Trump administration seeks emergency court order to continue asylum policy
The Trump administration rushed to save its program of sending asylum seekers back to Mexico by filing an emergency motion with a U.S. Court of Appeals, asking it to block an injunction that is set to shut down the policy on Friday afternoon.
U.S. political consultant avoids prison time in case linked to Russia probe
A U.S. judge on Friday sentenced Republican political consultant Samuel Patten to 36 months of probation, 500 hours of community service and a $5,000 fine in a case spun out of U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia probe.
U.S. political consultant avoids jail time in case linked to Russia probe
A U.S. judge on Friday sentenced Republican political consultant Samuel Patten to 36 months of probation, 500 hours of community service and a $5,000 fine in a case spun out of U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia probe.
U.S. political consultant tied to Russia probe sentenced to 36 months of probation
A U.S. judge on Friday sentenced Republican political consultant Samuel Patten to 36 months of probation, 500 hours of community service and a $5,000 fine in a case spun out of U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia probe.
Pompeo defends U.S. sanctions on Venezuela on Latin America visit
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday defended sanctions on Venezuela and said countries in the region would understand that the United States was not the “malign actor” in the socialist-run country’s deepening economic and political crisis.
On Pompeo’s Latin America visit, Venezuela crisis and China trade loom large
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday began a three-day visit to Chile, Paraguay and Peru, a clutch of fast-growing countries in a region where China’s growing presence is a concern for Washington and Venezuela’s crisis has escalated.
SoftBank picking its battles with U.S. national security committee
SoftBank Group Corp has agreed to give up board seats and access to sensitive information, take a more passive role in startups and make other concessions to get government clearance for its technology deals in the United States.
White House’s Kudlow supports Fed’s Powell and Cain nomination
White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow said on Thursday he has confidence in Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell but that President Donald Trump intends to proceed with plans to name a controversial partisan to the U.S. central bank’s board of go…
White House considered releasing detained migrants in sanctuary cities: Washington Post
White House officials have tried to pressure U.S. immigration authorities to release migrants detained at the border into so-called sanctuary cities such as San Francisco to retaliate against President Donald Trump’s political adversaries, the Washingt…
Nomination for top U.S. diplomat for South Asia withdrawn: White House
The White House said on Thursday it had withdrawn a nomination it made to the U.S. Senate to fill the post of America’s top diplomat for South Asia, a position that has remained unfilled since President Donald Trump took office in 2017.
