Trump unbudging on due process
WASHINGTON— President Donald Trump on Monday doubled down on his call for undocumented immigrants who enter the United States illegally to be sent back totheir native countries without any due process before an American judge.
Mr. Trump first made the claim in a Sunday tweet following his Saturday contention during remarks before the Nevada Republican Party that Democrats want to open thesouthern border so the violent MS-13 gang can spread “allover our country.”
Duringre marks Saturday in Las Vegas, the president saidhe intends “to use this issue— and I like the issue for (the) election, too.” In tweets without supporting data, the president said if his preferred process is adopted “illegal immigration will be stopped in its tracks — and at very little, by comparison, cost.”
On Friday, a White House official did not dispute that, but noted the party has other items to tout like the economy and its tax cut bill.
Academy diversifies
LOS ANGELES — The organization that bestows the Oscars is continuing to lean into its promise to make its ranks more diverse by inviting a record 928 new members representing 59 countries to join including actors Tiffany Haddish, Kumail Nanjiani, Gina Rodriguez and “The Rider” filmmaker Chloe Zhao.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences says Monday that that 49 percent of its invitees are female and 38 percent of are people of color. Should all the invitees accept, the new class would boost its overall membership to be 31 percent female and 16 percent persons of color. In 2016, the film academy had just 25 percent of its members female and 8 percent non-white.
Trump all-in for McMaster
WESTCOLUMBIA, S.C.— President Donald Trumpis going all-in for a SouthCarolina governor in a tense runoff election, betting thathis last-minute appearancewill help make the difference.
Mr. Trump was campaigning Monday for Republican Gov. Henry McMaster in West Columbia, returning the favor after Mr. McMaster provided Mr. Trump with an early endorsement in his presidential campaign. Monday’s rally carries some political risk for the president in the fall mid-term elections if Mr. McMaster gets tripped up in Tuesday’s primary.
South Carolina Republican voters are choosing between Mr. McMaster and Greenville businessman John Warren in a runoff for the GOP gubernatorial nomination. Mr. McMaster received the most votes in a June 12 primary but fell short of the 50 percent needed to win the nomination outright, giving Mr. Warren an opening.
Aldrin sues his children
ORLANDO, Fla. — Apollo 11 moonwalker Buzz Aldrin is suing two of his children and a former business manager, accusing them of misusing his credit cards, transferring money from an account and slandering him by saying he has dementia.
Mr. Aldrin’s lawsuit filed earlier this month in a Florida state court came a week after his children, Andrew and Janice, filed a petition claiming their father was suffering from memory loss, delusions, paranoia and confusion. They asked for the court to name them his legal guardians. Court-appointed mental health experts planned to evaluate Mr. Aldrin in Florida this week.
In April, the 88-year-old Mr. Aldrin underwent his own evaluation conducted by a geriatric psychiatrist at UCLA, who said Mr. Aldrin scored “superior to normal” for his age on tests.