Canada wants U.S. cooperation in turning back asylum seekers
TORONTO (Reuters) – Canada wants to change a bilateral agreement to allow it to turn back thousands of asylum seekers walking across the border but the United States is not cooperating, according to a Canadian official with knowledge of the discussions…
Trump’s nominee to head immigration enforcement agency to retire
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s nominee to head the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is retiring, the Department of Homeland Security said on Monday, days after Democrats had questioned why the agency still did not have a …
U.S. House may vote on Dodd-Frank reform bill in May: McCarthy
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (Reuters) – The U.S. House of Representatives could vote in May on a bill easing bank rules adopted after the 2007-2009 global financial crisis, a leading Republican lawmaker said on Monday.
Trump says nixing Iran nuclear deal would not hurt North Korea talks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that pulling out of the Iran nuclear deal would not have a negative impact on his upcoming nuclear talks with North Korea, and he said he would be open to negotiating a new nuclear accor…
Exclusive: Democrats lose ground with millennials – Reuters/Ipsos poll
MANCHESTER, N.H. (Reuters) – Enthusiasm for the Democratic Party is waning among millennials as its candidates head into the crucial midterm congressional elections, according to the Reuters/Ipsos national opinion poll.
Ex-New York Assembly Speaker Silver faces second corruption trial
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Former New York State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver went on trial on federal corruption charges for the second time on Monday, seven months after an appeals court threw out his earlier conviction and a 12-year prison sentence.
U.S. concerned by ‘destabilizing and malign activities’ of Iran: Pompeo
TEL AVIV (Reuters) – The United States is deeply concerned by Iran’s “destabilizing and malign activities”, new Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said after meeting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday.
U.S. Secretary of State Pompeo stresses need for Gulf unity against Iran
RIYADH (Reuters) – New U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo stressed the need for unity among Gulf allies during a brief visit to Riyadh on Sunday as Washington aims to muster support for new sanctions against Iran.
Trump threatens government shutdown in September if no funding for wall
WASHINGTON, Michigan (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday threatened to shut down the federal government in September if Congress did not provide more funding to build a wall on the border with Mexico.
Trump threatens govt. shutdown in September if no funding for wall
WASHINGTON, Michigan (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald on Saturday threatened to shut down the federal government in September if Congress did not provide more funding to build a wall on the border with Mexico.
