Constituents have been confronting legislators over everything from the GOP’s plan to repeal and replace Obamacare to the Trump White House. Here’s a look at particularly rowdy events this week.
Nation & World
After comments on pedophilia, Breitbart editor Milo Yiannopoulos resigns
One day after he lost both a book deal and a prominent speaking gig, Yiannopoulos said he was stepping down as technology editor for the website formerly run by President Trump’s chief strategist.
Homeland Security outlines new rules tightening enforcement of immigration law
Two memos, signed by Secretary John Kelly, greatly expand the number of immigrants prioritized for removal. The rules do not affect “Dreamers” — people brought to the U.S. illegally as children.
75 years later, Americans still bear scars of internment order
Two months after Pearl Harbor, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt signed the executive order that paved the way for Japanese-American internment. Decades later, those dark days resonate.
At Florida rally, Trump restates campaign promises
A month into his presidency, President Trump sounded like candidate Trump at a boisterous rally in Melbourne, Fla.
Iraq opens offensive on western Mosul in new push to reclaim ISIS stronghold
Iraqi forces, which have largely cleared ISIS militants from the eastern half of the city, launched operations Sunday to reclaim the rest of Mosul, where commanders expect an even tougher fight.