Judge says U.S. must reunite migrant families or face penalties
The U.S. government must reunite 63 children under the age of five who were separated by immigration officials after crossing into the United States from Mexico as soon as Tuesday or face penalties, a federal judge said.
No. 2 U.S. House Democrat out of hospital after bout with pneumonia
U.S. Representative Steny Hoyer, the No. 2 Democrat in the House of Representatives, was released from the hospital over the weekend after a bout of pneumonia and plans to return to work on Capitol Hill this week, his spokeswoman said on Tuesday.
Trump high court pick Kavanaugh may face contentious cases soon
President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee may not have to wait too long for controversial cases if he is confirmed to the job, with disputes involving abortion, immigration, gay rights, voting rights and transgender troops possibly heading toward …
McConnell says not worried about Trump withdrawing U.S. from NATO
The top Republican in the U.S. Senate, Mitch McConnell, on Wednesday said he was not worried that President Donald Trump will withdraw the country from NATO, as Trump, who has a history of fiercely criticizing and occasionally scrapping international a…
Trump’s Supreme Court nominee Kavanaugh woos Senate
President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh visited top U.S. Senate Republicans on Capitol Hill on Tuesday, seeking to build support among lawmakers in what promises to be a contentious confirmation battle with Democrats.
U.S. says to meet Tuesday deadline for immigrant families
The U.S. government believes it is in compliance with a court-ordered Tuesday deadline to reunite immigrant children under 5 who were separated from their parents while crossing the U.S.-Mexico border, according to a court filing.
Trump’s Supreme Court nominee Kavanaugh woos U.S. Senate
President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh visited top U.S. Senate Republicans on Capitol Hill on Tuesday, seeking to build support among lawmakers in what promises to be a contentious confirmation battle with Democrats.
Only some migrant families to be reunited in U.S. as deadline arrives
Facing a court-imposed deadline on Tuesday, the U.S. government has said it expects to have reunited 54 young children and parents separated by immigration officials after crossing into the United States from Mexico.
Former Trump aide Flynn eager to get to sentencing, lawyer says
Michael Flynn, President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser who pleaded guilty in a case related to the Russian election collusion investigation, is eager to move to the sentencing phase and put his legal ordeal behind him, Flynn’s lawyer …
Top U.S. Senate Democrat vows to fight Trump’s Supreme Court pick
The top U.S. Senate Democrat on Tuesday vowed an all-out fight against President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee as Judge Brett Kavanaugh headed to Capitol Hill seeking support, with Democrats aiming to seize on the confirmation battle ahead of th…