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UNDATED (AP) — President Donald Trump is blasting a federal district judge in Hawaii for halting what Trump is calling a "watered-down version" of his temporary travel ban. Trump told supporters at a rally in Nashville, Tennessee, tonight that the ruling is "unprecedented judicial overreach" and "makes us look weak." He says he's going to fight the decision and take it all the way to the Supreme Court, if necessary. And he says, "We're going to win."
YPSILANTI, Mich. (AP) — President Donald Trump says his administration will restart a review of federal requirements governing the fuel efficiency of new cars and trucks. He revealed the plan today during a meeting with auto company executives and workers before a speech in Michigan. Trump is also predicting that the U.S. will make thousands and thousands of additional cars.
MADISON, N.J. (AP) — A Supreme Court justice says the U.S. is entering a period when its commitment to religious liberty is being tested. Justice Samuel Alito made his remarks tonight at a speech sponsored by a Catholic organization in New Jersey. Alito quoted his own dissent in the Supreme Court's landmark same-sex marriage case, and cited reactions to other cases he says show a hostility toward those with "traditional moral beliefs."
WACO, Texas (AP) — A former soldier from Texas is being accused of making threats to go on a shooting rampage at Fort Hood. A federal grand jury has indicted Thomas Chestnut. He's jailed pending a March 22 detention hearing. If convicted, he faces up to five years in prison. Court records show Chestnut allegedly called Fort Hood saying he's an ex-soldier wrongly accused of a crime adding that he would shoot soldiers at the post if he didn't receive back pay.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Former Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca has been convicted of obstructing an FBI corruption investigation into his jails and lying to federal authorities. A jury reached the verdicts today. He could face 20 years in prison. The 74-year-old, who's in the early stages of Alzheimer's disease, headed the nation's largest sheriff's department for 15 years before resigning in 2014 as the scandal grew.
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