States sue Trump administration over separation of immigrant families
(Reuters) – The Trump administration was sued on Tuesday by 17 U.S. states and the District of Columbia, which are seeking to stop what they called its “cruel and unlawful” policy of forcibly separating immigrant families who enter the country from Mex…
U.S. top court blocks California law on anti-abortion centers
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday blocked a California law requiring clinics that counsel women against abortion to notify clients of the availability of abortions paid for by the state, finding that it violated the free speech r…
U.S. Congress divided on immigration crisis, Trump seeks wall funding
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Republican-controlled U.S. Congress, riddled by infighting, looked unlikely to act decisively this week on the immigration crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border, providing few answers on what comes next for separated parents and c…
Ex-State Street executive convicted in U.S. of hidden fee fraud
BOSTON (Reuters) – A former State Street Corp executive was convicted on Tuesday of participating in a scheme to defraud several of the bank’s customers by charging them secret commissions on billions of dollars of trades.
Control of U.S. Congress in play in votes in seven states
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A bitter New York matchup between a convicted felon seeking to reclaim his congressional seat from a former prosecutor is among dozens of races in seven U.S. states on Tuesday, as voters pick candidates for November elections to de…
Notre Dame students sue school, White House over birth control policy
(Reuters) – Students at the University of Notre Dame on Tuesday sued the Indiana school and the Trump administration over a move this year to drop coverage for some forms of birth control from the university’s health insurance plan, citing religious ob…
U.S. urges judge not to require reuniting of immigrant families
(Reuters) – The U.S. government urged a federal judge on Tuesday not to require that it stop separating and quickly reunite migrant families after they illegally cross the U.S.-Mexico border, saying President Donald Trump’s executive order last week “l…
Protesters disrupt immigration agents with encampments across U.S.
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Small groups of protesters in cities across the United States are camping outside offices used by federal immigration agents, seeking to disrupt deportations in response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s tough stance on illegal immi…
Divided by infighting, U.S. Congress struggles on immigration
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Republican-controlled U.S. Congress, riddled by factional infighting, looks unlikely to act decisively this week on the immigration crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border, providing few answers on what comes next for separated pare…
Glass ceiling for female federal investigators: U.S. watchdog report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Women are not getting hired or promoted at the same rate as men in the U.S. Justice Department’s top law enforcement arms, leaving many female employees feeling they face routine gender discrimination in the workplace, the depart…
