‘Outsourcing’ asylum: U.S. sends Guatemala first Honduran migrant in new plan
The first foreign asylum-seeker arrived in Guatemala on Thursday from El Paso, Texas, under a U.S. agreement that establishes it as a safe third country to process people fleeing persecution in their homelands.
U.S. judge stalls Trump administration’s bid to resume federal executions
A U.S. judge has halted the scheduled executions of four inmates on federal death row, temporarily stalling an effort by President Donald Trump’s administration to resume federal executions next month after a 16-year hiatus.
Trump vows U.S. Navy will not oust commando who posed with corpse from SEALs
U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday blasted the U.S. Navy’s handling of a Navy SEAL whose rank he recently restored following a court martial, saying he would not allow the service to remove his SEAL status.
U.S. sends Guatemala first Honduran migrant under asylum deal
The first Honduran asylum-seeker arrived in Guatemala on Thursday from El Paso, Texas, under a controversial U.S. agreement that establishes Guatemala as a safe third country to process people fleeing persecution in their homelands.
‘No pressure on Ukraine’: Reaction to Trump impeachment hearing
A former U.S. national security official warned lawmakers at an impeachment hearing on Thursday not to promote the “fictional” narrative that Ukraine interfered in the 2016 U.S. elections – a theory favored by President Donald Trump and his Republican …
Trump ex-Russia adviser Hill tells U.S. lawmakers to stop promoting ‘falsehoods’
President Donald Trump’s former Russia adviser Fiona Hill urged lawmakers in the House of Representatives impeachment inquiry on Thursday not to promote “politically driven falsehoods” that cast doubt on Russia’s interference in the 2016 U.S. election….
Pelosi says evidence is clear: Trump used office for personal gain
U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Thursday there was clear evidence President Donald Trump had used his office for personal gain and undermined national security, but that no final impeachment decision had been made as House Democrats continued t…
Justice Department watchdog to release report on Russia probe Dec 9
The U.S. Justice Department’s internal watchdog said he expects to be able to release on Dec. 9 a long-awaited report on the origins of investigations into alleged Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election.
McDonald’s employees in Chicago sue over workplace violence
McDonald’s Corp employees on Thursday sued the fast food giant and several of its franchisees in Chicago over a store redesign that staffers say has made it easier for angry customers to leap over the counter and attack them.
U.S. federal judge halts Trump administration’s bid to resume executions
A U.S. federal judge has ordered a temporary halt to the scheduled executions next month of four inmates, saying that President Donald Trump’s administration lacked legal authorization to use its intended lethal-injection drug.
