new u.s. travel ban to spare green card holderstrump official a new version of a trump administration travelban will not stop green card residency holders or travelers already on planes from enteringthe united states, u.s. secretary for homeland security john kelly said on saturday. u.s. president donald trump's initial attemptto clamp down for security reasons on immigration
ustravel com, from seven muslim-majority countries and onrefugees snarled to a halt amid a judicial backlash and chaos at airports. "the president is contemplating releasinga tighter, more streamlined version of the first (order).
and i will have opportunity to work (on) arollout plan, in particular to make sure that there's no one in a sense caught in the systemof moving from overseas to our airports," kelly said at the munich security conference. asked whether green card residency permitholders would be allowed in, kelly said: "it's a good assumption and, as far as the visasgo, ... if they're in motion from some distant land to the united states, when they arrivethey will be allowed in." he promised "a short phase-in period to makesure that people on the other end don't get on airplanes. but if they're on an airplane and inbound,they'll be allowed to enter the country."
trump's original order, which he said wasmeant to head off attacks by islamist militants, barred people from iran, iraq, libya, somalia,sudan, syria and yemen from entering for 90 days and excluded all refugees for 120 days,except those from syria, who were banned indefinitely. the abrupt implementation of the order lastmonth plunged the immigration system into chaos, sparking a wave of criticism from thecountries affected, and from western allies and some of america's leading corporations,especially technology firms. trump to interview four candidates for nationalsecurity job sunday president donald trump on sunday will interviewacting national security adviser keith kellogg and three other candidates to fill the vacancyleft by the firing of michael flynn, the white
house said on saturday. former u.s. ambassador to the united nationsjohn bolton, lieutenant general h.r. mcmaster and lieutenant general robert caslen are alsobeing interviewed for the top national security position, white house spokesman sean spicertold reporters at trump's mar-a-lago resort in florida. trump, who has been searching for a new nationalsecurity adviser for about a week, could add a couple more candidates to the list, spicersaid. retired general and former cia chief davidpetraeus is no longer a candidate, spicer said.
the retired four-star general, who resignedas head of the cia in 2012 after it was revealed he was having an affair with his biographer,had been on a short list for the job after flynn was let go. spicer said trump's finalists include kellogg,bolton, caslen, who is the superintendent of the u.s. military academy at west point,and mcmaster, who holds a senior post with the u.s. army training and doctrine command. former u.s. national security agency headkeith alexander, and former army chief of staff ray odierno were also thought to bein contention for the job. flynn, who was trump's first national securityadviser, stepped down after revelations that
he had discussed u.s. sanctions on russiawith the russian ambassador to the united states before trump took office and misledvice president mike pence about the conversations. finding a replacement has been a challengefor trump. retired vice admiral robert harward, the president'sfirst choice to take over for flynn, turned down the offer, citing family and financialreasons. a source familiar with the matter said petraeus,like harward, wanted control over staffing decisions within the nsc, and trump was reluctantto grant that authority. trump is spending the weekend at his propertiesin florida. "will be having many meetings this weekendat the southern white house," he wrote in
a tweet on saturday morning. the president spent the morning at the trumpinternational golf club before returning to his mar-a-lago resort. a white house official said he would be havingmeetings and might play golf. the rocky start for the nsc under trump hashad an impact in other areas. the white house dismissed craig deare, thensc's senior director for western hemisphere affairs, after receiving reports that he hadcriticized the president and top aides, politico reported. an nsc spokesman declined to comment.
with greetings from trump, pence says u.s.committed to europe u.s. vice president mike pence on saturdaybrought a message of support for europe from donald trump, but failed to wholly reassureallies worried about the new president's stance on russia and the european union. in pence's first major foreign policy addressfor the trump administration, he told european leaders that he spoke for trump when he promised"unwavering" commitment to the nato alliance. "today, on behalf of president trump, i bringyou this assurance: the united states of america strongly supports nato and will be unwaveringin our commitment to this transatlantic alliance," pence told the munich security conference,offering "greetings" from the president.
but he also repeated u.s. calls for more defensespending in return: "as you keep faith with us, under president trump we will always keepfaith with you." while poland's defense minister praised pence,many others, including france's foreign minister and u.s. lawmakers in munich, remained skepticalthat he had convinced his allies that trump would stand by europe. trump's contradictory remarks on the valueof the north atlantic treaty organisation, scepticism over the 2015 deal to curb iran'snuclear ambitions and an apparent disregard for the future of the european union haveleft europe fearful for the seven-decade-old u.s. guardianship of the west.
after pence spoke, former nato deputy secretarygeneral alexander vershbow, who is american, summed up the mood, telling reuters: "manyin this hall are still asking if this is the real policy." pence, whose meeting with german chancellorangela merkel was described by german aides as "very friendly", also marked out a divideon iran, which the european union sees as a business opportunity following the nucleardeal. pence called tehran "the leading state sponsorof terrorism", language never used by european officials. pence's strident vow to consign islamist militants"to the ash-heap of history" also raised eyebrows,
european officials said. u.s. homeland security secretary john kellydefended trump's directive suspending travel to the united states by citizens of sevenmostly muslim countries, since blocked by u.s judges, which was condemned by eu governments. kelly said he would produce a "tighter, morestreamlined version" soon, saying: "we need to find ways to vet in a more reliable wayto satisfy us that people coming to the united states are coming for the right reasons." two u.s. governments? french foreign minister jean-marc ayraultexpressed disappointment that pence's speech
did not mention the european union, althoughthe vice president will take his message to eu headquarters in brussels on monday. "i hope that we will have a clear response(in brussels) ... because donald trump has said he was overjoyed by the brexit and thatthere would be others," ayrault said, referring to britain's decision to leave the europeanunion. u.s. senator chris murphy, a member of theopposition democrats, said he welcomed pence's address but saw two rival governments emergingfrom the trump administration. pence, trump's defense secretary jim mattisand his foreign minister rex tillerson all delivered messages of reassurance on theirdebut trip to europe.
but events in washington, including a newsconference in which trump branded accredited white house reporters "dishonest people",sowed more confusion. "i like a lot of what i heard from vice presidentpence," murphy told reuters. "it's just hard to square that speech witheverything donald trump is doing and saying," citing an assault on the free press. the resignation of trump's security advisermichael flynn over his contacts with russia on the eve of the u.s. charm offensive ineurope also tarnished the message pence, mattis and tillerson were seeking to send, officialstold reuters. u.s. republican senator john mccain, a trumpcritic, told the conference on friday that
the new president's team was "in disarray". the united states is europe's biggest tradingpartner, the biggest foreign investor in the continent and the european union's partnerin almost all foreign policy, as well as the main promoter of european unity for more than60 years. tepid applause pence, citing a trip to cold war-era westberlin in his youth, said trump would uphold the post-world war two order. "this is president trump's promise: we willstand with europe today and every day, because we are bound together by the same noble ideals– freedom, democracy, justice and the rule
of law," pence said. pence received little applause beyond thewarm reception he got when he declared his support for nato. his warning that the "time has come to domore" on military spending was met with an awkward silence. the united states provides around 70 percentof the nato alliance's funds. european governments sharply cut defense spendingafter the fall of the soviet union but russia's resurgence as a military power and its seizureof ukraine's crimean peninsula has started to change that.
baltic states and poland fear russia mighttry a repeat of crimea elsewhere. europe believes moscow is seeking to destabilizegovernments and influence elections with cyber attacks and fake news, an accusation deniedat the conference by russian foreign minister sergei lavrov. pence's tough line on russia, calling on moscowto honor the international peace accords that seek to end the conflict in eastern ukraine,were welcomed by polish defence minister antoni macierewicz. lavrov said after a meeting with his french,german and ukrainian counterparts that there would be a new ceasefire from feb. 20.
"know this: the united states will continueto hold russia accountable, even as we search for new common ground, which as you know,president trump believes can be found," pence said.california faces more rain, snow as deadlystorm moves south california was bracing on saturday for anotherwave of torrential rain as well as heavy snow as a massive storm triggered flooding, mudslidesand power outages and killed two people, officials the national weather service warned that raintotals could reach 10 inches (25 cm) in parts of southern california and 2 feet (60 cm)of snow in higher areas to the east as the storm continues to roll through the region. the severe storm has brought california itsheaviest rainfall in six years and comes after
months of wet weather that has dramaticallyeased a years-long drought in the key agricultural state. the rain and melting snowpack also are threateningto undermine a spillway at one of the largest dams in the country. some 188,000 residents were evacuated fromthe area earlier this week. utility crews were working to restore electricityto more than 78,000 customers affected by power outages throughout the los angeles area. early on saturday, an evacuation order remainedin effect for 180 homes in duarte, a city about 20 miles (32 km) east of los angeles,because of fears of mudslides.
one man died after he was electrocuted bya downed wire, the los angeles fire department said, adding that it had responded to 150reports of downed wires on friday. another person was found dead in a submergedvehicle in victorville, about 100 miles east of los angeles, fire officials said on twitter. a woman was injured when the car she was infell into a 20-foot sinkhole in studio city on friday night. a second car fell into the sinkhole afterthe woman was rescued, an abc affiliate reported. local television news also showed video footageof a san bernardino county fire truck tumbling over the side of a freeway as the road gaveout.
"all firefighters confirmed safe. the lane under the fire engine has failed,and the engine has gone over the side," the san bernardino county fire department saidon twitter. amtrak railroad service was suspended fortrains between the cities of oxnard and san luis obispo in the central and southern areasof the state due to extreme weather conditions, according to the transportation service'swebsite. in higher areas of eastern california andwestern nevada, snowfall and wind gusts of up to 50 mph (80 kph) were in the forecastuntil saturday night, the national weather service said.
"this will make travel hazardous or impossible,"the service said in an advisory.
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