Senate faces showdown over immigration and ‘Dreamers’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Trump administration remained insistent on hardline immigration measures on Thursday as the U.S. Senate prepared to vote on various legislative proposals to protect young “Dreamer” immigrants and to tighten border security.
U.S. charges, fines U.S. Bancorp over $500 million for money laundering violations
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. government announced criminal charges against U.S. Bancorp Thursday, alleging the bank willfully failed to have a sufficient anti-money laundering program.
Accused Florida high school gunman faces 17 murder counts
PARKLAND, Fla. (Reuters) – A 19-year-old man who had been expelled from his Florida high school was due in court on Thursday, charged with 17 counts of murder, after authorities say he unleashed one of the deadliest school shootings in U.S. history.
House Speaker Ryan: Florida shooting shouldn’t threaten right to own guns
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Paul Ryan, in a round of interviews with conservative radio shows on Thursday, said the Florida school shooting that killed at least 17 people on Wednesday should not threaten citizens…
Florida community seeks answers after 17 killed in school rampage
PARKLAND, Fla. (Reuters) – A Florida community will join together on Thursday to mourn the 17 victims of a suspected lone gunman as officials seek to discover how the heavily armed teenager managed to mingle with students before one of the deadliest sc…
U.S. Democrats push $1 billion bill for election security
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Congressional Democrats introduced legislation on Wednesday that would provide more than $1 billion to boost cyber security of U.S. voting systems, and Vice President Mike Pence defended the administration’s efforts to protect po…
U.S. Senate showdown over ‘Dreamer’ immigrants seen Thursday
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A bipartisan Senate plan to protect young illegal immigrants from deportation and pour billions of dollars into border security appeared headed toward a Senate showdown on Thursday as wary Democrats signaled that a solution could…
Ex-student arrested after 17 shot dead at Florida high school
PARKLAND, Fla. (Reuters) – A 19-year-old gunman returning to a Florida high school where he had once been expelled opened fire with an assault rifle on Wednesday, killing 17 people and wounding more than a dozen others before he was arrested, authoriti…
‘Serious derelictions’ found in U.S. veteran affairs chief’s Europe trip: report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin improperly accepted tickets to the Wimbledon tennis tournament during a government trip to Europe last summer, and his chief of staff made false statements so the secretary’s wife cou…
Ex-student kills 17 in shooting spree at Florida high school
PARKLAND, Fla. (Reuters) – A 19-year-old gunman returned to a Florida high school where he had once been expelled for disciplinary reasons and opened fire with an assault-style rifle on Wednesday, killing 17 people and injuring more than a dozen others…
