk Published 11:09 pm EDT, Sunday, March 31, 2019 Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Image 1 of 1 Judge rules Trump executive order allowing offshore drilling in Arctic Ocean is unlawful 1 / 1 Back to Gallery A federal judge in Alaska has ruled an executive order by President Donald Trump allowing offshore oil drilling of tens of millions of acres in the Arctic Ocean is "unlawful and invalid." The ruling Friday from U.S. District Judge Sharon Gleason means a drilling ban for much of the Arctic Ocean off of Alaska will go back into effect. Gleason said Trump exceeded his authority when he reversed a ban on offshore drilling in vast parts of the Arctic Ocean and dozens of canyons in the Atlantic Ocean. Gleason threw out Trump's executive order that overturned the ban implemented by President Barack Obama. Presidents have the power under a federal law to remove certain lands from development but cannot revoke … [Read more...] about Judge rules Trump executive order allowing offshore drilling in Arctic Ocean is unlawful
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Utah lawmakers support Trump executive order; LDS Church updates interview guidelines; Utah Jazz prepare for draft
DepositPhotos New York, NY, USA - Aug 3 2008: Donald Trump recording on 5th Avenue in front of Trump Tower in New York City. SALT LAKE CITY — Here’s a look at the news for June 21. MUST-READ NEWS THIS MORNING: LDS Church updates guidelines for interviews LDS Church leaders announced Wednesday that they had updated guidelines for bishop interviews with children and youths, according to the Deseret News. The First Presidency has asked bishops to share a list of topics and ideas with parents and youths before they meet with children and youths for interviews. The guidelines will appear in Handbook 1, which is the policy guide for bishops. “The new handbook section provides new direction to bishops and their counselors when they discuss obedience to commandments with youth,” according to the Deseret News. “It states that they should ‘make appropriate use’ of the set list of questions required in limited-use temple recommend interviews.” … [Read more...] about Utah lawmakers support Trump executive order; LDS Church updates interview guidelines; Utah Jazz prepare for draft
Indiana’s elected officials react to Trump executive order on immigrant families
Shari Rudavsky and Jordyn Hermani Indianapolis Star Published 1:07 p.m. UTC Jun 21, 2018 As protests mounted and controversy swirled over the Trump Administration's policies on separating immigrant children from their parents, President Donald Trump Wednesday signed an executive order that prohibits the practice. Indiana politicians from both parties could agree on two things in the wake of the debate over how to treat those attempting to enter this country illegally: Children and parents should stay together and immigration reform is needed. There, however, the accord ended. Rep. Andre Carson blamed the situation on Trump's "zero tolerance" policy, saying that the executive order does not offer a much-needed comprehensive fix to immigration and should not have been necessary in the first place. More: How these new U.S. citizens see immigration reform More: Lawsuit: Fishers Goodwill store failed to protect employees from bathroom voyeur "Separating parents … [Read more...] about Indiana’s elected officials react to Trump executive order on immigrant families
Utah congressional delegation welcomes Trump executive order
1 of 6 View 6 Items Alex Brandon, Associated Press FILE — President Donald Trump, left, sits with Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, Rep. Mia Love, R-Utah, Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., and Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, as they meet with Joshua Holt, who was recently released from a prison in Venezuela, in the Oval Office of the White House, Saturday, May 26, 2018, in Washington. Related Links In reversal, Trump orders halt to his family separation rule Utah House members say president backs bill that would resolve family separations at border Rep. Mia Love pushing bill to end 'horrible' separation of families at border 'Troubled' by forced separation of families, LDS Church calls for 'rational, compassionate' immigration solutions SALT LAKE CITY — Members of Utah's all-Republican congressional delegation welcomed President Donald Trump's decision Wednesday to sign an executive order to keep immigrant families detained at the border from being … [Read more...] about Utah congressional delegation welcomes Trump executive order
Trump executive order brings renewed focus to Berks County Residential Center
Wednesday June 20, 2018 12:01 AM Families crossing the border illegally will now be kept together in detention centers. But those centers are not without controversy. And Berks has been in the center of that battle. Written by Reading Eagle Bern Township, PA — Facing public outrage over a policy to separate children from their parents seeking asylum and crossing illegally into the United States, President Donald Trump signed an executive order ... To read the full story, choose an option below Login $1 day pass Subscribe - Plans starting as low as 25 cents a day. … [Read more...] about Trump executive order brings renewed focus to Berks County Residential Center