Tag: Travel

"This Department of Justice will continue to vigorously defend the power and duty of the executive branch to protect the people of this country from danger." (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

Sessions to take travel ban fight to Supreme Court

Ryan Lovelace · May 25, 2017 10:04 pm

A TSA explosives detection dog sniffs passengers as they go through a security checkpoint at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday in Atlanta, Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2016. The agency is adding 50 more "passenger canine teams" this summer to ensure the safety of airports and planes around the country. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

National Security

TSA calls up more bomb-sniffing dogs to prep for summer travel season

Pete Kasperowicz · May 24, 2017 6:36 pm

People protest outside the Texas Governor's Mansion after the Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott signed a law that would allow police to ask about an individual's immigration status. (Ricardo B. Brazziell/Austin American-Statesman via AP)

ACLU issues ‘travel advisory’ for Texas over ‘sanctuary city’ crackdown

Sean Langille · May 9, 2017 4:08 pm

The travel alert covers the summer tourism season, before expiring on Sept. 1.

National Security

State Department warns against traveling in Europe

Joel Gehrke · May 1, 2017 9:07 pm

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, left, talks to Alaina Arney during a visit to the Van Wert Robotics Club at Van Wert High School on April 20 in Van Wert, Ohio. American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten joined DeVos during the visit. (Richard Parrish/The Lima News via AP)

POLICY ROUNDUP

Washington Examiner Staff · May 1, 2017 4:03 am

Metro riders were stuck in a commuting nightmare Thursday morning after a fire at Metro Center station caused the Red Line to be stopped between Gallery Place and Dupont Circle. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Fire at Metro Center stops Red Line in busy downtown section

Kyle Feldscher · April 27, 2017 1:18 pm

For many media outlets it is a premeditated effort to paint President Trump with a racist label. (AP)

The Muslim-majority ruse

Donald Losman · April 25, 2017 4:04 am

After brushing off the remark as a joke, he said that the "order is lawful. It's within his authority constitutionally and explicit statutory authority." (Ruben R. Ramirez/The El Paso Times via AP)

Jeff Sessions: ‘Nobody has sense of humor’ on Hawaii remark

Robert King · April 23, 2017 7:08 pm

A three-judge panel will consider the case, which is standard before cases are brought before a full panel. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, file)

9th Circuit denies full court review of Trump travel ban

Anna Giaritelli · April 22, 2017 12:53 am

One weekend trip to Mar-a-Lago could be costing taxpayers as much as $3 million. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

GOP grumbling about cost of Trump’s weekend getaways

Gabby Morrongiello · April 20, 2017 5:21 pm

Khizr Khan, a Pakistani-American whose Army son was killed serving in the Iraq War, urged those who oppose President Trump and the administration's policies to protest peacefully (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Khizr Khan files amicus brief condemning Trump’s travel ban

Anna Giaritelli · April 20, 2017 4:02 am

Emirates, the Middle East's biggest airline, says it is reducing flights to the United States because of a drop in demand caused by tougher U.S. security measures and attempts by the Trump administration to ban travelers from a number of Muslim-majority nations. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili, File)

Emirates cuts flights to US due to Trump’s travel policies

Meghana Kurup · April 19, 2017 4:11 pm