President Trump is set to visit the U.S- Mexico border on Thursday.
Trump “will travel to the Southern border on Thursday to meet with those on the front lines of the national security and humanitarian crisis,” according to a statement.
Although no trip details are available yet, Trump had said that he would travel to Texas in January for the groundbreaking of a new 115-mile portion of border barrier that he announced had been contracted on Dec. 25.
Trump tweeted that he will address the nation on Tuesday night on the humanitarian and national security crisis on our border.”
Ginsburg Missing Supreme Court Arguments for First Time
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is missing oral arguments for the first time today as she stayed home to recuperate from lung cancer surgery.A court spokesperson told us that Ginsburg will be working from home and will take part in the two cases by reviewing briefs and the transcripts of the oral arguments.
The 85-year-old justice is the oldest of the court’s nine justices and has never missed an oral argument due to illness in more than 25 years on the bench.
Last month, Ginsburg had surgery to remove two malignant growths in her left lung. She was released from a New York hospital on Christmas day.
Major Wall Street Players Plan New Exchange To Challenge NYSE, Nasdaq
In a joint venture, nine financial institutions including Morgan Stanley, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, and Charles Schwab, are launching a new low-cost stock exchange called the Members Exchange, that will compete with the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq.The Members Exchange, or MEMX, comes after years of complaints from brokers and traders over what they see as excessive fees charged by U.S. stock exchanges for data on stock trades.
MEMX aimed at taking matters into their own hands, plans to offer a simple trading model, and will represent the interests of its founders’ collective client base.
Saudi Girl Leaves Airport Under UNHCR Protection
An 18-year-old Saudi woman stopped in Bangkok as she was trying to travel to Australia for asylum to escape alleged abuse by her family. On Monday, she left her airport hotel room for temporary admission into Thailand.Video from Thai police showed Rahaf Mohammed Alqunun outside the airport on Monday evening surrounded by police and some media.
The head of Thailand’s immigration police said Alqunun was allowed to temporarily enter Thailand under the protection of the UN refugee agency, which was expected to take at least five to seven days to evaluate her case and claims for asylum status.
Where she would stay in the Thai capital was not announced.
