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Trump team ramps up attack on Fed’s Powell with criminal indictment threat

By Howard Schneider and Ann Saphir Jan 12 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's administration has ramped up its pressure campaign on the Federal Reserve, threatening to indict Chair Jerome Powell over comments to Congress about a building renovation project, an action Powell called a ...
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Fed’s Powell says Trump administration has threatened him with a criminal indictment

By Howard Schneider and Ann Saphir WASHINGTON, Jan 11 (Reuters) - The Trump administration has threatened to indict Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell over Congressional testimony he gave last summer about a Fed building project, an action Powell called a "pretext" to gain more influence ...
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Minnesota senator: White House ‘attempting to cover up’ Good shooting

(NEW YORK) -- Minnesota Democratic Sen. Tina Smith said Sunday that the Trump administration was "attempting to cover up what happened" in the fatal shooting of Renee Good, a U.S. citizen and mother of three, by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent in ...
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Homeland Security to send hundreds more officers to Minnesota, Noem says

By Julia Harte, Matt Tracy and Curtis Williams Jan 11 (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is sending "hundreds" more officers to Minnesota a day after tens of thousands of people marched through Minneapolis to protest the fatal shooting of a woman by ...
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Tens of thousands protest in Minneapolis over fatal ICE shooting

By Renee Hickman, Nathan Layne and Steve Gorman MINNEAPOLIS, Jan 10 (Reuters) - Tens of thousands marched through Minneapolis on Saturday decrying the shooting death of a woman by a U.S. immigration agent, as civil liberties groups stepped up nationwide protests against President Donald Trump's ...
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Slow-moving prisoner releases in Venezuela enter 3rd day after government announces goodwill effort

SAN FRANCISCO DE YARE, Venezuela (AP) - As Diógenes Angulo was freed Saturday from a Venezuelan prison after a year and five months, he, his mother and his aunt trembled and struggled for words. Nearby, at least a dozen other families hoped for similar ...
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Police arrest 29 people during overnight protests in Minneapolis

MINNEAPOLIS, Jan 10 (Reuters) - Twenty-nine people were arrested overnight as police responded to protests against federal immigration enforcement in Minneapolis, Mayor Jacob Frey said at a press conference on Saturday. Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara said one police officer was injured during the protest ...
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Rioter convicted for carrying Pelosi’s podium seeks Florida county office

BRADENTON, Fla. (AP) - A Florida man who grabbed then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's podium and posed for photographs with it during the U.S. Capitol riot is running for county office. Adam Johnson filed to run as a Republican for an at-large seat on the Manatee ...
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US quits global organisation dedicated to preventing violent extremism

By Olivia Le Poidevin GENEVA, Jan 9 (Reuters) - A global organisation dedicated to preventing violent extremism said on Friday the U.S. had made a mistake in withdrawing its support while the risk of militant attacks surges in the Middle East and Africa's Sahel. The Global ...
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Washington pipe bomb suspect pleads not guilty

By Andrew Goudsward WASHINGTON, Jan 9 (Reuters) - The man accused of planting pipe bombs in Washington the night before the January 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol attack pleaded not guilty on Friday to two explosives-related charges. Brian Cole, 30, is accused of leaving two explosive devices ...
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Washington National Opera latest to leave Kennedy Center after Trump takeover

By Kanishka Singh and Bhargav Acharya WASHINGTON, Jan 9 (Reuters) - The Washington National Opera will leave the Kennedy Center, the two organizations said on Friday, marking the latest departure from the storied Washington arts institution since President Donald Trump and his allies took it ...
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Judge blocks Trump from freezing $10 billion in child, family aid to five US states

By Jonathan Stempel and Blake Brittain NEW YORK, Jan 9 (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Friday temporarily blocked President Donald Trump's administration from freezing access by five Democratic-led states to more than $10 billion of federal funds for childcare and family assistance based on ...
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