Trump says immigration bill cannot include ‘chain migration’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said so-called “chain migration,” a term often used to refer to citizens or permanent residents sponsoring relatives or the clustering of certain immigrants in the same areas, cannot be inclu…
Trump taps top Sessions attorney to lead civil division: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump is nominating U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ top aide to serve as Assistant Attorney General for the Department of Justice’s Civil Division, the White House said in a statement on Friday.
Trump says travel ban should be ‘larger, tougher and more specific’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday pushed back against efforts to rein in his administration’s ban on people entering the United States from six Muslim-majority countries that also limits refugees, saying the controversial ban…
Senator Warren introduces Equifax bill, launches industry probe
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren said on Friday she has begun an investigation into Equifax’s massive data breach and, along with 11 other Democratic senators, introduced a bill to give consumers the ability to freeze their credit …
California lawmakers take anti-Trump stance as session ends
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) – California lawmakers voted to become a sanctuary state, tussled over hot-button environmental issues and urged other states to refuse to cooperate with President Donald Trump’s Election Integrity Commission as their legis…
Pastors stand firm as Trump’s U.S. evangelical base weakens
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – As President Donald Trump bowed his head in the Oval Office earlier this month, Texas Southern Baptist Pastor Robert Jeffress and other U.S. religious leaders laid their hands on Trump’s back and prayed for Hurricane Harvey’s vic…
Republican unity on U.S. tax overhaul shows sign of fraying
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican efforts to unite the White House, Senate and House of Representatives behind a single tax reform plan appeared to be unraveling on Thursday, when one of the “Big Six” negotiators said the group would not dictate tax po…
Trump to pitch ‘America First’ agenda in U.N. debut, press on North Korea
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump will take his “America First” message to the United Nations next week and seek support for tough measures against North Korea despite his skepticism about the value of international groups like the 193-memb…
Trump says immigration deal with Democrats close, without border wall
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump said on Thursday he was close to a deal with Democratic congressional leaders on protections for illegal immigrants brought to the United States as children, astounding fellow Republicans again while alarmi…
Trump says violence by anti-fascists proves him right on Charlottesville
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump on Thursday stood by his belief that both sides were to blame for violence in Charlottesville, Virginia, between white supremacists and counterprotesters last month.
