NORWICH, Conn. (AP) — The U.S. State Department has ordered certain public libraries nationwide to stop processing passport applications, disrupting a longstanding service that librarians say their communities have come to rely on and that has run smoothly for years. The agency, which regulates US passports, began issuing cease and desist orders to nonprofit libraries … Read more
BOSTON (AP) — A federal judge ruled Thursday that academics who are party to a lawsuit alleging that U.S. policy singles out noncitizens for detention or deportation because of their pro-Palestinian activism on college campuses can seek relief from the court if their immigration status is changed in retribution for taking part in the case. … Read more
By Simon Lewis WASHINGTON, Dec 25 (Reuters) – A U.S. judge on Thursday temporarily blocked the Trump administration from detaining British anti-disinformation campaigner Imran Ahmed, after the U.S. permanent resident asked officials for an entry ban over his role in what Washington argues is online censorship. Washington imposed visa bans on Tuesday on Ahmed and … Read more
At the start of a Cabinet meeting just after noon ET on Tuesday, President Donald Trump made his apparently obligatory reference to “Sleepy Joe” Biden. He then assured that he was “stronger than I was 25 years ago,” while reprimanding The New York Times for a long and detailed story last week that explained how … Read more
(Reuters) – Venezuela’s government on Monday rejected what it called a “ridiculous” U.S. plan to designate the “nonexistent” de los Soles Cartel as a terrorist organization, ahead of Washington’s expected designation later in the day. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said earlier this month that his country will designate the Cartel de los Soles … Read more