U.S. gives farmers more time to apply for aid due to government shutdown
The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Tuesday extended the deadline for farmers hurt by trade wars to apply for aid payments as the partial shutdown of the federal government drags on.
A growing number of Americans blame Trump for shutdown: Reuters-Ipsos poll
A growing proportion of Americans blame President Donald Trump for a partial government shutdown that will cut off paychecks to federal workers this week, though Republicans mostly support his refusal to approve a budget without taxpayer dollars for th…
Senior Republican congressman opposes using U.S. defense funds for border wall
The top Republican on the U.S. House of Representatives Armed Services Committee said on Tuesday he was against using military funds for building a wall President Donald Trump wants to construct on the U.S.-Mexico border.
Trump not planning to invoke emergency powers in Tuesday speech: Washington Post
President Donald Trump does not plan to invoke emergency powers over what he calls a crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border during a televised speech later on Tuesday, the Washington Post reported, citing an unnamed senior White House official.
New York City launches $100 million universal health insurance program
New York City has launched a $100 million health insurance program to cover 600,000 uninsured residents, including those unable to afford coverage and those living in the United States illegally, Mayor Bill de Blasio said on Tuesday.
Trump to highlight border ‘crisis,’ seek wall support in televised address
President Donald Trump will make his case to Americans on Tuesday that a wall is urgently needed to resolve what he calls a crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border, trying to make good on a campaign promise in a dispute that has sparked an 18-day partial gove…
Oil executive arrested for throwing Chihuahuas off balcony
An oil trading executive was arrested on suspicion of throwing two Chihuahua dogs off a second floor balcony, a police report showed.
Russian lawyer at Trump Tower meeting charged in unrelated case
A Russian lawyer who attended a June 2016 meeting at Trump Tower under scrutiny in the U.S. special counsel’s probe of Russian election meddling was charged in an unrelated case that U.S. prosecutors said showed evidence of her ties to the Kremlin.
U.S. top court’s Kavanaugh issues first opinion in arbitration case
The U.S. Supreme Court’s newest member, Brett Kavanaugh, issued his first written opinion on Tuesday as the justices in a unanimous ruling bolstered companies’ ability to use arbitration to resolve disputes with customers or other businesses.
U.S. top court’s Ginsburg misses oral arguments again
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s first absence from the bench extended into a second day on Tuesday as the 85-year-old jurist continued her recovery from lung cancer surgery at home.
