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Minnesota officials open their own probe of ICE shooting as protests spread

Friday, January 9 by SRN News

By Renee Hickman and Joseph Ax MINNEAPOLIS, Jan 9 (Reuters) - Minnesota authorities on Friday said they were opening their own probe into a U.S. Immigration officer's fatal shooting of a 37-year-old woman in her car, after some state and local officials criticized the federal... Read More.

Trump appears to have posted some jobs data early

Friday, January 9 by SRN News

Jan 9 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump posted a chart on his social media account late Thursday that included job-market data that was not publicly released until Friday morning. The chart, which has been liked nearly 14,000 times by other Truth Social users,... Read More.

Trump administration says it is creating new DOJ division to tackle fraud

Friday, January 9 by SRN News

By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, Jan 8 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's administration said on Thursday it was creating a new division at the U.S. Department of Justice to combat what the White House called "rampant" fraud across the country. Rights advocates and critics have said the... Read More.

Five states sue over Trump freezing $10 billion in childcare, family assistance funds

Friday, January 9 by SRN News

By Nate Raymond Jan 8 (Reuters) - Five Democratic-led states sued U.S. President Donald Trump's administration on Thursday challenging its decision to freeze their access to more than $10 billion in federal childcare and family assistance funds based on what it said were concerns about... Read More.

US Senate to vote on reining in Trump on Venezuela

Thursday, January 8 by SRN News

By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON, Jan 8 (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate is due to consider a resolution on Thursday that would block President Donald Trump from taking further military action against Venezuela without congressional authorization, and backers said the measure could pass in a close... Read More.

Explainer-Can the ICE agent who shot a Minneapolis woman be prosecuted?

Thursday, January 8 by SRN News

By Jack Queen and Tom Hals NEW YORK, Jan 8 (Reuters) - A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent shot and killed a 37-year-old woman in her car in Minneapolis on Wednesday amid President Donald Trump's federal crackdown. Local officials rejected the Trump administration's explanation that... Read More.

Trump faces rare Republican opposition in Congress

Thursday, January 8 by SRN News

By Nolan D. McCaskill WASHINGTON, Jan 8 (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday is expected to overturn two vetoes issued by President Donald Trump in a rare split between the Republican president and his allies in Congress. It is an unusual challenge from... Read More.

ICE fatal shooting of Minnesota woman puts US on edge

Thursday, January 8 by SRN News

By Tim Evans , Tom Hals and Kanishka Singh MINNEAPOLIS, Jan 8 (Reuters) - The fatal shooting of a 37-year-old Minnesota mother by a U.S. immigration agent has put the city of Minneapolis and much of the United States on edge, with the potential of... Read More.

Analysis-Market risk mounts as Supreme Court weighs Trump’s emergency tariff powers

Thursday, January 8 by SRN News

NEW YORK, Jan 8 (Reuters) - A forthcoming U.S. Supreme Court decision on President Donald Trump's use of emergency tariff powers could jolt financial markets, especially if the justices strike down the tariffs. The case, which could come as early as Friday, is set to... Read More.

Trump team to pitch White House ballroom project to oversight body led by one of his aides

Thursday, January 8 by SRN News

By Jeff Mason WASHINGTON, Jan 8 (Reuters) - The White House will make its case on Thursday for a new $400 million ballroom before a commission that oversees federal building construction in Washington and is led by one of President Donald Trump's aides. Trump, a Republican... Read More.

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