Lisa Shumaker

Day Editor, Americas at Reuters

@Reuters editor who loves science, the power of an image to change the world and uplifting stories https://t.co/70pY6YI32n

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Court rejects Trump bid to end Venezuelan migrants' legal status

6 days ago | today.westlaw.com | Nate Raymond |Daniel Wallis |Lisa Shumaker |Alexia Garamfalvi

(Reuters) -A federal appeals court rejected on Friday a request by U.S. President Donald Trump's administration to allow it to move forward with stripping temporary legal protections for about 350,000 Venezuelan migrants, exposing them to imminent...
US judge temporarily blocks mass firings at consumer bureau

6 days ago | today.westlaw.com | Kanishka Singh |Douglas Gillison |Lisa Shumaker

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A federal judge on Friday halted the mass firings carried out Thursday afternoon at the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, saying she was deeply concerned that the Trump administration had violated court orders setting...
Trump studying whether to fire Fed Chair Powell, adviser says

6 days ago | today.westlaw.com | Andrea Shalal |Franklin Paul |Dan Burns |Lisa Shumaker

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett on Friday said President Donald Trump and his team were continuing to study if they could fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, a sign that such a move, a matter of great...
US judge halts Trump plan for rapid deportations to third countries

6 days ago | today.westlaw.com | Nate Raymond |Howard Goller |Lisa Shumaker |Alexia Garamfalvi

(Reuters) -A U.S. judge barred the Trump administration from rapidly deporting hundreds if not thousands of migrants to countries other than their own without giving them a chance to show they fear being persecuted, tortured or killed there.
Texas says measles cases rise to 597 since late January

6 days ago | today.westlaw.com | Franklin Paul |Lisa Shumaker |Tanay Dhumal

(Reuters) -The Texas Department of State Health Services on Friday, reported 597 measles cases in the state since late January, an increase of 36 since the update on Tuesday. The department said the outbreak is primarily in West Texas and added that...
Exclusive-JPMorgan beefs up activism defense group, hires two managing directors

1 week ago | today.westlaw.com | Franklin Paul |Svea Herbst Bayliss |Lisa Shumaker

NEW YORK (Reuters) -JPMorgan Chase is hiring two veteran bankers in its global shareholder engagement and M&A capital markets group, beefing up the business as corporations face increasing pressure from global activist investors pushing for changes...
Forever 21 creditors face large losses under bankruptcy plan

1 week ago | today.westlaw.com | Lisa Shumaker |Nicholas Brown

(Reuters) - Suppliers, vendors and other unsecured creditors of Forever 21 are "getting smoked" under a restructuring plan that envisions paltry recoveries on debts owed by the bankrupt fast fashion retailer, a lawyer for the company's unsecured...
Sabre explores $1 billion-plus sale of hospitality software unit, sources say

4 weeks ago | today.westlaw.com | Jamie Freed |Milana Vinn |Lisa Shumaker

NEW YORK (Reuters) -Sabre is exploring a sale of its hospitality software unit SynXis, in a deal that could be worth more than $1 billion and help the travel technology provider reduce its debt, according to people familiar with the matter.
US judiciary launches task force on security, independence after Trump criticism

4 weeks ago | today.westlaw.com | Nate Raymond |Lisa Shumaker

(Reuters) -The U.S. federal judiciary on Wednesday launched a task force focused on ensuring the continued security and independence of the courts as Republican President Donald Trump and his allies ramp up their criticism of judges who block his...
Trump to sign order to shut down Department of Education, White House says

1 month ago | today.westlaw.com | Stephen Coates |Andrea Shalal |Lisa Shumaker |Nandita Bose

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump will sign a long-anticipated executive order on Thursday that aims to shut down the Department of Education, acting on a key campaign pledge, according to a White House summary seen by Reuters.