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US judge declines to halt Trump's Minnesota immigration agent surge
(This Jan 31 story has been repeated with no changes to the text) By Jack Queen Jan 31 (Reuters) - A Minnesota federal judge on Saturday declined to order a halt to President Donald Trump's immigratio...
Jan 31, 2026
Explainer-What does a law protecting abortion clinics have to do with Don Lemon?
By Daniel Wiessner Jan 30 (Reuters) - Journalist Don Lemon has been arrested for his involvement in a protest at a Minnesota church and charged by U.S. prosecutors with violating an obscure 1994 law t...
Jan 30, 2026
US Senator Graham secures votes on Jan 6 probe, sanctuary cities after blocking government funding deal
By David Morgan and Richard Cowan WASHINGTON, Jan 30 (Reuters) - U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham temporarily held up a bipartisan deal to avert a lengthy government shutdown on Friday as he sought to give...
Jan 30, 2026
New York governor proposes bill to ban local law enforcement from being deputized by ICE
By Jasper Ward Jan 30 (Reuters) - New York Governor Kathy Hochul on Friday introduced a bill aimed at banning local law enforcement from being deputized by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to ...
Jan 30, 2026
Trump calls rate questions on Fed nominee Warsh inappropriate, confident on cuts
WASHINGTON, Jan 30 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Friday it would be inappropriate to ask Kevin Warsh, his nominee to be the next chair of the Federal Reserve, whether he would cut interes...
Jan 30, 2026
Republican senator's threat to block Fed chief nominee escalates battle with Trump
By Bo Erickson, Andrea Shalal and Richard Cowan WASHINGTON, Jan 30 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's pick of Kevin Warsh to lead the Federal Reserve is running into opposition from within his own p...
Jan 30, 2026
Commerce Secretary Lutnick planned lunch on Epstein's island, new release shows
By Brad Heath, Julia Harte and Andrew Goudsward WASHINGTON, Jan 30 (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department on Friday published millions of new files related to the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epste...
Jan 30, 2026
US government starts likely brief shutdown as House fails to approve deal
By Richard Cowan, David Morgan and Nolan D. McCaskill WASHINGTON, Jan 31 (Reuters) - The U.S. government entered what is expected to be a brief shutdown on Saturday after Congress failed to approve a ...
Jan 30, 2026
Trump taps ex-Fed insider Warsh to lead world's top central bank
By Ann Saphir and Steve Holland WASHINGTON, Jan 30 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Friday chose former Federal Reserve Governor Kevin Warsh to head the U.S. central bank when Jerome Powell's lea...
Jan 30, 2026
Factbox-Trump reshapes US historical and cultural institutions
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, Jan 30 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump has targeted U.S. cultural and historical institutions - from museums to monuments to national parks - to remove what he calls "...
Jan 30, 2026
