The Department of Justice issued a memo reversing an order by the Obama administration to decrease the use of private prisons. The original guidance given by Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates in 2016 instructed the Federal Bureau of Prisons to refrain from renewing private prison contracts upon the date of their expiration. The memo released by Attorney General Jeff Sessions today instructs the bureau to resume its original practices.
In an interview Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin indicated there were no immediate plans to label China a currency manipulator. Such an announcement, Mnuchin said, would only be given after a standard review of international currencies and would not be issued until the department’s next currency report in April.
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and DHS Secretary John Kelly were in Mexico today speaking with local officials and addressing points of friction concerning the administration's immigration policy.
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In an interview Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin indicated there were no immediate plans to label China a currency manipulator. Such an announcement, Mnuchin said, would only be given after a standard review of international currencies and would not be issued until the department’s next currency report in April.
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and DHS Secretary John Kelly were in Mexico today speaking with local officials and addressing points of friction concerning the administration's immigration policy.
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