U.S. judge refuses to delay suit against Trump over foreign payments
A federal judge on Friday rejected a bid by President Donald Trump’s administration to delay a lawsuit alleging that his business dealings have violated a constitutional anti-corruption provision, moving the case toward the crucial evidence-gathering p…
U.S. judge orders Georgia to allow voting for some blocked residents
A U.S. judge on Friday ordered Georgia to allow some 3,000 recently naturalized U.S. citizens to vote in elections next week after their voting registrations were put on hold, according to a ruling filed in federal court in Atlanta.
Trump predicts U.S. will reach a trade deal with China
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that a lot of progress had been made with China on trade, and he predicted the world’s two largest economies would reach a very good deal.
As U.S. election nears racist fliers, antisemitic graffiti appear
(This Nov. 2 story removes paragraph 10 to correct that former KKK leader David Duke did not publish tweet in 2018 but on Nov. 2 2017)
Exclusive: Twitter deleted over 10,000 accounts seeking to discourage voting
Twitter deleted more than 10,000 automated accounts posting messages that discouraged people from voting in Tuesday’s U.S. election and wrongly appeared to be from Democrats, after the party flagged the misleading tweets to the social media company.
U.S. judge rejects Trump administration bid to halt emoluments lawsuit
A federal judge on Friday rejected the Trump administration’s bid to postpone a lawsuit alleging that President Donald Trump’s business dealings violate the U.S. Constitution’s prohibition on receiving improper payments from foreign governments.
Democrats seek answers on Trump’s role in U.S. FBI headquarters project
Congressional Democrats on Friday asked the White House for more information about planning for a new FBI headquarters and released a government email that they said raises fresh concerns about the Trump administration’s handling of the matter.
Judge strikes down California law restricting federal land sales
A federal judge has declared unconstitutional a California law that restricted the U.S. government’s ability to sell or transfer federal lands in the state to private entities, handing a victory to the Trump administration.
Obama warns against rhetoric of fear in U.S. congressional races
Former U.S. President Barack Obama warned against rhetoric he said was designed to sow fear at rally supporting Democratic candidates on Friday, a packed day of campaigning that will also see his successor, Donald Trump, on the road urging voters to ke…
Citizenship question could hamper U.S. Census response: official
The Trump administration’s decision to ask about citizenship on the 2020 Census questionnaire could undermine the quality of the data by discouraging non-citizens from responding, the U.S. Census Bureau’s chief scientist said.
