Mexican migrants removed from border camp after family separation threat
Mexican authorities on Tuesday removed almost 100 Mexican migrants seeking asylum in the United States from a camp in downtown Ciudad Juarez, across the border from El Paso, Texas, according to a Reuters witness, after state police threatened to separa…
Alaska volcano’s sustained eruption grounds flights, prompts safety alert
An Alaska volcano shot an ash cloud about 5 miles (8 km) into the sky on Tuesday, prompting flight delays and cancellations and raining volcanic particles onto at least one nearby community, officials said.
Americans increasingly critical of Trump’s record on Iran, most expect war: Reuters/Ipsos poll
The American public is increasingly critical of President Donald Trump’s handling of Iran after he ordered the U.S. military to kill a powerful Iranian military commander, and a majority of U.S. adults now expect the countries to be at war in the near …
California congressman convicted in corruption case to resign next week
U.S. Representative Duncan Hunter, a leading California Republican who pleaded guilty last month to a federal corruption charge of conspiracy to misuse campaign funds, announced on Tuesday that he would resign from office effective Jan. 13.
California congressman convicted in corruption case to resign next week
(This Jan. 7 story corrects paragraph 3 time element to March, not next month)
Defying critics, Ivanka Trump draws applause at tech show
U.S. presidential adviser Ivanka Trump on Tuesday touted government-industry collaboration to create jobs, drawing applause at a tech show that contrasted with the criticism she faced beforehand for her lack of tech experience.
Trump, Bloomberg plan campaign ads during Super Bowl
U.S. President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential contender Michael Bloomberg each are planning to air a 60-second television commercial during this year’s Super Bowl broadcast, a prime example of their ability to devote vast resources to reach m…
Biden, Sanders flex foreign policy muscles in 2020 U.S. Democratic race after Iran strike
U.S. Democratic presidential front-runners Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders have seized on the killing of an Iranian military commander to tout their own leadership as the best antidote to what they call the reckless actions of President Donald Trump.
Senate Republicans close ranks on rules for Trump impeachment trial
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Tuesday he had enough support from his fellow Republicans to set the rules for President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial, dealing a blow to Democrats’ efforts to call new witnesses against the president.
U.S. delays ban on licenses for bomb-grade uranium exports for two years
The U.S. Energy Department has waived a ban on licenses for the export of weapons-grade uranium for making medical isotopes, which critics said raises proliferation risks and undermines companies that are converting to safer materials.
