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Crackdown on immigrant families to start Sunday, Trump says

Editorial Bureau July 13, 2019

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A nationwide wave of arrests of immigrants facing deportation will commence over the weekend, U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday, confirming that the plan, intended to discourage a surge of Central American migrants, was on track after a delay. The operation

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Pence views overcrowded, bad-smelling facility for detained migrants in Texas

Editorial Bureau July 13, 2019

MCALLEN, Tex. (Reuters) – Vice President Mike Pence viewed an overcrowded, foul-smelling facility in Texas on Friday where nearly 400 men are detained after being accused of crossing the U.S. border illegally. Some 384 single men were corralled behind metal fences inside the sweltering facility in McAllen, according to a pool reporter on the scene. […]

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Climate activists find warmer reception at shareholder meetings

Editorial Bureau July 12, 2019

BOSTON (Reuters) – Climate activists found companies more receptive to steps like cutting emissions or buying clean power this year, a new tally of shareholder resolutions shows, a trend proponents said undercuts the case for proxy rule changes sought by business groups. Of the 145 climate-related proposals filed for this year’s springtime annual meeting

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U.S. House panel authorises subpoenas for Kushner, other Trump aides

Editorial Bureau July 12, 2019

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Democratic-led U.S. House Judiciary Committee on Thursday voted to authorise subpoenas for a dozen witnesses including President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and adviser, Jared Kushner. The vote gives panel Chairman Jerrold Nadler discretion on whether to subpoena current and former Trump advisers such as former Attorney General Jeff

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U.S. conference to host victims of religious persecution

Editorial Bureau July 12, 2019

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department said on Thursday it would host a conference in Washington next week to highlight the problem of religious persecution, and has invited victims of recent attacks at a synagogue in San Diego, mosques in New Zealand and an Easter Day bombing in Sri Lanka. U.S. ambassador for religious […]

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Arrests of immigrant families promised by Trump to begin on Sunday, Times says

Editorial Bureau July 12, 2019

NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. authorities on Sunday will begin arresting at least 2,000 immigrant families eligible for deportation in a nationwide series of raids long threatened by President Donald Trump, the New York Times reported, citing former and current officials. Trump forewarned of the planned operation in a June 17 Twitter message, but it […]

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Trump drops census citizenship question, vows to get data from government

Editorial Bureau July 12, 2019

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump retreated on Thursday from adding a contentious question on citizenship to the 2020 census, but insisted he was not giving up his fight to count how many non-citizens are in the country and ordered government agencies to mine their databases. Trump’s plan to add the question to the […]

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Pompeo highlights importance of democracy in Dominican Republic: statement

Editorial Bureau July 12, 2019

SANTO DOMINGO (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo highlighted the importance of democratic institutions in the Dominican Republic with President Danilo Medina, according to a statement released Thursday, ahead of the Caribbean nation’s 2020 election. The Wednesday call between the two politicians comes amid widespread concern over Medina’s

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U.S. Justice Department trying to quash Mueller team testimony

Editorial Bureau July 11, 2019

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department is trying to prevent two former members of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s team from testifying behind closed doors in Congress next week, when Mueller will testify before lawmakers, according to people familiar with the matter. The department is opposing testimony by Aaron Zebley and James Quarles before the

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In blow to Mexican president, finance minister quits over economic ‘extremism’

Editorial Bureau July 11, 2019

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico’s moderate Finance Minister Carlos Urzua resigned on Tuesday with a letter that shocked markets by citing “extremism” in economic policy, before President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador quickly named a well-regarded deputy minister to replace him. In the unusually strongly worded resignation note made public on his