U.S. still aiming for deal with Mexico on asylum seekers -border chief
The Trump administration is seeking to strike a “cooperative agreement” with Mexico to help stem the tide of migrants looking to enter the United States to claim asylum, the top U.S. border control official said on Monday.
U.S. reports border detentions down in August as Mexico cooperates
About 64,000 people were detained or turned back at the southwest border in August, down 22% from July and down 56% from a high mark in May, U.S. border officials said on Monday, citing greater cooperation from Mexico in cracking down on Central Americ…
U.S. should side with Hong Kong protesters, says ex-Pentagon chief Mattis
Former U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said on Monday anti-government protests in Hong Kong were “not an internal” Chinese matter and that the United States should offer at least moral support to the demonstrators.
‘Volfefe’: a volatility index for the Trump era
Traders know that when President Donald Trump tweets he can rock financial markets, often in unpredictable ways, but analysts at JP Morgan have now quantified the impact of his tweets, at least on the U.S. interest rates market.
Trump border official says frustrated by judge ruling blocking asylum ban
A top U.S. border official said he was frustrated by a federal judge’s ruling on Monday that dealt a setback to a Trump administration rule that sought to block almost all asylum applications at the border.
Judge restores nationwide block on Trump administration’s asylum ban
A federal judge in California on Monday dealt a setback to a new Trump administration rule that sought to block almost all asylum applications at the border, ruling that an injunction against the rule should apply nationwide.
House committees launch probe of Trump, Giuliani and Ukraine
Three U.S. House of Representatives committees said on Monday they had begun “a wide-ranging investigation” into reports that President Donald Trump, his lawyer Rudy Giuliani and possibly others pressured Ukraine’s government to assist Trump’s re-elect…
With eye on 2020, Trump touts Republican in North Carolina special election
U.S. President Donald Trump is going all-out to try to keep a North Carolina district in the Republican column in a special congressional election on Tuesday that may serve as a bellwether for his own fortunes in 2020.
U.S. House committees launch probe of Trump, Giuliani and Ukraine
Three U.S. House of Representatives committees said on Monday they had begun “a wide-ranging investigation” into reports that President Donald Trump, his lawyer Rudy Giuliani and others pressured Ukraine’s government to assist Trump’s re-election campa…
U.S. House panel calls on former top Trump aide Flynn to testify on September 25
The U.S. House Intelligence Committee has sent a letter to Michael Flynn, a former national security adviser to President Donald Trump, demanding he testify before the panel on Sept. 25, a committee aide said on Monday.
