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In split decision, court clears Trump to restart CFPB mass firings

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A divided federal appeals court on Friday found that U.S. President Donald Trump should be able to resume mass firings at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, ruling that a lower court had lacked jurisdiction in temporarily blocking this, court records showed. However, the ...
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Trump administration to review state laws that harm economy, Justice Department says

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Trump administration on Friday said it was working to identify laws in U.S. states that “significantly and adversely affect the national economy or interstate economic activity,” according to a statement from the U.S. Department of Justice. The DOJ will conduct the effort ...
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How Trump’s desire for a Nobel Peace Prize looms over Putin summit

(WASHINGTON) -- President Donald Trump's highly anticipated one-on-one summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin marks his latest effort at securing a peace deal over Ukraine, a priority in his second term.The meeting comes after a string of deals and agreements the White House said Trump has ...
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Washington D.C. attorney general sues to stop federal takeover of police department

By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Washington, D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb filed a lawsuit on Friday challenging U.S. President Donald Trump’s attempt to take control of the district’s police department, in a move likely to escalate the tensions between the city’s leadership and the ...
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Trump and Putin’s changing relationship to take center stage in Alaska

(WASHINGTON) -- In his first term, President Donald Trump met with Russia's Vladimir Putin six times but one moment stood out.It happened in Helsinki, Finland, in 2018 when Trump, standing next to him, suggested he believed Putin's denial that Russia interfered in the 2016 election over ...
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Trial shows fragility of limits on US military’s domestic role

By Tom Hals, Jack Queen and Dietrich Knauth (Reuters) -A trial in California challenging the legality of President Donald Trump’s use of U.S. troops in Los Angeles has highlighted vulnerabilities in American laws and traditions against deploying the military to carry out domestic police work.  San ...
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Analysis-Trump could soon challenge Congress with rare funding cancellation

By Bo Erickson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Trump administration’s tug-of-war with Congress this year over spending delays of approved federal money could intensify as soon as this week, as the White House weighs a rare maneuver to permanently withhold some federal funding. The tactic — called a pocket ...
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Trump nominates ex-clerk to Kavanaugh, Scalia to become appellate judge

By Nate Raymond (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that he is nominating a federal prosecutor who testified in 2018 in support of her former boss Brett Kavanaugh being confirmed to a seat on the U.S. Supreme Court to become a life-tenured judge ...
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California Democrats launch redistricting campaign to counter Texas ‘power grab’

By Steve Gorman LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -California Governor Gavin Newsom led a campaign-style rally on Thursday for a redistricting plan to foil what he called President Donald Trump’s bid to rig the next congressional race and cement his Republican House majority by redrawing the political ...
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Obama rallies Texas Democrats who left state to block GOP redistricting plan

(WASHINGTON) -- Former President Barack Obama on Thursday joined a virtual meeting with Texas House Democrats who left the state to deny Republicans the ability to pass newly drawn GOP-favorable congressional maps, cheering on their efforts and stressing their work comes at a critical ...
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National Guard troops have begun 24-hour operations in DC: Official

(WASHINGTON) -- National Guard troops have begun 24-hour operations around Washington, D.C., as of Thursday morning, according to a Department of Defense official.It's part of President Donald Trump's plan to address crime in Washington by taking over the city's police department and deploying the National Guard ...
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US government to shed 300,000 workers this year, Trump’s HR chief forecasts

By Courtney Rozen WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Trump administration will likely shed around 300,000 workers this year, its new human resources chief said on Thursday, which would amount to a 12.5% decrease in the federal workforce since January. Office of Personnel Management director Scott Kupor said 80% ...
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