U.S. ends presumed freedom for pregnant immigrants
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration said on Thursday it would no longer presume that many pregnant women detained by immigration authorities should be released from custody, reversing an Obama-era directive.
Judge denies porn star request for quick deposition, trial in Trump lawsuit
(Reuters) – A federal judge on Thursday denied a procedural request from adult film star Stormy Daniels that he order early questioning under oath of U.S. President Donald Trump and a speedy trial in a lawsuit she filed against him.
Pentagon has spoken with Trump about potential border wall funding
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Pentagon said on Thursday that Defense Secretary Jim Mattis had spoken with President Donald Trump about the potential use of military funds for a border wall with Mexico.
Exclusive: Trump advisers urge him to leave biofuel reforms to Congress – sources
NEW YORK (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s advisers have urged him to leave U.S. biofuels policy reform efforts to Congress, after months of work to broker a quick-fix deal between rival corn and oil industries got bogged down in dispute.
Frustrated with Trump, green group goes local with clean energy campaign
(Reuters) – U.S. environmental group the League of Conservation Voters on Thursday launched a $2 million campaign to press this year’s candidates for state and local office to embrace clean energy, citing a lack of leadership on the issue in Washington…
Exclusive: Under Trump, prosecutors fight reprieves for people facing deportation
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The Trump administration has sharply curtailed a once-common practice of granting long-term reprieves to immigrants targeted for deportation, a Reuters analysis of court records shows, adding to an already huge backlog of cases in …
American Samoans sue U.S. seeking birthright citizenship
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Three people born in American Samoa have sued the U.S. government, saying that its failure to grant them birthright citizenship violates the 14th Amendment of the Constitution and renders them “second-class Americans.”
New York Fed chief selection process draws fire from politicians
NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – The selection process for the next Federal Reserve Bank of New York president has drawn the ire of New York City, state and other elected officials amid a report that San Francisco Fed President John Williams is the f…
Trump pushes out Shulkin at VA, nominates Jackson as replacement
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump ousted Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin on Wednesday in response to heavy criticism and nominated his personal physician, Rear Admiral Ronny Jackson, to replace him in the latest turnover among Trum…
U.S. watchdog to probe Republican claims of FBI surveillance abuses
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The internal watchdog at the U.S. Justice Department said on Wednesday he is launching a review into allegations by Republican lawmakers that the FBI made serious missteps when it sought a warrant to monitor a former adviser to P…
