Democrats plan vote condemning ‘xenophobic’ Trump attacks on minority congresswomen
Democrats in the U.S. Congress moved on Monday to formally condemn President Donald Trump’s attacks on four minority congresswomen as House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said her party would introduce a resolution criticizing his “xenophobic …
Biden cancer group shuts down operations
The Biden Cancer Initiative, a non-profit organization started by former Vice President Joe Biden to support cancer prevention and research, said on Monday it suspended operations last week, two and a half months after Biden and his wife resigned from …
Epstein’s accusers urge U.S. judge to keep him jailed until sex trafficking trial
Two women who say they are victims of sexual misconduct by American financier Jeffrey Epstein on Monday urged a U.S. judge to keep him in jail while he awaits trial on charges of sex trafficking dozens of underage girls.
Trump says weekend deportation raids were ‘very successful’
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that raids over the weekend aimed at immigrants who had been ordered deported were “very successful” even though much of the activity was not visible to the public.
Republican response muted as Democrats accuse Trump of ‘racist’ attacks on congresswomen
Most of U.S. President Donald Trump’s fellow Republicans were silent on Monday as he intensified Twitter attacks on four Democratic congresswomen, prompting other Democrats to accuse Trump of racist rhetoric meant to further divide Americans.
U.S. prosecutors call Epstein a flight risk as his lawyers seek bail on sex charges
A U.S. prosecutor on Monday said Jeffrey Epstein, the American financier charged with sex trafficking underage girls, posed an “extraordinary risk of flight” and danger to the community and must remain in jail until his trial.
Legal battle over U.S. gerrymandering shifts to North Carolina as trial begins
North Carolina’s state legislative districts were unconstitutionally gerrymandered to entrench Republicans in power and must be thrown out, a lawyer for state Democrats and a good-government advocacy group told a panel of judges on Monday.
U.S. prosecutor calls Jeffrey Epstein ‘extraordinary’ flight risk as judge weighs bail
A U.S. prosecutor on Monday said Jeffrey Epstein, the American financier charged with sex trafficking underage girls, poses an “extraordinary risk of flight” and danger to the community and must remain in jail until his trial.
Trump administration sets new rule to make it harder for immigrants to seek asylum
The Trump administration on Monday said it would take steps to make it more difficult for immigrants arriving on the southern border to seek asylum in the United States, putting the onus on them to ask for shelter in other countries.
U.S. judge will probably decide financier Epstein’s bail request on Thursday
A U.S. judge said he will probably decide on Thursday whether Jeffrey Epstein, the American financier charged with sex trafficking underage girls, should remain in jail while awaiting trial or be allowed to live under house arrest at his Manhattan mans…
