Executive order on sanctuary cities not realistic, experts say

by Maryam Saleh | Jan 27, 2017 | Immigration

WASHINGTON – For 32 years, Chicago has welcomed undocumented immigrants. The policy began with Mayor Harold Washington, who forbade local authorities from asking immigrants their legal status. Now, the city vows to continue his legacy and keep its “sanctuary city”...

Protesters push past barricades to approach the White House, no arrests made

by Maryam Saleh | Jan 21, 2017 | Inauguration

WASHINGTON—A group of Women’s March protesters’ pushed aside gray metal barricades on Pennsylvania Avenue Saturday afternoon to get closer to the White House, leading to an hour-long standoff with Secret Service agents and police officers. Dozens of law enforcement...

Before Women’s March, Millennials Reflect on Black Activism

by Maryam Saleh | Jan 21, 2017 | Inauguration

WASHINGTON — Guinevere Thomas and her high school friends decided to take a quiet moment at church to reflect upon the day before joining hundreds of thousands of people converging on the Women’s March on Washington. “Fighting for women’s rights but also black...

Trump Protesters Clash With Police, About 200 Arrested

by Maryam Saleh | Jan 20, 2017 | Featured, Inauguration

Washington—Police fired pepper spray, tear gas, and flash grenades at clusters of protesters who smashed windows and lit fires as they marched in downtown Washington on Friday, hours after Donald Trump took office as the 45th President of the United States. Police in...

On Russia, Trump’s U.N. pick Nikki Haley breaks ranks with the boss

by Maryam Saleh | Jan 19, 2017 | Politics

WASHINGTON–South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, Donald Trump’s nominee to become U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Wednesday that the country must speak with a single voice in fighting the Islamic State, but she...