President John McCain signed an executive order regarding immigration today. Although the 2010 Arizona law S.B.1070 had been struck down in the Supreme Court, McCain ordered Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to reach out to local law enforcement as allies. "The Supreme Court has ruled that immigration is the province of the federal government, but it did not say that we could not work hand in hand with local law enforcement to tighten our borders," President McCain said.
The war on ISIL continues to chug along. President McCain has yet to make any striking changes from Obama's strategy in the Middle East conflict, other than to increase the troop levels slightly. Iraqi and US forces are currently fighting to retake Mosul. Iran has been hit by strong sanctions from the international community, and President McCain has yet to send in ground troops.
In response to President McCain's initiative to respond to former Secretary Clinton's concerns about using two cell phones, the panel which was assigned to look into the problem made a recommendation: Build a secure cell phone operating system that people actually wanted to use. President McCain has reached out to the tech community to ask what is and is not possible, and has so far gotten warm responses from Apple, Google, Blackberry, and, surprisingly, Facebook. President McCain has asked that each company submit a product quickly which could meet the government's needs.
It may be worthwhile at this point to take a look at President McCain's growing cabinet, and at his yet to be approved Supreme Court nominee.
- Secretary of State Douglas Lute, former ambassador to NATO
- Secretary of the Treasury James Dimon, former CEO of JP Morgan Chase Bank, probably McCain's most controversial cabinet pick.
- Secretary of Defense Robert Schumaker, a retired US Navy Admiral
- Attourney General Herbert Slatery, former Attorney General of Tennessee, who publicly disavowed his former office's actions against trans* people
- Secretary of Energy Jinane Abounadi, a former MIT physicist
- Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Sandy Baruah, a business woman from Detroit who headed the Small Business Association under George W. Bush
- Justice Neil Gorsuch continues to await confirmation to the Supreme Court. Though he is eminently qualified for the job, Democrats in congress continue to threaten filibustering any nominee to the left of Merick Garland.
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