In the span of a weekend, President Trump's travel ban sent the country into crisis. There is confusion. Nerves are raw. There is passion on both sides of the issue, and as provisions and court orders and changes to the executive order fly from every direction, it's time to step back and look at some numbers that put the ban in context.
In the stretch run of the 2016 campaign, columnist and CNN contributor Salena Zito identified a fault line in the tumultuous relationship between the news media and Trump supporters. The press, she wrote, had taken then-candidate Donald Trump "literally, but not seriously," while his backers regarded his statements "seriously, but not literally."
Tech executives in particular have expressed deep concern about President Trump's ban on travel by citizens of seven Muslim-majority countries. But leaders of companies across the economy are speaking out.
Few issues unite American religious leaders across the spiritual and political spectrum. Condemning President Donald Trump's new executive order on immigration is now one of them.
Major League Baseball has ruled that the St. Louis Cardinals have to hand over their top two draft picks and pay the Houston Astros $2 million after Chris Correa, the team's former director of scouting was found guilty of hacking the rival team's player roster.
A US servicemember died of wounds suffered during a raid in Yemen against al Qaeda -- the first American combat death under President Donald Trump, US Central Command announced Sunday.
From Boston to Baghdad, families are being ripped apart. Some people can't go home to the US, others can't return to their native countries to visit parents and children, and still others are stranded in airports and cities halfway across the world.
