Washington, Jul 14 (EFE).- The US Justice Department said Friday that it will ask the Supreme Court to reverse a ruling by a federal judge in Hawaii that the administration’s definition of close family in allowing exemptions to President Donald Trump’s ban on US entry for residents of six Muslim-majority countries is too narrow. “(W)e …
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Washington, Jul 13 (EFE).- President Donald Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One that the conditions are not in place for a thorough overhaul of the US immigration system. “What I’d like to do is a comprehensive immigration plan. But our country and political forces are not ready yet … There are two sides of …
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Washington, Jul 13 (EFE).- The Republican leadership in the US Senate unveiled Thursday a second version of a bill meant to replace the 2010 Affordable Care Act (ACA), but the changes don’t seem to have convinced enough of the GOP doubters to ensure passage. The text presented by Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky included …
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Los Ángeles, 12 jul (EFEUSA).- Aunque las temperaturas han disminuido en general, especialmente en el sur de California, el fin de semana conocerá nuevamente un aumento de calor lo que dificultará el control de los numerosos incendios que actualmente afectan al oeste del país, indicó el Servicio Nacional de Meteorología. En California, uno de los …
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Los Angeles, Jul 11 (EFE).- Thousands of firefighters remained at work Tuesday battling flames across a large swath of the western United States, including California, where higher humidity and diminished winds were expected to make the task a little easier. The Wall Fire, which has consumed 5,800 acres (23.5 sq. km.) and destroyed nearly 90 …
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Washington, Jul 11 (EFE).- Donald Trump Jr., the eldest son of United States President Donald Trump, on Tuesday released the email chain relating to his meeting with a Russian attorney who allegedly promised to provide incriminating information about Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. In one email, publicist Rob Goldstone, who set up the meeting, tells …
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Washington, Jul 11 (EFE).- The leader of the Republican majority in the US Senate announced Tuesday that the chamber’s August recess would start two weeks later than usual as GOP senators seek agreement on a bill to repeal and replace the 2010 Affordable Care Act, better known as ObamaCare. The GOP-controlled House of Representatives has …
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Washington, Jul 11 (EFE).- The eldest son of the president of the United States, Donald Trump Jr., was aware that the information on former presidential candidate Hillary Clinton provided by a Russian lawyer whom he met during the campaign, came from the Kremlin, reported The New York Times Monday. According to the Times which cited …
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Washington, 9 jul (EFE).- El presidente estadounidense, Donald Trump, dijo hoy que discutió el viernes en su primera reunión con el presidente ruso, Vladímir Putin, la formación de “una impenetrable unidad de seguridad cibernética” conjunta. La afirmación sorprende después de que el mandatario estadounidense asegurara que presionó a Putin por la injerencia electoral, que según …
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Mexico City, Jul 7 (EFE).- Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly spoke Friday about the efforts shared with Mexico to halt illegal migration and drug trafficking, after acknowledging that his country’s insatiable appetite for those substances causes problems on both sides of the border. We are “working together to defeat the scourge of illegal drugs, with …
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