By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Some Democratic and Republican lawmakers on Sunday called on Congress to rein in President Donald Trump’s use of military force in Iran and prevent U.S. involvement in a deepening Middle East conflict. With Republican leaders in the Senate and House of Representatives strongly backing the U.S. attacks on key Iranian …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Republican and Democratic members of the U.S. Congress delivered swift reactions to U.S. bombings of Iranian nuclear facilities early on Sunday. The following are statements from key lawmakers: Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Roger Wicker, a Mississippi Republican, applauded the operation but cautioned that the United States now faced “very serious choices ahead.” …
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States is moving B-2 bombers to the Pacific island of Guam, two U.S. officials told Reuters on Saturday, as President Donald Trump weighs whether the United States should take part in Israel’s strikes against Iran. It was unclear whether the bomber deployment is tied to Middle East tensions. The B-2 can …
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By Rory Carroll LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -The Los Angeles Dodgers have committed $1 million toward direct financial assistance for families of immigrants impacted by the surge in detentions and deportations in the region, the team announced on Friday. The Dodgers will partner with the city to get the money to those in “critical need,” with …
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(Refiles to remove repetition of quote in paragraph 24) By Nathan Layne NEW HOPE, Minnesota (Reuters) -Vance Boelter’s disguise wasn’t perfect. The silicone mask was somewhat loose-fitting and his SUV’s license plate simply read “POLICE” in black letters. But it was good enough on a poorly lit suburban street in the dead of night. At …
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By Jonathan Allen and Luc Cohen JENA, Louisiana (Reuters) -Columbia University graduate Mahmoud Khalil walked out of a Louisiana immigrant detention center on Friday, hours after a judge ordered his release, a major victory for rights groups that challenged what they called the Trump administration’s unlawful targeting of a pro-Palestinian activist. “Although justice prevailed,” he …
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By Tim Reid LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Republican Vice President JD Vance on Friday met troops who have been deployed in Los Angeles to quell protests against immigration raids, as he accused Democratic state and city leaders of encouraging immigrants to cross the U.S. border illegally. Vance, who met some of the 700 U.S. Marines and …
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By Nate Raymond and Blake Brittain (Reuters) -A federal judge on Friday prevented the National Science Foundation from sharply cutting research funding provided to universities in the latest legal setback to efforts by U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration to slash government support of research at major academic institutions. U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani in Boston …
By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) -A federal appeals court on Friday blocked Louisiana from enforcing a law requiring the display of the Ten Commandments in all classrooms of the state’s public schools and universities. Calling the law “plainly unconstitutional,” a three-judge panel of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans unanimously upheld a …
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By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) -Retirees cannot sue their former employers for disability discrimination after leaving their jobs, the U.S. Supreme Court decided on Friday in a ruling against a disabled former Florida firefighter that could make it harder to bring lawsuits seeking to restore lost retiree benefits. The ruling upheld a lower court’s decision to …
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