New round of claims against vendors, bondholders on tap in Puerto Rico bankruptcy
Puerto Rico’s federally appointed oversight board will file another round of lawsuits against government vendors and bondholders, Luc Despins, a lawyer representing unsecured creditors in the U.S. commonwealth’s bankruptcy, said on Thursday.
Alabama boycott builds as states retaliate against abortion law
A movement to boycott Alabama over its near-ban on abortion gained momentum Thursday as officials in Maryland and Colorado called for economic retaliation and online flyers urged people not to buy anything in, or from Alabama.
Ex-soldier and WikiLeaks source Manning returned to jail for defying grand jury subpoena
A federal judge found former U.S. soldier and WikiLeaks source Chelsea Manning in contempt of court and ordered her back to jail on Thursday for refusing to testify before a federal grand jury, a law enforcement official and her legal team said.
Judge orders former U.S. soldier and WikiLeaks source Manning back to jail
A U.S. judge on Thursday found former U.S. soldier and WikiLeaks source Chelsea Manning in contempt of court for refusing to testify before a federal grand jury and ordered her back to jail, a law enforcement official said.
In nod to 2020, Trump pitches U.S. immigration overhaul
President Donald Trump on Thursday proposed overhauling the U.S. immigration system to favor young, educated, English-speaking applicants instead of people with family ties to Americans, a plan he will push in his 2020 re-election campaign but has litt…
U.S. Speaker Pelosi opens door to more funds for border migrant crisis
U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday opened the door to President Donald Trump’s proposal for emergency funds to address a migrant surge at the southern U.S. border, saying some money to alleviate the humanitarian crisis could be included in pen…
Trump proposes new U.S. immigration plan favoring skills over family ties
U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday said he wants to overhaul the immigration system to favor young, educated, English-speaking applicants with job offers instead of people with family ties to Americans, a plan with little chance of advancing in Co…
Democrats read Mueller report aloud in U.S. Capitol hearing room
Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday held a marathon reading of the redacted version of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s 448-page assessment of Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election.
U.S. cancels $929 million in California high speed rail funds after appeal rejected
The Trump administration said on Thursday it was formally cancelling $929 million in previously awarded funding for California’s high-speed rail program after rejecting an appeal by the state.
New York Mayor Bill de Blasio becomes 24th Democrat to seek White House
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio entered the crowded 2020 presidential race on Thursday, arguing that his record of progressive accomplishments in the country’s biggest city positioned him as the perfect foil to President Donald Trump.
