U.S. House seeks documents from firms that run immigrant detention centers
Lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives said on Thursday they have sent letters seeking documents and information from three companies responsible for detaining illegal immigrants arrested by U.S. border agents.
Democrat Buttigieg unveils plan to fight racism in America
Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg, the mayor of South Bend, Indiana – whose campaign has been dogged by accusations of systemic racism in his city as he struggles to gain support from African-American voters – on Thursday announced a pla…
Trump to announce action over census citizenship question: source
U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday will announce an executive action over his administration’s effort to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census despite ongoing court challenges, a source told Reuters.
U.S. wants ‘El Chapo’ in prison for life, after he hears from murder plot victim
U.S. prosecutors said they want the Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman to spend the rest of his life – plus 30 years – in prison, after he hears from a victim who survived one of his murder plots.
White House kills rebate rule aimed at lowering drug prices
The Trump administration has withdrawn a rule that it had said would lower drug prices by ending the system of prescription drug after-market discounts called rebates that drugmakers pay to pharmacy benefit managers.
Tropical storm brewing off U.S. Gulf Coast, likely to hit Louisiana as hurricane
A storm churning in the Gulf of Mexico and aimed at water-logged New Orleans was expected to make landfall as the first Atlantic hurricane of the 2019 season by late Friday or early Saturday, forecasters said.
Tropical storm brewing off Gulf Coast, likely to hit Louisiana as hurricane
A storm churning in the Gulf of Mexico and aimed at water-logged New Orleans was expected to make landfall as the first Atlantic hurricane of the 2019 season by late Friday or early Saturday, forecasters said.
White House kills rule aimed at ending Medicare drug rebates
The Trump administration has withdrawn a rule aimed at eliminating pharmaceutical drug rebates from its Medicare health plans, sending shares of Cigna Corp, the largest U.S. pharmacy benefit manager, up 9 percent in pre-market Thursday trading.
Storm likely to churn into hurricane, looms on U.S. Gulf coast
A storm churning in the Gulf of Mexico and aimed at water-logged New Orleans is likely to make landfall as the first Atlantic hurricane of the 2019 season by late Friday or early Saturday, forecasters said.
Trump to hold news conference on 2020 Census, citizenship question
U.S. President Donald Trump will hold a news conference on Thursday to discuss his administration’s effort to add a citizenship question to the 2020 Census, which had been blocked in the courts amid challenges from some U.S. states and civil rights gro…
