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Judge blocks Trump administration from cutting $600 million in public health funds

Friday, February 13 by SRN News

By Dietrich Knauth Feb 12 (Reuters) - A federal judge in Chicago temporarily blocked on Thursday the Trump administration from moving ahead with $600 million in cuts to public health grants in four states led by Democrats. U.S. District Judge Manish Shah said that California, Colorado,... Read More.

New Yorkers return Pride flag to Stonewall after Trump administration removed it

Friday, February 13 by SRN News

By Aleksandra Michalska and Roselle Chen NEW YORK, Feb 12 (Reuters) - New York officials on Thursday hoisted a large rainbow Pride flag over the Stonewall National Monument that was removed by the Trump administration earlier in the week. Hundreds of people flocked to New... Read More.

Senior US health official Oz invited Epstein to Valentine’s Day party, documents show

Thursday, February 12 by SRN News

By Ahmed Aboulenein WASHINGTON, Feb 12 (Reuters) - Dr. Mehmet Oz, President Donald Trump's administrator of the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, emailed an invitation to a Valentine's Day party in 2016 to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, U.S. Justice Department documents show. The... Read More.

Trump nomination for senior diplomatic post in doubt over ‘insensitive’ remarks

Thursday, February 12 by SRN News

By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON, Feb 12 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's pick to be assistant secretary of state for international organizations hit a major stumbling block on Thursday when a Republican on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee said he would oppose the appointment. Republican Senator John... Read More.

New York tunnel project expects to receive frozen funding

Thursday, February 12 by SRN News

Feb 12 (Reuters) - The commission overseeing the $16 billion Hudson River Tunnel Project in New York said on Thursday it expects to soon receive $205 million in frozen federal funding after a U.S. appeals court did not undo a lower court order. (Reporting... Read More.

Arizona GOP candidate drops out of primary, narrowing field to two

Thursday, February 12 by SRN News

PHOENIX (AP) - Housing developer Karrin Taylor Robson has suspended her campaign for Arizona governor, saying Thursday she doesn't want a divisive GOP primary that weakens conservative causes. The exit of the President Donald Trump-endorsed candidate and businesswoman narrows the Republican field hoping to advance... Read More.

Analilia Mejia, progressive ally of Bernie Sanders, wins special New Jersey House primary

Thursday, February 12 by SRN News

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - Analilia Mejia, a longtime progressive organizer allied with Sen. Bernie Sanders, has emerged victorious in a crowded Democratic primary in the special election to fill the U.S. House seat formerly held by New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill. The Associated Press... Read More.

Trump cannot end deportation protections for South Sudanese nationals, US judge rules

Thursday, February 12 by SRN News

By Nate Raymond BOSTON, Feb 12 (Reuters) - A federal judge on Thursday blocked U.S. President Donald Trump's administration from ending temporary protections from deportation that had allowed hundreds of South Sudanese nationals to live and work in the United States. U.S. District Judge Patti Saris... Read More.

US senators sharply question Trump officials about Pretti shooting, use of force

Thursday, February 12 by SRN News

By Ted Hesson Feb 12 (Reuters) - The top Republican and Democrat on a U.S. Senate committee played video showing the lead-up to the shooting of U.S. citizen Alex Pretti to Trump immigration officials at a hearing on Thursday, sharply questioning whether the use of... Read More.

US Senate blocks Homeland Security funding, raising likelihood of shutdown

Thursday, February 12 by SRN News

By Richard Cowan, David Morgan and Nolan D. McCaskill WASHINGTON, Feb 12 (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate on Thursday blocked legislation that would fund the Department of Homeland Security past a Friday deadline, as Democrats pressed to rein in the Trump administration's immigration crackdown. The 52-47... Read More.

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