DAY 284: Trump lies about immigration to cover his incompetence with national security

After the terrorist attack in New York, Donald Trump blamed it on Chuck Schummer and the visa lottery. Obviously Trump was trying to pivot from the fact that Trump's incompetence with national security is the real reason for the attack.

The terrorist came into our country through what is called the "Diversity Visa Lottery Program," a Chuck Schumer beauty. I want merit based.

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 1, 2017

But as always, Trump was lying. Schummer was in favor or eliminating the visa lottery. And Senator Jeff Blake made it public:

TRUMP LOSES: Court blocks transgender military ban

A federal court blocked Donald Trump's ban on transgender people in the military.

According to AP:

A federal judge on Monday barred President Donald Trump’s administration from proceeding with plans to exclude transgender people from military service.

U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly ruled that the transgender service members who had sued over Trump’s policy were likely to win their lawsuit. She directed a return to the situation that existed before Trump announced his new policy this summer, saying the administration had provided no solid evidence for why a ban should be implemented.

TRUMP LOSES: Judge blocks his attack on sanctuary cities

A federal judge ruled that the Trump administration can't withold money for public safety ro Chicago and other sancturay cities as a result of their refusal to cooperate with Trump's anti-immigration policies.

According to Reuters, the preliminary injunction will be applied nationwide.

DAY 161: Trump defies Supreme Court on Muslim ban and applies arbitrary guidelines

In a clearly wrong application of the Supreme Court's orders, the Trump administration issued conflicting guidelines on how to enforce the requirement of having "close family" ties to people in the six countries in Donald Trump's Muslim ban.

The guideliness will consider "close family", and thus grant entry, to parents, spouses, children and stepchildren, but not to grandparents nor to aunts, uncles, nephews, nieces, cousins, brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, and fiances.

DAY 56: Second Federal Judge blocks Trump's Muslim ban

Early in the morning today it was revealed that a second Federal Judge blocked Donald Trump's illegal Muslim ban, just hours after a Judge in Hawaii blocked the ban.

According to The New York Times, Maryland Judge Theodore D. Chuang was the second Judge to block the Muslim ban after Hawaii Federal Judge Derrick Watson blocked the Muslim ban. Judge Chuang agreed with nonprofit groups who work with refugees and immigrants and ruled that “the effectuation of the proposed Muslim ban” that Mr. Trump pledged to enact as a presidential candidate.

In other words, Judge Chuang called Trump's executive order for what it is; not a "travel", but a Muslim ban.