FBI agent escorted from office after text messages critical of Trump
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – An FBI agent who criticized then-presidential candidate Donald Trump in text messages in 2016 was taken to task by Republicans at a U.S. Congress hearing on Tuesday, while his lawyer said he was recently escorted out of the FBI b…
U.S. congressional Republicans seek legislative fix to family separation crisis
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Congressional Republicans scrambled on Tuesday to craft legislation that would quell an outcry over the Trump administration’s separation of immigrant parents and children at the U.S.-Mexico border, with an opinion poll showing m…
Florida men sentenced to prison for laundering funds from Venezuela
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The owners of a Florida construction equipment exporter were sentenced to prison on Tuesday after they were found guilty of money laundering and illegally transferring more than $100 million from businesses largely in Venezuela to …
U.S. Marines award amphibious vehicle deal to BAE: U.S. official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Marine Corps has awarded BAE Systems PLC a contract for wheeled amphibious combat vehicles (ACV) that transport Marines from ship to shore under hostile conditions, according to a U.S. official and a person familiar with…
NBA player sues Milwaukee police, claiming excessive force
(Reuters) – A National Basketball Association player on Tuesday filed a civil lawsuit in federal court alleging Milwaukee police used excessive force in a January arrest that he claims officers unnecessarily escalated from a simple parking violation.
Hollywood producers speak out against Fox over immigration stance
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Some powerful Hollywood producers and directors have criticized Twenty-First Century Fox Inc over its news commentators’ support for the U.S. immigration crackdown that separates children from their parents, with one award-winni…
EPA chief to face Senate panel in August
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt will testify before the Senate’s environment committee in August, panel chairman Senator John Barrasso said on Tuesday, where he will face questions about spending and ethic…
China’s Jinko to produce solar panels in Florida by fourth quarter despite tariffs
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Chinese manufacturer JinkoSolar Holding Co Ltd expects to start manufacturing solar panels at a new factory in Jacksonville, Florida, by the fourth quarter, and production will not be affected by the latest round of U.S. tariffs on…
U.S. State Department mocked for hosting Facebook family travel event
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department aroused anger and ridicule for hosting a Facebook event on Tuesday that offered tips on traveling with children at a time when the Trump administration is under fire for its policy of separating immigran…
U.S. state, local tax revenue up 5.8 percent in first quarter: Census
CHICAGO (Reuters) – U.S. state and local government tax revenue climbed to $350.2 billion in the first quarter of 2018, a rise of 5.8 percent compared with the same time period in 2017, the U.S. Census Bureau reported on Tuesday.
