U.S. rights group in dark about government compliance with immigration order
The U.S. rights group that won a court order to force officials to reunite parents who had been separated from their children at the U.S.-Mexico border said on Wednesday it was still unclear if the government had fully met the first deadline.
Manafort loses bid to stay in ‘VIP’ jail, could face evidence from 1980s
U.S. President Donald Trump’s former campaign manager Paul Manafort may face evidence at trial about alleged wrongdoing in the 1980s and lost a bid to stay at a jail where he said he was being treated like a “VIP,” court papers on Wednesday showed.
Democrats refocus fight against Trump’s Supreme Court nominee on healthcare
Democrats on Wednesday were reorienting their uphill push to block U.S. Senate confirmation of President Donald Trump’s nominee to the Supreme Court, moving healthcare to the center of their strategy and putting less emphasis on abortion rights.
EPA’s acting head vows to carry out Trump’s regulation cuts
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s acting chief said on Wednesday he would push to cut regulations on industry and speed up decisions on permits, echoing the policies of former head Scott Pruitt who stepped down last week.
U.S. seeks to reunite more young immigrants as new deadline looms
A day after dozens of parents were reunited with children who had been separated at the U.S.-Mexico border by immigration officials, the U.S. government faces a looming deadline to match another roughly 2,000 children with parents.
Acting U.S. EPA head pledges to carry out Trump’s regulation relief
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s acting chief said on Wednesday he would carry out the Trump administration’s push to cut regulations on industry, while also seeking to improve air and water quality, echoing the policies of former head Scott …
Trump’s broadside against Germany at NATO finds some support at home
They might not have agreed with the U.S. president calling Germany a “captive” of Russia, but some Republican lawmakers on Wednesday said they believe Donald Trump is right to shame one of America’s most important allies into spending more on defense.
Ex-Trump aide Manafort says he has ‘VIP’ treatment in jail: taped calls
U.S. President Donald Trump’s former campaign manager Paul Manafort has been able to review evidence and is being treated like a “VIP” in jail, prosecutors said on Wednesday, arguing against Manafort’s efforts to postpone his trial on fraud charges.
U.S. Senate backs non-binding tariff measure, minor snub of Trump
The U.S. Senate made a minor effort to push back against President Donald Trump’s trade policies on Wednesday by backing a non-binding motion to give Congress a role in his decisions to impose tariffs for national security reasons.
Acting U.S. EPA chief says he will carry out Trump’s mission
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s acting chief Andrew Wheeler said on Wednesday he would carry out President Donald Trump’s mission to provide regulatory relief to industry and protect the air and water.
