Former New York Lt. Gov. Betsy McCaughey now running for Connecticut governor
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Betsy McCaughey, a Republican former lieutenant governor of New York who switched parties in an unsuccessful 1998 bid to unseat then-Gov. George Pataki, is now running for governor of Connecticut. McCaughey, 77, currently
Middle East allies in blitz of diplomacy urged Trump to hold off on Iran strikes, diplomat says
WASHINGTON (AP) — Several Middle Eastern allies of the United States have urged the Trump administration to hold off on strikes against Iran for the government’s deadly crackdown on protesters, according to an Arab diplomat familiar with
Top ICE official resigns to seek battleground congressional seat in Ohio
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A top ICE official resigned her job on Thursday in hopes of ousting the longest-serving woman in Congress, Democrat Marcy Kaptur, this fall. In a video launching her campaign for Ohio’s 9th Congressional
US ICE’s principal legal adviser to become agency’s deputy director
WASHINGTON, Jan 15 (Reuters) – U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said on Thursday that Charles Wall will become the deputy director of the federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency as outgoing ICE Deputy Director Madison Sheahan
As immigration agents police Minneapolis protests, experts warn of training gaps and the rising risk
Federal immigration agents deployed to Minneapolis have used aggressive crowd-control tactics — including pointing rifles at demonstrators and deploying chemical irritants early in confrontations — actions the government says are necessary to protect officers from violent attacks.
US judge to restrict Trump efforts to deport pro-Palestinian campus activists
By Nate Raymond BOSTON, Jan 15 (Reuters) – A federal judge said on Thursday he would issue an order designed to prevent President Donald Trump’s administration from exacting “retribution” against academics who challenged its arresting, detaining and
Explainer-Why it is difficult to sue ICE agents
By Jan Wolfe Jan 15 (Reuters) – Lawyers representing the family of Renee Good, the woman killed by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent in Minneapolis last week, announced on Wednesday they were exploring bringing a
UN chief lashes out at countries violating international law
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations chief lashed out Thursday at countries that violate international law and called the concentration of power and wealth by the world’s richest 1% “morally indefensible.” At the start of his
Prosecutor argues New York prison guard’s inaction contributed to inmate’s death
UTICA, N.Y. (AP) — A New York prison guard who failed to intervene as he watched an inmate being beaten to death should be convicted of manslaughter, a prosecutor told a jury Thursday in the final trial
Woman jailed after crashing her vehicle into a South Florida federal courthouse, police say
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A woman intentionally crashed her vehicle through the front entrance of a South Florida federal courthouse building after regular hours Wednesday, causing about $200,000 in damage, authorities said Thursday. Investigators determined
