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Donald Trump undoes more of Barack Obama’s work
The US president revokes directive on transgender bathroom use at school, while ‘hostile’ new immigration guidelines make Mexicans angry
Washington — US President Donald Trump continues to roll back his predecessor Barack Obama’s decisions. Transgender rights Trump’s administration revokes landmark guidance to public schools letting transgender students use the bathroom of their choice, reversing a signature initiative of former Democratic president Barack Obama. Iran The US should expect a "strong slap in the face" if it underestimates Iran’s defensive capabilities, a commander of the elite Revolutionary Guards says, as Tehran concludes war games. Immigration Mexico reacts with anger to what one official calls "hostile" new US immigration guidelines as senior Trump administration envoys begin arriving in Mexico City for talks on the volatile issue. The White House has pushed back the release of a new executive order to replace the directive suspending travel to the US by citizens of seven mostly Muslim countries to "sometime next week", a White House official says. Pipeline protest A few dozen demonstrators opposed ...
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