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Analysis-US farmers say Trump's $12 billion aid package won't cover losses

Analysis-US farmers say Trump's $12 billion aid package won't cover losses

By Leah Douglas and P.J.

Illinois enacts immigration protections amid Trump crackdowns

Illinois enacts immigration protections amid Trump crackdowns

By Jasper Ward WASHINGTON, Dec 9 (Reuters) - Illinois residents can sue federal immigration agents if they believe their civil rights have been violated after Governor JB Pritzker enacted a new law on Tuesday in response to the Trump administration's expansion of immigration enforcement nationwide.

Senate heads toward dueling partisan votes on health care, with each likely to fail

Senate heads toward dueling partisan votes on health care, with each likely to fail

The Senate is heading toward dueling partisan votes on health care this week

Federal agents use pepper spray on crowd in Somali neighborhood of Minneapolis amid Trump crackdown

Federal agents use pepper spray on crowd in Somali neighborhood of Minneapolis amid Trump crackdown

Federal agents have used pepper spray to disperse a crowd in a heavily Somali neighborhood in Minneapolis

Senate to question military leaders on Trump's National Guard deployments

Senate to question military leaders on Trump's National Guard deployments

The Senate is set to question military leaders over President Donald Trump's deployment of the National Guard to American cities

Trump once denied using this slur about Haiti and African nations. Now he boasts about it

Trump once denied using this slur about Haiti and African nations. Now he boasts about it

President Donald Trump admits he used the slur “shithole countries” during a private 2018 meeting with lawmakers to disparage Haiti and African nations

Tracking the retirement announcements of members of Congress

Tracking the retirement announcements of members of Congress

Midterm elections are historically tough on the party of the sitting president

Trump is giving farmers $12B in aid. They've been hit hard by his trade war with China

Trump is giving farmers $12B in aid. They've been hit hard by his trade war with China

President Donald Trump is giving farmers some $12 billion in aid to help as they struggle to sell their crops while getting hit by rising costs

US border czar Homan defends immigration crackdown on Somalis in Minnesota

US border czar Homan defends immigration crackdown on Somalis in Minnesota

By David Morgan WASHINGTON, Dec 7 (Reuters) - White House border czar Tom Homan on Sunday defended President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown in Minnesota, saying the state is home to a large illegal Somali community despite local officials' comments that the vast majority of Somalis in the U.S.

Trump to unveil $12 billion aid package for farmers hit by trade war

Trump to unveil $12 billion aid package for farmers hit by trade war

By Steve Holland and Leah Douglas WASHINGTON, Dec 8 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump will unveil a $12 billion aid package for American farmers affected by his trade policies on Monday, two White House officials said.

Trump says money should go to people, not health insurers

Trump says money should go to people, not health insurers

WASHINGTON, Dec 8 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday criticized insurance companies while calling for funds to go directly to individuals rather than insurers, as Democrats push for a three-year extension of expiring subsidies for Affordable Care Act health plans.

USDA leaves US soybean export outlook unchanged after China sales resume

USDA leaves US soybean export outlook unchanged after China sales resume

By Karl Plume CHICAGO, Dec 9 (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture left its U.S. soybean export forecast unchanged in a monthly report on Tuesday as sales to China have resumed after the top importer had shunned purchases for months amid a bruising trade war with Washington.