Another U.S. appeals court refuses to revive Trump travel ban
SAN FRANCISCO/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump suffered another legal setback on Monday as a second federal appeals court refused to revive his travel ban on people entering the United States from six Muslim-majority nations in a dispute h…
Montana congressman-elect sentenced to community work for assaulting reporter
BOZEMAN, Mont. (Reuters) – A Montana Republican congressman-elect pleaded guilty on Monday to assaulting a reporter and was ordered to perform community service and receive anger management training.
U.S. appeals court ruling on Trump’s revised travel ban imminent
(Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court is set to rule on Monday on whether to uphold President Donald Trump’s temporary travel ban, a court official from the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco said.
Hawaii urges U.S. Supreme Court not to revive Trump’s travel ban
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The state of Hawaii on Monday urged the U.S. Supreme Court not to grant the Trump administration’s emergency request seeking to revive his plan to temporarily ban travelers from six Muslim-majority nations after it was blocked by…
Trump says he will discuss Islamic State fight in two weeks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that he planned to hold a news conference in two weeks to discuss the U.S.-led coalition’s fight against the Islamic State militant group.
Puerto Rico governor vows statehood push after referendum win
NEW YORK/SAN JUAN (Reuters) – Puerto Rico’s governor on Monday said the island’s vote in favor of becoming a U.S. state, despite low voter turnout and widespread boycotts, was “a fair and open” process that U.S. Congress should act upon.
Trump officials to unveil plan to cut factory rules this week
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Trump administration intends to unveil this week a plan to trim regulations it believes constrain U.S. manufacturing growth, potentially affecting environmental permits, worker safety and labor rules, an administration offici…
Maryland, District of Columbia sue over payments to Trump hotels
(Reuters) – The attorneys general of Maryland and the District of Columbia filed a lawsuit on Monday claiming that government payments to President Donald Trump’s businesses violate the U.S. Constitution.
Attorney General Sessions to talk publicly to U.S. Senate panel
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ public testimony before a Senate panel on Tuesday sets up another potentially dramatic hearing on possible ties between President Donald Trump’s campaign and Russian meddling in the 2016 presi…
Britain, U.S. deny that Trump state visit delayed
LONDON (Reuters) – Prime Minister Theresa May’s office said on Sunday there had been no change to plans for U.S. President Donald Trump’s to come to Britain on a state visit, after the Guardian newspaper reported the trip had been postponed.
