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Trump can slash Education Department’s civil rights staff, court rules

By Nate Raymond (Reuters) -A federal appeals court on Monday allowed the U.S. Department of Education to proceed with plans to lay off civil rights staff as it paused an injunction that the Trump administration said should have been removed after a U.S. Supreme Court ...
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Mamdani seen holding lead over Cuomo in New York City mayoral race, analysts say

By Maria Tsvetkova NEW YORK (Reuters) -The decision by New York City Mayor Eric Adams to suspend his sputtering reelection bid is unlikely to slow the upstart candidacy of democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani, political analysts said on Monday. Mamdani, a 33-year-old Uganda-born state assembly member, has polled well ...
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Former Trump adviser John Bolton says his memoir did not contain classified material

By Nate Raymond (Reuters) -John Bolton, who became a vocal critic of Donald Trump after serving as his national security adviser, on Monday said he was confident he did not publish any classified information in his 2020 book as the U.S. Department of Justice weighs ...
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Illinois governor says Trump administration has requested troop deployment as tensions rise in Chicago

By Heather Schlitz and Emily Schmall CHICAGO (Reuters) -With growing scenes of conflict involving federal immigration agents in Chicago and its suburbs, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker said on Monday that the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump had asked the Pentagon to send 100 troops ...
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Trump administration seeks to make Harvard ineligible for federal funding

By Nate Raymond BOSTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration expanded its campaign against Harvard University on Monday as the Department of Health and Human Services said it would start a process that could lead to the school becoming ineligible for federal funding. HHS’ Office for ...
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US senators reintroduce bill to reform H-1B, L-1 visa rules as Trump fee fuels scrutiny

(Reuters) -The top Republican and Democrat on the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee on Monday reintroduced legislation to tighten rules on the H-1B and L-1 worker visa programs, targeting what they called loopholes and abuse by major employers. Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, a Republican from Iowa, ...
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Trump unveils sweeping peace plan for Gaza that he says Israel accepts

(WASHINGTON) -- President Donald Trump on Monday fast-tracked his administration's efforts to secure peace in Gaza, rolling out a detailed vision for a U.S.-backed ceasefire that the White House says will bring the war to an immediate end.He said Israel has accepted the proposal ...
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US Senate Democrats weighing short stopgap funding bill as alternative to government shutdown

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Senate Democrats are discussing a range of alternatives to a government shutdown that could begin at midnight Tuesday, including a seven-to-10-day funding bill along with other possible measures that could run concurrently, according to two Senate Democratic sources. The sources, who asked ...
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Top US Senate Republican says lawmakers will vote Tuesday on bill to avert government shutdown

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Top U.S. Senate Republican John Thune told reporters on Monday that lawmakers in his chamber will vote on Tuesday on a bill meant to avert a government shutdown. The Senate on September 19 rejected a House-passed funding bill. (Reporting by David Morgan; Editing by ...
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Trump to hold high-stakes meeting with Democrats as government shutdown looms

(WASHINGTON) -- Top congressional leaders are heading to the White House Monday afternoon to meet with President Donald Trump in a last-ditch effort to avert a government shutdown -- but as a stalemate persists just one day from the deadline, a shutdown seems nearly ...
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US government shutdown to furlough 41% of health agency workers

By Ahmed Aboulenein WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services plans to furlough 41% of its workforce if Congress fails to prevent a looming government shutdown, suspending critical functions including public health messaging, contractor oversight, and medical research. Of the department’s 79,717 employees, ...
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Trump administration scraps Biden gun export restrictions

By Mike Stone WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday rescinded Biden-era restrictions on civilian firearms exports, eliminating rules against sales to 36 countries deemed high-risk for the weapons being diverted to criminals and terrorists. The Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and ...
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