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By Andrew Goudsward WASHINGTON, Feb 2 (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department has demoted Ed Martin, a senior official tasked with reviewing alleged improper uses of the legal system against President...

WASHINGTON, Feb 2 (Reuters) - U.S. lawmakers in Congress are nearing a resolution aimed ending a partial government shutdown, U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday. Trump told reporters that he h...

By Katharine Jackson and Bhargav Acharya WASHINGTON, Feb 2 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Monday that Republicans should "nationalize" and "take over" voting in at least 15 unspecified pla...

By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, Feb 2 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump has targeted U.S. cultural and historical institutions - from museums to monuments to national parks - to remove what he calls "a...

By Jan Wolfe Feb 2 (Reuters) - A group of civil rights organizations on Monday sued the State Department over its recent pause on the processing of immigrant visas for citizens from 75 countries, argu...

By Daniel Wiessner Feb 2 (Reuters) - A federal judge on Monday blocked a renewed attempt by President Donald Trump's administration to bar members of Congress from making unannounced visits to immigra...

WASHINGTON, Feb 2 (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives takes up legislation on Monday that would lift a partial government shutdown that started over the weekend, with a final vote expected o...

By Daniel Trotta and Greg Bensinger Feb 1 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday he planned to close the John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts for two years for recon...

By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON, Feb 1 (Reuters) - Five-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos and his father have returned to their home in a Minneapolis suburb after being detained by U.S. immigration officers an...

By Bo Erickson WASHINGTON, Feb 1 (Reuters) - A Democratic candidate won a special election for the Texas state senate by a double-digit margin, taking control from Republicans for the first time in de...