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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has nominated federal appeals Judge Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court. Gorsuch, who is 49, has served on the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver since 2006, after being appointed by President George W. Bush. He once worked at the Supreme Court as a law clerk. His nomination will have to be confirmed by the Senate. Gorsuch would fill the seat left vacant since Justice Antonin Scalia died last year. Republicans refused to consider President Barack Obama's nominee for the seat.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum is expressing concern about the United States' response to the global refugee crisis. The museum cited the consequences to millions of Jews who were unable to flee Nazism. It said in a statement today that in the 1930s and 1940s, the U.S. and many other countries refused to admit Jewish refugees from Nazism. The museum says there are legitimate refugees fleeing Syrian President Bashar Assad's regime and genocidal acts by the Islamic State group.
SAN DIEGO (AP) — A career Border Patrol official who was backed by the agents' union has been named as chief of the agency, less than a week after his predecessor resigned under pressure. U.S. Customs and Border Protection said on Twitter that Ronald Vitiello has been appointed to lead the agency. The appointment comes at a time when President Donald Trump has pledged to erect a wall on the U.S. border with Mexico and add 5,000 agents from the current level of about 20,000.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa will pass up millions in federal dollars in order to remove state funding for Planned Parenthood under a bill approved today by a group of Republican lawmakers. The 8-5 vote in the Senate Judiciary Committee followed hours of stalled debate over the measure. It proposes creating a state-run program that distributes money for family planning services to organizations that don't provide abortions. No family planning dollars are now spent on abortions in Iowa.
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Trayvon Martin's parents say they hope that by telling their story in a new book, they can pay tribute to their son and help others. Martin was the unarmed 17-year-old fatally shot by neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman while walking home from a convenience store. Zimmerman's acquittal sparked national protests and debate about race relations. "Rest in Power" by Sybrina Fulton and Tracy Martin was released today.
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