By Seth Herald and Ted Hesson NEW ORLEANS/WASHINGTON Dec 3 (Reuters) – U.S. immigration officials began an operation in New Orleans to arrest immigrants in the U.S. illegally, federal officials said on Wednesday, making it the latest city to be targeted by President Donald Trump’s crackdown. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security said the operation …
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By Nate Raymond Dec 3 (Reuters) – The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to consider whether state law prohibits local jails from detaining individuals at the request of federal immigration authorities—a decision that could complicate President Donald Trump’s efforts to ramp up deportations in the state. The court, which currently has a 4-3 liberal …
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By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES, Dec 3 (Reuters) – A California doctor was sentenced to 2-1/2 years in prison on Wednesday for illegally supplying “Friends” sitcom star Matthew Perry with ketamine, the powerful sedative that caused the actor’s drug overdose death in 2023. Dr. Salvador Plasencia, 44, who ran an urgent-care clinic outside Los Angeles, …
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By Brad Brooks Dec 3 (Reuters) – California has launched an online portal to allow the public to send videos, photos and other evidence of possible crimes committed by federal immigration agents, joining other states that have launched similar efforts in response to President Donald Trump’s nationwide crackdown on undocumented migrants. U.S. immigration agents, often …
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By Joey Roulette and David Shepardson WASHINGTON, Dec 3 (Reuters) – Billionaire private astronaut Jared Isaacman, President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead NASA, on Wednesday touted his plans to put U.S. astronauts back on the moon before China gets there and sought to portray himself as independent from SpaceX CEO Elon Musk as he faced …
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By Richard Cowan and Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON, Dec 3 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he was granting a “full and unconditional pardon” to Democratic Representative Henry Cuellar of Texas, and his wife Imelda, who were charged with bribery. Last year, Cuellar and his wife were indicted for allegedly accepting close to …
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Dec 3 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump pardoned the co-founder of stadium developer Oak View Group Tim Leiweke, who was charged earlier this year with rigging bids for a Texas arena, according to a document released by the Justice Department. Leiweke has previously denied any wrongdoing. Trump’s executive grant of clemency was dated Dec. …
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON, Dec 3 (Reuters) – A group of Democratic and Republican U.S. senators filed a resolution on Wednesday that would block U.S. military action against Venezuela without congressional approval, after President Donald Trump said a land campaign would begin shortly. U.S. troops have carried out at least 21 strikes on alleged drug …
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Dec 3 (Reuters) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is moving Theresa Michele, longtime director of the office of non-prescription drugs, to a new role, a federal official said on Wednesday. The move comes a day after FDA’s drug evaluation chief, Richard Pazdur, announced his decision to retire, marking another high-profile departure in a …
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By Nolan D. McCaskill WASHINGTON, Dec 3 (Reuters) – Democrats were more bullish on their chances of recapturing control of the U.S. House of Representatives in next year’s midterms, they said on Wednesday, after gaining ground in solidly Republican Tennessee in this week’s off-cycle election. Republican Matt Van Epps defeated Democrat Aftyn Behn in the …
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