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ICE detains mother of White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt’s nephew

By Ted Hesson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. immigration authorities are detaining the mother of White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt's nephew, officials said on Wednesday, a sign of the wide reach of President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown. A U.S. Department of Homeland Security spokesperson said in a ...
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Trump says it ‘may be necessary’ to extend Obamacare subsidies

(WASHINGTON) -- President Donald Trump now says extending Affordable Care Act subsidies "may be necessary" as the enrollment deadline looms for millions of Americans who are set to see their premiums skyrocket in the new year."Somebody said I want to extend it for two ...
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Supreme Court leaves copyright official targeted by Trump in place for now

By John Kruzel WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court postponed on Wednesday a decision on whether to let Donald Trump remove the government's top copyright official, leaving her in place for now in the latest battle over the Republican president's targeting of federal officials. The justices ...
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Georgia prosecutor drops election interference case against Trump, CNN reports

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A Georgia prosecutor has officially dropped the election interference case against Republican U.S. President Donald Trump and his allies, CNN reported on Wednesday. Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis had been disqualified last year from prosecuting Trump and 14 of his allies for ...
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ICE arrests woman with family connection to White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt

(WASHINGTON) -- U.S. immigration authorities have detained a woman who is the mother of White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt's nephew, according to a source familiar with the arrest. A DHS spokesperson identified the woman as Bruna Caroline Ferreira.A reporter with ABC New ...
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‘A revolving door’: Last-minute scramble to fill Gavin Newsom’s shoes in California

(NEW YORK) -- The ballooning field of Democratic candidates to succeed the term-limited Gavin Newsom as governor of California has political operatives stunned."This is as wide open as I've ever seen anything in 25 years," said Steven Maviglio, a Sacramento-based Democratic strategist.The challenge for ...
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Analysis-Trump’s case against Senator Mark Kelly faces steep hurdles under military law

By Tom Hals, Jack Queen and Nathan Layne NEW YORK (Reuters) -Threats by the Trump administration to recall Senator Mark Kelly to active Navy duty, and to prosecute him under military law for urging troops to disobey illegal orders, would face steep hurdles in a ...
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Hegseth wants briefing on review of Senator Kelly’s conduct by Dec 10, memo says

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday requested he be briefed by December 10 on the results of a review into "potentially unlawful" comments made by U.S. Senator Mark Kelly, a retired Navy captain. Hegseth made the request in a letter to the ...
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Trump not considering a straight, two-year Obamacare subsidy extension, White House says

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump is not considering a "straight, two-year" extension of Obamacare subsidies, the White House said Tuesday. The Trump administration was preparing a health-policy framework that would extend Affordable Care Act (ACA) insurance premium subsidies for two years, Politico reported on ...
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US Justice Department plans gun rights office within civil rights unit

By David Hood-Nuño and Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Justice Department plans to expand gun-rights protections with a new office in its civil rights division dedicated to enforcing the U.S. constitutional right to bear arms, according to plans shared with Congress and reviewed by ...
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White House denies Trump weighing ouster of FBI Director Kash Patel

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The White House denied on Tuesday that U.S. President Donald Trump was considering removing Kash Patel as director of the FBI as news outlet MS NOW reported. MS NOW, citing three unidentified people with knowledge of the situation, said in an online report ...
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Analysis-US Justice Department stumbles in retribution campaign against Trump foes

By Andrew Goudsward WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Lindsey Halligan, a close ally of President Donald Trump, went before a grand jury in late September seeking criminal charges against a high-profile target: former FBI Director James Comey. Halligan had been appointed interim U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of ...
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