(Reuters) -Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass on Tuesday issued a curfew for the city’s downtown following several days of intense protests against ICE raids that saw clashes between demonstrators and law enforcement, widespread vandalism and some looting, particularly during the late night and early morning hours. The curfew will begin at 8 p.m. local time …
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By Tim Reid WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Law enforcement officials in Los Angeles began deploying “less lethal” munitions on Sunday as they clashed with crowds protesting federal immigration raids. “Less lethal” or “less-than-lethal” weapons are designed to cause pain and discomfort, normally to disperse hostile crowds, but have caused serious injury and death in the past. Here …
By Luc Cohen and Nate Raymond (Reuters) -A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday temporarily paused a judge’s ruling holding that hundreds of Venezuelans the Trump administration deported to El Salvador under an 18th century wartime law must be given the chance to challenge their detentions. A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for …
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By Nate Raymond (Reuters) -President Donald Trump has the power to abolish two national monuments in California established by his Democratic predecessor Joe Biden, as well as any others created by past presidents, according to a newly released legal opinion from a key adviser within the U.S. Department of Justice. The May 27 document, which …
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By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Justice Department this week fired two more employees who worked on investigations into President Donald Trump’s retention of classified records and efforts to overturn the 2020 election, according to three people familiar with the matter. Including those two, the Justice Department has fired 17 people who worked …
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By Chris Prentice and Hannah Lang NEW YORK (Reuters) -U.S. senators pressed Brian Quintenz, President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, on Tuesday about potential conflicts of interest and leading an agency where all existing commissioners are poised to exit. Quintenz, a Republican who previously was a commissioner at the …
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By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO (Reuters) -U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s dismissal of an independent panel of experts citing the goal of restoring trust in vaccines could undermine confidence in those available now, putting Americans at risk of preventable infectious diseases, public health experts and others said on Monday. Kennedy, a longtime vaccine skeptic, …
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By Nathan Layne (Reuters) -President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he planned to start “phasing out” the Federal Emergency Management Agency after the hurricane season and that states would receive less federal aid to respond to natural disasters. Trump also said he planned to distribute disaster relief funds directly from the president’s office. “We’re going …
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By Costas Pitas LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Protests in Los Angeles against raids on suspected undocumented immigrants have turned into the strongest domestic backlash against President Donald Trump since he took office in January. Here is how the Democratic-leaning city and state of California vary from Trump’s Republicans and his support in the U.S. heartland. PARTY …
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By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) -An ex-girlfriend of Sean “Diddy” Combs who accuses him of kicking, punching and dragging her testified at his sex trafficking trial on Tuesday that she still loves the hip-hop mogul. “He was my baby,” said the woman, who is testifying under the pseudonym Jane to protect her privacy. Asked …
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