U.S. rescinds Obama plan for some undocumented parents
(Reuters) – U.S. Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly signed a memorandum on Thursday rescinding an Obama-era plan to spare some illegal immigrant parents of children who are lawful permanent residents from being deported, the department said in a st…
Annual U.S. Congress baseball game brings unity after shooting
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Members of the U.S. Congress took the field for their traditional Republicans vs. Democrats baseball game on Thursday, with many wearing hats to honor Representative Steve Scalise, who was critically wounded by a gunman as his Re…
Kansas governor signs school funding bill aimed at adequacy
(Reuters) – Kansas Governor Sam Brownback on Thursday signed into law a school funding bill that will face scrutiny by the state supreme court to determine if it fulfills a mandate for adequacy.
Texas governor approves adoption bill that critics contend discriminates
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – The Texas governor signed a law on Thursday to protect the religious rights of faith-based groups in state child welfare programs, but critics said it could be used to discriminate against LGBT and non-Christian families in ad…
U.S. states could not set self-driving car rules under Republican plan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – California and other states would be barred from setting their own rules governing design and testing of self-driving cars, while federal regulators would be blocked from demanding pre-market approval for autonomous vehicle techn…
U.S. consumer financial watchdog accuses congressional critics of ‘misstatements’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The head of the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau accused congressional critics of relying on “misstatements” to criticize his agency, which was set up under former President Barack Obama to pursue bad behavior by financi…
U.S., China to hold diplomatic, security talks on Wednesday
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States and China will hold their inaugural Diplomatic and Security Dialogue in Washington on Wednesday, the U.S. State Department said on Thursday.
White House scraps some agency paperwork rules in push for efficiency
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House has eliminated nearly 60 requirements for agencies to submit paperwork that it has deemed out of date or unnecessary in a bid to begin making the federal government operate more efficiently, U.S. budget director M…
Opposing Trump, conservative bloc demands reforms to internet spy law
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – An influential conservative bloc of Republican lawmakers on Thursday said it opposed renewal of an internet surveillance law unless major changes were made in how the U.S. government collects and uses American data, reflecting di…
Trump to limit Cuba travel, restrict business deals with military: U.S. officials
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump on Friday will announce a plan to tighten rules on Americans traveling to Cuba and significantly restrict U.S. companies from doing business with Cuban enterprises controlled by the military, senior White H…
