Federal Judge Blocks Trump Admin From Defunding, Suspending Refugee Programs

The judge said the president has considerable executive authority concerning refugees but that he had gone beyond his limits. A federal judge in Seattle has blocked an executive order by President Donald Trump that paused international refugee resettlement processing and funding for the agencies that performed those services. “To be sure, the president has substantial

White House Says Its Team, Not Reporter Group, Will Determine Press Pool Access

Legacy media will be allowed in the pool, but the White House will keep rotating among the five major television networks and add previously denied outlets. The White House press team, rather than the White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA), will determine which media outlets get to participate in its press pool, White House press secretary