By Jasper Ward WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he has selected Sean Curran to serve as director of the U.S. Secret Service. Curran was part of Trump’s security details during an attempted assassination in Butler, Pennsylvania, last July. “He proved his fearless courage when he risked his own life to help …
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By Tom Hals (Reuters) – An immigration group sued on Wednesday to block President Donald Trump’s move to expand fast-track deportations under his pledge to remove millions of people who are in the country illegally. People facing fast-track deportations do not have access to an attorney and are unable to present evidence against their removal …
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By Idrees Ali and Phil Stewart WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. military will send 1,500 additional active-duty troops to the border with Mexico, the White House said on Wednesday, just two days after President Donald Trump signed an executive order on immigration. The additional troops include 500 Marines, as well as Army helicopter crews and intelligence …
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By Andrew Goudsward WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A federal judge who has overseen scores of criminal cases related to the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol condemned President Donald Trump’s sweeping pardons on Wednesday, saying they reflect a “revisionist myth” about the riot. Washington-based U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell, in dismissing charges against two …
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By Richard Cowan and Gabriella Borter WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Congress on Wednesday delivered Republican President Donald Trump legislation requiring the detention of immigrants living in the U.S. illegally who are accused of theft, with a significant number of Democrats voting in favor. The Republican-majority House of Representatives, by a vote of 263-156, passed …
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(Reuters) – The White House on Wednesday summarized U.S. President Donald Trump’s sweeping crackdown this week at the U.S.-Mexico border. Trump took office on Monday and issued a raft of executive orders that aim to clamp down on illegal immigration and advance his goal of deporting millions of immigrants who are in the U.S. illegally. …
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(Reuters) – A teenage boy on Wednesday opened fire inside a Tennessee high school, killing one student and wounding another before taking his own life, police said. Nashville police said in a statement on social media that a 17-year-old male student fired multiple shots using a pistol inside the cafeteria at Antioch High School. A …
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By Leah Douglas (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s pick to run the Agriculture Department, Brooke Rollins, led an organization that opposed ethanol mandates and farm subsidies, major programs she could influence if confirmed, according to a Reuters review of the group’s policy statements. That background may put Rollins at odds with farm state lawmakers at …
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By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) – Five elderly African elephants at a Colorado zoo will stay there, after the state’s highest court said the animals have no legal right to demand their release because they are not human. Tuesday’s 6-0 decision by Colorado’s Supreme Court means Jambo, Kimba, LouLou, Lucky and Missy will remain at the …
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By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) -Former New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez on Wednesday lost a bid for a new trial, after arguing his recent corruption conviction should be thrown out because jurors were allowed to review improper evidence during deliberations. U.S. District Judge Sidney Stein’s decision paves the way for Menendez’s sentencing next Wednesday. …
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