Among the new recommendations: Americans should not gather in groups of more than 10 people, schooling should be at home and discretionary travel and social visits should be avoided.
In his first trip to the site of America’s longest war, Trump arrived at Bagram Air Field and served turkey, thanked troops and sat down with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani.
Trump denied reports that Texas Gov. Greg Abbott or Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy could replace Perry, but said, “They would both be very good.”
He said the percentage will gradually increase “until the Illegal Immigration problem is remedied.”
His proposed shift to a more merit-based immigration system prioritizing high-skilled workers would mark a dramatic departure from the nation’s largely family based approach.
Two U.S. soldiers in a remote area of Texas were confronted by Mexican soldiers who thought the Americans had crossed into Mexico.
“We saw things that you wouldn’t believe,” Trump said after visiting a town where winds tore houses from foundations and uprooted trees.
Congress approved a border security compromise Thursday that ignores most of President Donald Trump’s demands for building a wall with Mexico but would prevent a new government shutdown.
Trump, still seething over that Monday ruling, began his Thanksgiving Day by asserting that the courts should defer to his administration and law enforcement on border security.
Back at the White House on Monday, Trump tweeted that “much was accomplished” in his meetings, but voiced a familiar complaint about America’s allies.
Eager to focus voters on immigration in the lead-up to the midterm elections, President Trump on Monday escalated his threats against a migrant caravan trudging slowly toward the U.S. border.
The president said he had dispatched Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to the region to deal with the situation.
