Education Secretary DeVos Rescinds Obama-Era Sexual Assault Guidance, And Other Trump News From Today
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Education Secretary DeVos Announces End To Obama Campus Sexual Assault Guidelines
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos is rescinding Obama-era guidelines on sexual assault, BuzzFeed reported Friday. DeVos says she will replace Obama's guidelines, which instructed schools to impose rules that would speed up the process around sexual assault adjudication and use a less strict standard of evidence, with guidance emphasizing "fairness and impartiality." Specifically, DeVos is loosening restrictions on standards of evidence and lifting the cap on maximum days taken to complete and investigation.
Trump To Replace Travel Ban With New Country-Based Restrictions
President Trump may sign a replacement for his controversial travel ban as early as this weekend, reports The New York Times. The administration has apparently identified six countries that are not complying with "security standards" that supposedly prevent terrorists from reaching the US. Countries were reportedly given warning that if they did not meet these security standards, which aren't specified in the report, travel from their country may be restricted.
It's unclear how the new rules may alter ongoing court cases against Trump's original travel ban, but the rules will not affect the ongoing case into Trump's restrictions on refugees.
Health Secretary Has Used Taxpayer Money To Fly Private At Least 24 Times
Health and Human Services Services Secretary Tom Price has flown on private jets paid for by taxpayers at least 24 times during his tenure, according to Politico. The report comes after Politico discovered a series of five flights that Price took last week. In total, Price's private travel expenses have cost taxpayers over $300,000.
Update, 12:25 PM: HHS Inspector General Daniel R. Levinson told The Washington Post that he is now officially investigating Price for his use of private jets.
Trump Says North Korean Leader Will Be 'Tested Like Never Before'
Somehow, tensions have continued to escalate to new heights between North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un and President Donald Trump. After imposing new sanctions on Kim yesterday, the North Korean leader called Trump a "mentally deranged U.S. dotard" that will "pay dearly for his speech" at the UN, The Washington Post Reports.
Friday morning, Trump retaliated with a tweet:
Attorney General Jeff Sessions Claims Unaccompanied Minors Are Part Of Gang Plot
In a Boston speech Thursday, Attorney General Jeff Sessions claimed that unaccompanied minors coming to the US over the southern border are often times part of a MS-13 gang plot. Sessions called minors who use the unaccompanied minors refugee program "wolves in sheep's clothing," alleging that they were recruits for the gang MS-13.
In June, The Washington Post reported that MS-13 has been recruiting new members by targeting recent unaccompanied minor immigrants, but not that unaccompanied minors have been coming to the US explicitly to join the gang.
Steve Bannon Met Secretly With Top Communist Official In China
The Financial Times reports that ousted White House Chief Strategist Steve Bannon met with the second highest Communist Party official in China, Wang Qishan, last week after giving a speech on US relations with China. Wang reportedly contacted Bannon, and asked about economic nationalism and populist movements, two things Bannon and many Trumpites champion, according to South China Morning Post.
