The Immigration Debate Heats Up While President Trump Meets With Global Leaders in Davos
President Trump is in Switzerland today meeting some of the world's biggest leaders at the World Economic Forum. He is bringing a large contingent of American officials, but one who didn't end up making the trip is White House Chief of Staff John Kelly. The White House says Kelly stayed behind to help work on immigration reform.
Todd Johnson, Managing Editor at The Grio, says he thinks it's a bad sign that Kelly isn't in Davos. Without Kelly, Johnson says there is no one moderating what the president says and does.
Back in Washington, Senator Orrin Hatch (R-UT) is expected to propose new immigration legislation. His bill would expand the number of H1-B visas available for skilled immigrants. President Trump has been a vocal opponent of the H1-B visa program. Johnson says he doesn't see the president getting on board with Senator Hatch's plan without funding for his border wall.
Some U.S. lawmakers are calling on social media platforms X, Facebook and Instagram to explain why they aren't imposing new labels on deceptive AI-generated political advertisements that could fake a candidate's voice or actions.
U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Wednesday proposed raising the legal age that people in England can buy cigarettes by one year, every year until it is eventually illegal for the whole population and smoking will hopefully be phased out among young people.
A man illegally brought a loaded handgun into the Wisconsin Capitol, demanding to see Gov. Tony Evers, and returned at night with an assault rifle after posting bail, police said Thursday.
Michael Whitaker, who was nominated by President Biden to lead the FAA, was grilled by a Senate committee on how he would handle current situations with the agency.
