The Trump administration is barring Haitians from applying for certain US visas

AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee Haitians will no longer be eligible for U.S. visas given to low-skilled workers, the Trump administration said on Wednesday. The change comes a week after President Donald Trump reportedly questioned why the United States would want to take in immigrants from Haiti and African nations, referring to them as “shithole” countries. The Department of Homeland Security said it was removing Haiti from […]

California shelves law barring internet providers from sharing data

If you were hoping a state legislature would effectively override the federal bill rolling back internet privacy rules, you’ll have to keep waiting. California’s legislature has ended its session without voting on a bill that would have prevented internet providers from collecting and selling data without permission, or charging you extra unless you gave up […]

Barring sex offenders from social media unconstitutional – Supreme Court

A North Carolina law banning sex offenders from social media sites accessible by children is unconstitutional, the US Supreme Court unanimously ruled. Lester Gerard Packingham, a registered sex offender, was arrested under the law after posting on social media about defeating a traffic ticket. “No fine. No court costs. No nothing. Praise be to God. […]

‘There is a word for that line of thinking: “un-American”‘ — Jake Tapper slams White House for barring press from briefing

CNN anchor Jake Tapper offered a two-minute take on the Trump administration on Friday after some news organizations were kept out of a press briefing. This is a “White House that has had some difficulty telling the truth and has seemed to have trouble getting up to speed on the basic competent functioning of government,” […]