Clock running out for Congress to avert government shutdown
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Racing against a midnight deadline, the U.S. Congress will try on Friday to send President Donald Trump legislation to keep the government operating and avoid federal agency shutdowns that would otherwise begin on Saturday.
Trump appointee quits after CNN unearths anti-Muslim rants
(Reuters) – A U.S. official appointed by President Donald Trump has resigned after CNN posted excerpts of him making racist and Islamophobic comments on a radio show he used to host, the news network reported.
Trump to address U.S. anti-abortion march, cementing U-turn on issue
(Reuters) – Donald Trump will become the third sitting U.S. president to address anti-abortion activists at the annual March for Life on Friday, highlighting his shift in recent years from a supporter of women’s access to abortion to a powerful opponen…
Thaw on the way in southern United States
ATLANTA (Reuters) – Commuters in the southern United States will wake up to more frigid temperatures and slick roads Friday, but a thaw is expected by the weekend, forecasters say.
Trump administration appeals against ‘Dreamer’ immigrant ruling to top court
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department asked the Supreme Court on Thursday to quickly overturn a lower court ruling that blocked President Donald Trump’s move to end a program that protects hundreds of thousands of immigrants brought to the…
House passes short-term spending bill, Senate fight erupts
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Legislation to stave off an imminent federal government shutdown encountered obstacles in the U.S. Senate late on Thursday, despite the passage of a month-long funding bill by the House of Representatives hours earlier.
Trump administration appeals ‘Dreamer’ immigrant ruling to top court
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department said on Thursday it had asked the Supreme Court to overturn a lower court ruling last week that blocked President Donald Trump’s move to end a program that protects hundreds of thousands of immigrants …
Starving California children taunted with pie, beaten by parents: prosecutor
RIVERSIDE, Calif. (Reuters) – The 13 children imprisoned for years by their parents in their squalid California home were beaten, shackled, starved and even taunted with food that they were forbidden to eat, a prosecutor said on Thursday.
House passes short-term spending bill; sends to Senate
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Legislation to avoid a U.S. government shutdown at midnight on Friday advanced in Congress, as the House of Representatives on Thursday night approved an extension of federal funds through Feb. 16, although the bill faced uncerta…
Supreme Court blocks redrawing of North Carolina congressional maps
(Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday blocked a lower court’s order for North Carolina to rework its congressional map because Republicans violated the Constitution by drawing electoral districts intended to maximize their party’s chances of w…
