By Tom Hals WILMINGTON, Delaware (Reuters) -Harvard University asked a federal judge on Monday to issue a summary judgment ruling to unfreeze $2.5 billion in funding blocked by President Donald Trump’s administration, which Harvard said was illegal. Harvard’s filing in the U.S. District Court in Boston said that it had received 957 orders since April …
By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) -A federal judge on Monday said the administration of President Donald Trump likely broke the law by stripping 50,000 transportation security officers of the ability to unionize and bargain over their working conditions. U.S. District Judge Marsha Pechman in Seattle, Washington, blocked the U.S. Department of Homeland Security from canceling a …
Trump administration must bargain with TSA officers’ union, for now, says US judge Read More »
By Nate Raymond BOSTON (Reuters) -The head of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement defended on Monday his agency’s decision to arrest a Massachusetts high school student on his way to volleyball practice, saying “he’s in this country illegally and we’re not going to walk away from anybody.” Todd Lyons, the acting director of ICE, made …
Top US immigration officials defend arrest of Massachusetts high school student Read More »
By David Shepardson (Reuters) -The U.S. government will make available $5.4 billion in grant funding for building, replacing or repairing bridges across the country under a 2021 infrastructure law, but is striking diversity requirements, the U.S. Department of Transportation said on Monday. USDOT said it was removing climate change, environmental justice and diversity, equity and …
USDOT offering $5.4 billion for bridge funding, but strikes diversity requirements Read More »
By John Kruzel WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Donald Trump’s administration asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday to halt a judicial order blocking mass job cuts and the restructuring of agencies, part of the Republican president’s campaign to downsize and reshape the federal government. The Justice Department’s request came after San Francisco-based U.S. District Judge Susan Illston …
Trump asks US Supreme Court to allow mass federal layoffs Read More »
By David Shepardson (Reuters) -The Federal Aviation Administration said it plans to boost the number of flights at Newark Liberty International Airport next week after a runway reopened on Monday nearly two weeks ahead of schedule. Acting FAA Administrator Chris Rocheleau said at a press conference at the airport that the runway is already being …
Flights at Newark airport likely to be boosted next week, FAA says Read More »
By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump’s signature tax break on tips promises relatively few upsides for low-income Americans, who face a net loss of income under his massive tax and spending bill in Congress, analysts say. The new tax break is one of several aimed at helping working-class Americans who are a …
Analysis-Trump tax bill poses limited benefits, higher costs for lower-income Americans Read More »
By Andrew Chung (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court declined on Monday to hear a challenge to the legality of state restrictions on assault-style rifles and large-capacity ammunition magazines, passing up for now cases that offered the justices a chance to further expand gun rights. The justices turned away two appeals after lower courts upheld a …
US Supreme Court won’t review assault weapon, high-capacity magazine bans Read More »
By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) -Jay Clayton, the U.S. Attorney in Manhattan, said on Monday he had chosen former terrorism prosecutor Sean Buckley to serve as his deputy. Clayton, a former chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, is Republican President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the U.S. Attorney’s office for the Southern District …
Manhattan US Attorney picks former terrorism prosecutor as deputy Read More »
By Jasper Ward, Kristina Cooke and Mark Makela BOULDER, Colorado (Reuters) -Eight people were injured on Sunday when a 45-year-old man yelled “Free Palestine” and threw incendiary devices into a crowd in Boulder, Colorado where a demonstration to remember the Israeli hostages who remain in Gaza was taking place, authorities said. Four women and four …
Man attacks Colorado crowd with firebombs, 8 people injured Read More »
