Ex-Trump campaign manager Manafort to appeal jailing order
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Lawyers for Paul Manafort, Donald Trump’s former presidential campaign manager, said on Monday they plan to appeal a judge’s decision to jail Manafort while he awaits a criminal trial in Washington this fall.
Injured South Carolina candidate to return to campaign in July: officials
(Reuters) – South Carolina congressional candidate Katie Arrington expects to recover from injuries suffered in a car crash on Friday that killed one and plans to return to the campaign trail in two weeks, government and hospital officials said on Mond…
Trump urges turning away immigrants, Congress struggles
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump reiterated frustration at laws granting due process to illegal immigrants on Monday and said people should be turned away at the border, as expectations faded for a speedy fix in the U.S. Congress to the bo…
ACLU urges injunction against separating immigrant families
(Reuters) – The American Civil Liberties Union on Monday urged a federal judge to issue a preliminary injunction to block the Trump administration from routinely separating unauthorized immigrant parents from their children.
Supreme court sidesteps North Carolina dispute over Republican election maps
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court threw out a lower court’s ruling that Republicans lawmakers in North Carolina drew congressional district boundaries to ensure lopsided electoral victories for their party against rival Democrats.
Supreme court largely backs Texas Republicans over electoral maps
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday handed a victory to Texas Republicans by reviving electoral districts drawn by the state legislature that had been thrown out by a lower court for diluting the influence of black and Hispanic vote…
Supreme Court ruling backs Republican congressional maps in North Carolina
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Dealing a setback to Democrats on Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court threw out a lower court’s ruling that Republicans lawmakers in North Carolina drew congressional district boundaries to ensure lopsided victories for their own part…
Republican lawmaker sees House immigration bill failing: Fox News
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Conservative Republican Representative Mark Meadows said on Monday he expects an immigration bill to be offered in the House of Representatives on Tuesday will fail, but that it will be followed by legislation aimed at keeping im…
U.S. prosecutors cancel meeting with Stormy Daniels: lawyer
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A meeting between adult film actress Stormy Daniels and federal prosecutors in New York investigating President Donald Trump’s longtime personal attorney Michael Cohen scheduled for Monday has been canceled, a lawyer representing…
Pentagon eyes temporary camps for immigrants at two bases
EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska (Reuters) – The U.S. military is preparing to build temporary camps at two military bases to house immigrants, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said on Sunday, in the latest sign of a growing U.S. military support role for Pr…
