U.S. Homeland Security chief: did not hear Trump use vulgarity during meeting
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen, under intense questioning from Democratic senators, said on Tuesday she did not hear President Donald Trump use a vulgarity to describe African countries during an impassioned Wh…
Trump administration to appeal ‘Dreamer’ immigrant ruling
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department on Tuesday said it will ask the Supreme Court to overturn a judge’s ruling last week that blocked President Donald Trump’s move to end a program that protects hundreds of thousands of immigrants brough…
U.S. government shutdown looms amid harsh immigration exchange
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Partisan finger-pointing over immigration policy on Tuesday left the U.S. Congress and the White House stumbling closer to a possible federal government shutdown by the end of the week, although Wall Street held out hopes for a d…
Special counsel subpoenas former Trump aide Bannon: report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s former chief strategist Steve Bannon has been subpoenaed by Special Counsel Robert Mueller to testify before a grand jury in a probe of alleged ties between Russia and Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign, …
Senate to vote to renew NSA’s internet surveillance program
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate on Tuesday planned to vote to advance a bill to renew the National Security Agency’s warrantless internet surveillance program, as privacy advocates made a final push to derail the measure.
Trump says he wants more immigrants from ‘everywhere’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump, asked whether he wanted more immigrants from Norway, said on Tuesday that he wanted the United States to draw immigrants from nations around the world.
Trump on Twitter (Jan 16): Border Security, immigration, fake news
The following statements were posted to the verified Twitter accounts of U.S. President Donald Trump, @realDonaldTrump and @POTUS.
Security official says did not hear Trump say ‘shithole’ in immigration meeting
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen said on Tuesday that she did not hear President Donald Trump use the word “shithole” during a meeting about immigration last week at the White House.
Ex-Trump adviser Bannon subpoenaed in special counsel Russia probe
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Steve Bannon, a former top adviser to U.S. President Donald Trump, has been subpoenaed to testify before a grand jury as part of a special counsel’s probe into alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. presidential election, the …
U.S. judge delays setting trial date for Trump ex-aide Manafort
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A federal judge on Tuesday delayed setting a trial date for President Donald Trump’s former campaign manager Paul Manafort, who faces charges stemming from a special counsel’s probe of allegations of Russian interference in the U…
