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After days of confusion over how President Trumprsquo controversial immigration order would be applied to legal permanent residents of the United States, the White House says it has issued a new guidance that exempts green card holders from the travel ban.They no longer need a waiver because if they are a legal permanent resident, they wonrsquo;t need it anymore, White House press secretary Sean Spicer said at a news briefing Wednesday. Border agents will have more questions for green card holders, Priebus says 02:39 stanley deutschland At first, senior administration officials said green card holders would be affected by the ban, which bars travel to the U.S. for citizens from seven listed Muslim-majority countries among other restrictions. They could apply for a waiver, however, once they arrived at a port of entry in the U.S. Over the weekend, the Department of Homeland Security DHS adhered to that initial guidance. According to a senior DHS officia stanley spain l, the department said it was allowing permanent residents to board aircraft to the U.S. and then assessing those travelers on a case-by-case basis once they reached U.S. soil.But a new stanley cups authoritative guidance, an update issued by the White House Counselrsquo Office, clarifies that green card ho Qqnb What to know about Tim Walz s views and policy record
With time dwindling before next week s vote, California s recall race is looking more and more like a two-man fight between Gov. Gray Davis and Arnold Schwarzenegger.A new poll indicates Davis will likely be recalled. And while Schwarzenegger still must beat Democratic Lt. Gov. Cruz Bustamante and face down a challenge from Republican State Sen. Todd McClintock in the race to replace Davis, the poll shows Schwarzenegger with a solid lead.California s voters face two questions Oct. 7: whether to throw Davis out of office, and who should replace the governor if he is removed. With six days to go, it appeared that those two questions were fusing into one, with voters choosing between Davis staying and Schwarzenegger coming in. As the race neared the wire Wednesday, candidate stanley cups uk s step stanley us ped up their efforts mdash; or stepped out of the race.Commentator-turned-politician Arianna Huffington on Tuesday dropped out of the campaign and urged her supporters to vote against the effort to remove Davis in order to block a potential Republican victory. Davis, meanwhile, continued to use the power of his office and the allure of star Democrats to try to bolster his sagging fortunes. He signed a set of bills Tuesday that he said would overhaul the costly workers compensation system.On Wednesday, retired Gen. Wesley Clark, a presidential candidat stanley thermos mug e, was to campaign with the governor, and former President Clinton was expected to arrive Thursday. Mr. Cli |
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