After decline, U.S. military’s Mexico border mission to grow again
The Pentagon is planning to send thousands more troops back to the U.S. border with Mexico, acting U.S. Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan said on Tuesday, as Democrats in Congress questioned the merits of a mission that had declined in size.
White House to seek big domestic spending cuts; budget will be late
The White House will propose significant non-defense spending cuts in its 2020 budget proposal, officials said on Tuesday, but it will miss the Monday, Feb. 4 deadline for submitting its plan to U.S. Congress, where the new Democratic majority in the H…
Democrats do not plan to consider ‘Dreamers’ issue in U.S. border fund talks: Hoyer
The No. 2 Democrat in the U.S. House of Representatives said on Tuesday he did not expect a pathway to citizenship for “Dreamer” immigrants to be on the table as lawmakers try to negotiate a compromise on border security to keep federal agencies open b…
Treasury’s Malpass a finalist on Trump’s World Bank list: Bloomberg
David Malpass, the U.S. Treasury’s top diplomat, is a finalist to be President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the World Bank, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday.
Congress holds first hearings on insulin, high drug prices
Powerful committees in the U.S. Congress held hearings on Tuesday on insulin affordability and high prescription drug prices, an issue both chambers have said is a top priority for the year.
Democrats still push Trump on Rusal sanctions deal
U.S. congressional Democrats said on Tuesday they are not satisfied with the Trump administration’s decision to ease sanctions on companies linked to Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska, demanding briefings and planning legislation.
U.S. sends first Central American asylum seeker to Mexico under new policy
The United States sent the first Central American asylum seeker back to Mexico through a crossing at the border city of Tijuana on Tuesday as part of a hardened immigration policy, an official at Mexico’s national migration institute said.
Democrats do not plan to consider DACA in U.S. border fund talks: Hoyer
A top Democrat in the U.S. House of Representatives said on Tuesday he did not expect a pathway to citizenship for “Dreamer” immigrants to be on the table as lawmakers try to negotiate a compromise on border security to keep federal agencies open beyon…
White House not to meet budget proposal timetable after shutdown: source
The White House will not meet next week’s deadline for submitting its 2020 budget proposal to the U.S. Congress in the wake of the government’s 35-day partial government shutdown, a senior White House budget official said Tuesday.
U.S. spy chiefs break with Trump on many threats to the U.S.
China and Russia pose the biggest risks to the United States, and are more aligned than they have been in decades as they target the 2020 presidential election and American institutions to expand their global reach, U.S. intelligence officials told sen…
