White House lays out its priorities for prison reform legislation
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House on Tuesday urged lawmakers to craft legislation that would help former prisoners by expanding access to prison work programs and focusing on measures that have been proven to help reduce recidivism, an administrat…
Delta is sued by Port Authority over 2015 skid at New York’s LaGuardia Airport
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Delta Air Lines Inc was sued on Tuesday by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey for damage caused when a jet skidded off a runway at New York’s LaGuardia Airport during a March 5, 2015, snowstorm.
U.S. judge rejects lawsuit seeking to stop Trump border wall
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – A U.S. judge on Tuesday sided with President Donald Trump’s administration and rejected an attempt by the state of California and environmental groups to stop the government from building a wall on the U.S. border with Mexico….
Republicans in Congress reject new gun limits
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican leaders of the U.S. Congress said on Tuesday that they would not raise the minimum age for gun buyers, in a sign that one of President Donald Trump’s proposals likely will not get far on Capitol Hill after a deadly Fl…
Trump son-in-law Kushner loses access to coveted intelligence briefing: sources
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, has lost access to the most valued U.S. intelligence report, the President’s Daily Brief, as the White House moves to impose greater discipline on access to secrets, two U….
Anti-Semitic incidents rose 57 percent in U.S. last year: group
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The number of anti-Semitic incidents in the United States surged by 57 percent last year, according to a tally by the Anti-Defamation League, an increase the advocacy group’s chief executive blamed in part on President Donald Trump…
Supreme Court curbs rights of immigrants awaiting deportation
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday curbed the ability of immigrants held in long-term detention during deportation proceedings to argue for their release in a ruling in sync with President Donald Trump’s get-tough approach toward …
U.S. judge halts California plan to require glyphosate warnings
CHICAGO (Reuters) – A federal judge has temporarily blocked California’s plans to require cancer warnings on products containing the popular weed killer glyphosate, in a win for manufacturer Monsanto Co.
Kushner Cos in talks to buy partner’s stake in debt-laden Manhattan tower
(Reuters) – Kushner Cos, the real estate company once headed by President Donald Trump’s son-in-law, is in talks to buy the stake it doesn’t already own in its flagship New York City property from Vornado Realty Trust , a company spokeswoman confirmed.
U.S. to file ‘statement of interest’ in lawsuits against opioid makers, distributors
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States will file a “statement of interest” in an action involving hundreds of lawsuits against drug manufacturers and distributors, U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions said on Tuesday.
