U.S. says it has begun sending Brazilian migrants to Mexico to await U.S. court hearings
The United States has begun sending Brazilian migrants crossing the border from Mexico back there to await their U.S. court hearings, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said on Wednesday.
At trial, U.S. says Avenatti’s greed fueled Nike extortion; defense says tenacity is no crime
Michael Avenatti was bent on a big payday when he demanded millions of dollars for himself from Nike Inc, a federal prosecutor told jurors on Wednesday in his opening argument at the extortion trial of the celebrity lawyer and prominent critic of U.S. …
‘The real question’: Quotes from Day 8 of Trump’s Senate impeachment trial
President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial entered a new phase on Wednesday as the White House objected to a book written by his former national security adviser, John Bolton, depicting the Republican leader as playing a central role in a pressure cam…
Senior Senate Republican sees ‘momentum’ to end impeachment trial Friday
U.S. Republican Senator John Barrasso, a member of the Senate Republican leadership, told reporters on Wednesday that Republicans seemed to have the “momentum” to move to end the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump by Friday, without calling w…
U.S. House Democrats call for $760 billion in infrastructure spending over five years
U.S. House Democrats on Wednesday unveiled a proposed $760 billion infrastructure spending bill over five years that aims to rebuild sagging roads and bridges and reduce carbon pollution.
White House objects to Bolton book; Trump impeachment trial starts new phase
The White House on Wednesday objected to the publication of a book written by President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser John Bolton that depicts Trump as playing a central role in a pressure campaign on Ukraine, as the Senate impeachmen…
Republican U.S. Senator Gardner says no need for witnesses in Trump impeachment trial: website
U.S. Republican Senator Cory Gardner said on Wednesday he does not support calling witnesses in the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump, the Colorado Politics website reported.
White House tells Bolton his manuscript contains classified material, cannot be published
The White House has informed former national security adviser John Bolton that his book manuscript appeared to contain “significant amounts of classified information” and could not be published in its current form.
Fourteen U.S. states sue EPA for ‘gutting’ chemical plant safety protections
Fourteen U.S. states and Washington D.C. sued the Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday to fight what they called the Trump administration’s effort to gut rules meant to improve safety at chemical plants and reduce the threat of accidents.
White House tells Bolton his manuscript has classified material, cannot be published
The White House has informed former national security adviser John Bolton that his book manuscript appeared to contain “significant amounts of classified information” and could not be published in its current form.
