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By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Some employees at the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency were put on leave on Tuesday after they signed an open letter of dissent against the agency’s leadership, according to the non-profit group whose website published the letter. The development is likely to fuel concerns that U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration …

FEMA workers put on leave after letter criticizing Trump administration, group says Read More »

By Ted Hesson, Tim Reid and Nicole Jeanine Johnson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Under President Donald Trump, the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency has become the driving force of his sweeping crackdown on migrants, bolstered by record funding and new latitude to conduct raids, but staff are contending with long hours and growing public outrage over the …

Inside ICE, Trump’s migrant crackdown is taking a toll on officers Read More »

By Jason Lange WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Few Americans outside President Donald Trump’s Republican Party support his deployment of National Guard troops to police the streets of Washington, D.C., according to a new Reuters/Ipsos poll. The three-day poll, which concluded on Sunday, found that just 38% of Americans support using troops for law enforcement in the U.S. …

Just 38% of Americans support Trump’s use of troops to police DC,  Reuters/Ipsos poll finds Read More »

By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Pop superstar Taylor Swift and National Football League player Travis Kelce are engaged to be married, the couple announced on social media on Tuesday. In a joint Instagram post, the pair wrote: “Your English teacher and your gym teacher are getting married,” along with photos showing the Kansas City Chiefs …

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce get engaged after two-year romance Read More »

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Transportation Department said Tuesday it will withhold federal funding from California, Washington State, and New Mexico unless they adopt English proficiency requirements for commercial truck drivers. The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump has taken a series of steps to address concerns about foreign truck drivers who do …

US threatens to withhold funding from states over truck driver English proficiency rules Read More »

By Nate Raymond (Reuters) -President Donald Trump’s administration asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday to intervene in its efforts to withhold billions of dollars from foreign aid organizations and lift an injunction that is forcing it to keep making payments. The U.S. Department of Justice in an emergency filing with the 6-3 conservative majority …

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By Raphael Satter WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The governor of Nevada said that state offices have closed, websites are offline and phone lines are patchy following an unspecified “network security incident.” The office of Nevada Governor Joe Lombardo said in a post on X that “some state websites or phone lines may be slow or briefly unavailable …

Nevada state offices close after wide-ranging ‘network security incident’ Read More »

By Nate Raymond and Jan Wolfe (Reuters) -A federal judge on Tuesday threw out an unusual lawsuit the Trump administration filed against every federal judge in Maryland over an order slowing down efforts to swiftly deport people it believes are in the country illegally. The ruling by U.S. District Judge Thomas Cullen, an appointee of …

Trump-appointed judge rebukes DOJ for ‘calamitous’ lawsuit against Maryland judges Read More »

By Tom Polansek and Leah Douglas DECATUR, Illinois (Reuters) -The human case of screwworm reported this week by U.S. health officials is the country’s only one so far this year and poses no risk to the farm sector, a U.S. Department of Agriculture official said on Tuesday. Screwworm, a flesh-eating parasite that eats its hosts …

Human screwworm case poses no risk to agriculture, says USDA official Read More »