U.S. to resume refugee admissions from 11 ‘high-risk’ countries
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States will resume admissions for refugees from 11 countries identified as presenting a high security risk, but with extra vetting for these mostly Middle Eastern and African nations, senior U.S. officials said on Mond…
U.S. House panel votes to release Republican memo on anti-Trump bias
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The top Democrat on the U.S. House Intelligence Committee said the panel voted along party lines on Monday to release a memo that Republicans say shows anti-Trump bias at the Justice Department.
Trump infrastructure plan details expected in mid-February: source
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump will outline his much-anticipated infrastructure plan in his State of the Union speech on Tuesday, but details will not be unveiled until mid-February, an administration official briefed on the plan sa…
U.S. budget deficit to top $1-trillion in 2019: budget experts
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – As the U.S. Congress limps toward the likely passage next week of another stopgap spending bill to avert a government shutdown, a Washington think tank has estimated the federal budget deficit is on track to blow through $1 trill…
‘Dossier’ firm says U.S. senator’s leaks endanger its employees
(Reuters) – The research firm behind the so-called Trump “dossier” accused U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley on Monday of endangering its employees by ignoring “multiple” requests not to publicly disclose their names.
FBI’s No. 2 official McCabe, blasted by Trump, steps down
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe, criticized by President Donald Trump and other Republicans for alleged bias against him and in favor of his 2016 Democratic opponent, Hillary Clinton, has stepped down, U.S. officials confirmed …
U.S. court: No court-appointed lawyer for boy facing deportation
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Children illegally brought to the United States with their parents have no constitutional right to a court-appointed lawyer to represent them in U.S. immigration proceedings, according to a federal appellate ruling issued on M…
FBI No. 2 official McCabe steps down amid Trump criticism: source
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe, criticized by President Donald Trump for alleged bias against him and in favor of his 2016 Democratic opponent Hillary Clinton, has stepped down as the agency’s No. 2 official, a source familiar…
U.S. to implement security upgrades to refugee program
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – New security upgrades to the U.S. refugee admissions program will help block suspected criminals from entering the United States from “high-risk” countries, the head of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security said on Monday.
Republican U.S. House Appropriations chairman will not seek re-election
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Representative Rodney Frelinghuysen, chairman of the powerful U.S. House of Representatives Appropriations Committee, said on Monday he will retire at end of his current term, adding to a growing list of Republican lawmakers who …
