Senator asks Interior chief to shield parts of Alaska from offshore drilling
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Alaska’s Republican senator said on Thursday she will ask Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke to remove certain sensitive offshore areas of Alaska from his proposed strategy to increase oil and gas drilling in federal waters.
U.S. senator from Hawaii says states should not send missile alerts
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Senator Brian Schatz of Hawaii said on Thursday that state and local governments should be prohibited from sending missile alerts like the errant warning that stirred hysteria across his state earlier this month.
Trump rolls out plan for path to citizenship for 1.8 million ‘Dreamers’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump is ready to sign on to a plan that would open a path to citizenship for as many as 1.8 million “Dreamers,” young immigrants brought illegally to the country as children, senior White House officials sa…
Illinois judge denies transgender student unrestricted locker room access
CHICAGO (Reuters) – An Illinois judge on Thursday denied a Chicago-area transgender student’s demand to use the girls’ locker room at a local high school without being restricted to a private changing area inside the locker room.
Trump plan to offer citizenship to 1.8 million illegal immigrants: senior officials
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump is ready to sign on to a plan that would open a path to citizenship for as many as 1.8 million “Dreamers,” who were brought illegally to the United States as children, senior White House officials said…
Medicaid work rules face tough legal challenges, experts say
(Reuters) – A lawsuit challenging the U.S. federal government’s approval of work requirements for Medicaid recipients in Kentucky could rein in the power of the Trump administration to reshape the health insurance program for the poor, legal experts sa…
California Gov. Brown jabs at Trump in final state of state address
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) – California Governor Jerry Brown on Thursday delivered his 16th and final State of the State address, jabbing at U.S. President Donald Trump while noting his own success rebuilding the budget, boosting education and fighti…
Oprah says she’s not running for president but fans are undeterred
(Reuters) – Media mogul Oprah Winfrey apparently ended her brief flirtation with a run for the U.S. presidency in 2020, telling InStyle magazine in an interview published on Thursday that she was not interested.
U.S. senator from Hawaii: States should not send missile alerts
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Senator Brian Schatz of Hawaii said on Thursday that state and local governments should be prevented from sending missile alerts like the errant one that roiled his state this month.
Fourth USA Gymnastics board member resigns after abuse scandal
(Reuters) – A fourth USA Gymnastics board member has resigned amid increasing public pressure after disgraced long-time team doctor Larry Nassar was sentenced to up to 175 years in prison for abusing young female gymnasts.
