U.S. government shutdown looms as lawmakers seek last-minute compromise
A partial U.S. government shutdown loomed at midnight on Friday as President Donald Trump’s fellow Republicans in the Senate failed to secure the votes needed for a bill with $5 billion he has demanded for a border wall fiercely opposed by Democrats.
Roberts, liberal justices snub Trump bid to enforce asylum policy
The Supreme Court on Friday dealt a setback to President Donald Trump by refusing to allow his administration to implement new rules prohibiting asylum for people who cross the U.S. border illegally, with conservative Chief Justice John Roberts joining…
U.S. plan to keep asylum seekers in Mexico sows confusion
Mexican and U.S. officials charged with carrying out a radical new change in U.S. immigration policy to process asylum seekers in Mexico say they have not been informed about how the plan will work in practice .
Trump says Senate unlikely to approve wall funds; shutdown looms
U.S. President Donald Trump conceded on Friday there was a good chance the Senate would not approve his demand for $5 billion toward funding his border wall project and that there probably would be a government shutdown beginning at midnight.
Mexico says it won’t deport refugees as it seeks details on U.S. plan
Mexico’s government said on Friday it wanted more details from the United States on its plan to send migrants to Mexico while their asylum claims are processed, and vowed not to deport people seeking refuge.
Senate starts vote on whether to take up House-passed funding bill
The U.S. Senate began a procedural vote on Friday on whether to take up a government funding bill passed by the House of Representatives, which included more than $5 billion for a wall along the southern border and was supported by President Donald Tru…
Republican U.S. senators: Talks under way on government funding compromise
Republican U.S. Senators said on Friday negotiations were under way to see if a compromise could be reached on a government funding bill that the Senate would pass, as the Senate awaited the completion of a vote on whether to take up a House-approved m…
Fiancé of missing Colorado woman arrested for her murder
The fiancé of a 29-year-old Colorado woman who vanished nearly a month ago from a small mountain town was arrested on Friday on murder charges in her disappearance, though investigators have yet to locate the young mother’s body, police said.
U.S. Justice Ginsburg, 85, has malignant nodules removed from lung
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Friday underwent surgery in New York to remove two cancerous nodules in her left lung, the latest serious health issue experienced by the 85-year-old liberal jurist, a court spokeswoman said.
U.S. Justice Ginsburg recovering after nodules removed from lung
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has had two cancerous nodules removed from her left lung, the latest health issue experienced by the 85-year-old liberal jurist, a court spokeswoman said on Friday.
