Army Corps of Engineers to give easement to Dakota Access Pipeline: U.S. senator

(Reuters) - The Army Corps of Engineers will proceed with the easement needed to complete the Dakota Access Pipeline, U.S. Senator John Hoeven of North Dakota said in a statement on Tuesday.

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Exclusive: Only a third of Americans think Trump's travel ban will make them more safe

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Imposing a temporary travel ban on citizens from seven Muslim countries, President Donald Trump said the move would help protect the United States from terrorism. But less than one-third of Americans believe the move makes them "more safe," according to a Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll released on Tuesday.

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Trump's immigration orders hit with new legal challenges

BOSTON/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Legal challenges to President Donald Trump's first moves to restrict the flow of people into the United States spread on Tuesday as Massachusetts and San Francisco sued to challenge two of his early executive orders.

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About 900 State Department officials sign dissent memo: source

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Roughly 900 U.S. State Department officials signed an internal dissent memo critical of President Donald Trump's travel ban for refugees and immigrants from six Muslim-majority countries, a source familiar with the document said on Tuesday.

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Trump to name U.S. high court pick on Tuesday as Democrats plan fight

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump was set to unveil his pick for a lifetime job on the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday as Democrats, still fuming over the Republican-led Senate's refusal to act on former President Barack Obama's nominee last year, girded for a fight.

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Homeland Security chief in noon news conference on Trump immigration orders

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security John Kelly will participate in a press conference at noon EST (1700 GMT) on Tuesday with other department officials to discuss implementation of President Donald Trump's executive orders on immigration, the department said.

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Trump vows to continue LGBT workplace rights protection

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump vowed on Tuesday to continue to protect the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people working for federal contractors under an executive order signed by his predecessor President Barack Obama in 2014.

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