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Top State Dept official blasts Democrats in unusually partisan message to staff

By Simon Lewis, Daphne Psaledakis and Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The top U.S. State Department official for management blamed Democrats for the looming government shutdown in an unusually partisan message to staff on Tuesday, according to a copy of the message seen by Reuters. As ...
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US government funding bill falling short of votes to pass in Senate, voting continues

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Democratic bill to keep the U.S. government funded past Tuesday was falling short of the votes needed for passage in the Senate, raising the risk of a shutdown beginning in just hours. Voting continued. (Reporting by Richard Cowan; Editing by Jasper ...
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Trump directs generals to defend US from ‘war from within’

(WASHINGTON) -- President Donald Trump on Tuesday told the military's top generals about his controversial plans to send troops to "dangerous" Democratic cities, arguing, "We're under invasion from within."Trump made clear that the military's job is not only to protect the United States from threats abroad ...
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Trump says Harvard to pay $500 million in deal with administration

By Nandita Bose, Brad Brooks and Nate Raymond WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that his administration had reached a deal with Harvard University after months of negotiations and that the school will pay $500 million. “Linda is finishing up the final details,” ...
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Factbox-How the US government shutdown affects economic data publishing

(Reuters) -The U.S. government on Tuesday appeared to be headed for a large-scale shutdown of federal operations starting on Wednesday – including a suspension of economic data publication – as Republicans and Democrats appeared unlikely to reach an agreement that would extend funding past ...
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US SEC tells staff to prep for shutdown contingencies at midnight

By Chris Prentice and Douglas Gillison NEW YORK (Reuters) -The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Tuesday told employees to prepare for a potential lapse in funding, according to an email seen by Reuters, as the United States headed towards its potential 15th government shutdown ...
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Judge blocks Trump from cutting counterterrorism funds for Democratic-led states

By Dietrich Knauth (Reuters) -A federal judge in Rhode Island on Tuesday temporarily blocked the Trump administration from cutting $233 million in counterterrorism grants funds for Democratic-led states, including New York and Illinois. Eleven states sued the Trump administration on Monday over last-minutes changes to ...
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Factbox-How a US government shutdown would affect USDA data, nutrition programs and operations

By Leah Douglas, P.J. Huffstutter and Julie Ingwersen WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Market-sensitive commodity data reports released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and nutrition programs that feed millions of Americans could be vulnerable to disruption if the federal government shuts down early Wednesday morning. During shutdowns, nonessential ...
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Factbox-US government shutdown: What would stay open, what would close

By Courtney Rozen and Andy Sullivan WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. government services would be disrupted if President Donald Trump and Congress do not agree on a spending bill by midnight on Tuesday. Hundreds of thousands of federal employees deemed to be not essential to protecting people and ...
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Trump-backed targeting of pro-Palestinian campus activists for deportation is unlawful, US judge rules

By Nate Raymond BOSTON (Reuters) -A U.S. judge ruled on Tuesday that President Donald Trump’s administration had acted unconstitutionally by adopting a policy of revoking visas, arresting, detaining and deporting foreign students and faculty engaged in pro-Palestinian advocacy. U.S. District Judge William Young in Boston sided ...
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US removes senior officials over Biden-era airline passenger watchlist

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Trump administration said Tuesday it is removing five senior officials on suspicion of targeting former president Joe Biden’s political opponents with a now-abolished aviation security watchlist. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said she was referring the issue to the Justice ...
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Federal Communications Commission chair denies targeting broadcast critics

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Federal Communications Commission chair Brendan Carr defended his recent comments pushing Disney and local broadcasters to stop airing “Jimmy Kimmel Live”  Senate Commerce Committee Chair Ted Cruz, a Republican, said earlier Carr’s threats could one day hurt conservative media outlets if employed by ...
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