Trump budget targets 23 percent cut to EPA budget
The White House proposes more than 2.5 billion in EPA cuts in fiscal 2019, a 23 plus percent reduction that would shrink staff to Reagan era levels and shift more environmental work to states. Critics call it a blueprint for a less healthy, more polluted America as programs from water infrastructure to climate initiatives shrink or end.
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Senate immigration debate opens with GOP plan push
The Senate begins debate on a GOP plan backed by Mitch McConnell to legalize 1.8 million dreamers, fund at least 25 billion for border defenses, and alter family-based migration rules, a move likely to pass the Senate but face Democratic opposition and a House response. The plan is described as the only path to presidential approval.
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Vanessa Trump hospitalized after letter with powder
Vanessa Trump, wife of Donald Trump Jr, was rushed to hospital Monday after opening a letter containing a white powder. Police said preliminary tests found the substance not dangerous. She reported coughing and nausea after dialing 911. three patients were taken to New York Presbyterian Weill Cornell Medical Center.
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Education Dept ends civil rights probe into transgender bathroom cases
The Education Department said it will no longer investigate Title IX civil rights complaints from transgender students barred from bathrooms that align with their gender identity. Spokeswoman Elizabeth Hill noted that bathroom policies based on sex do not constitute sex discrimination under Title IX.
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White House grapples with Porter abuse scandal
White House press secretary Sarah Sanders dodged questions on the Porter abuse case and the handling of security clearances and internal decisions. She said the president supports victims and emphasizes due process while offering limited explanations for executive actions and who knew what.
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Baltimore Detectives Convicted in Police Corruption Case
A federal jury found Baltimore Police detectives Daniel Hersl and Marcus Taylor guilty of racketeering conspiracy and related charges in one of the era’s largest police corruption cases. Authorities say the Gun Trace Task Force officers acted as “both cops and robbers,” stealing from residents under color of police work as six colleagues previously pleaded guilty. Acting Commissioner De Sousa seeks termination for Hersl and Taylor, already on unpaid leave since indictment.
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