U.S. deputy attorney general seeks to ‘correct’ 2016 errors
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The number two U.S. Justice Department official said on Thursday that the department needed to correct errors and prevent future violations, in testimony to a House of Representatives committee probing its conduct during the 2016…
U.S. deputy attorney general seeks to ‘correct’ 2016 errors
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The number two U.S. Justice Department official said on Thursday that the department needed to correct errors and prevent future violations, in testimony to a House of Representatives committee probing its conduct during the 2016…
Supreme Court partly rejects redrawn North Carolina election districts
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday threw out part of a lower court ruling that had invalidated a series of state legislative districts drawn by Republicans in North Carolina for failing to resolve claims that the lawmakers intend…
Supreme Court partly rejects redrawn North Carolina election districts
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday threw out part of a lower court ruling that had invalidated a series of state legislative districts drawn by Republicans in North Carolina for failing to resolve claims that the lawmakers intend…
Protesters pushed away from immigration office in Portland
(Reuters) – Federal officers on Thursday removed protesters from the entrance of an office used by immigration authorities in Portland, Oregon, breaking up a days-long demonstration against the Trump administration’s immigration policies, officials sai…
U.S. Secretary of State Pompeo to visit North Korea next week: report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo plans to travel to North Korea next week to discuss the country’s denuclearization plans, the Financial Times reported on Thursday, citing four people familiar with his plans.
Women plan ‘civil disobedience’ action in Washington against Trump
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Women activists are planning a “mass civil disobedience” act in the U.S. capital on Thursday ahead of weekend protests across the country against the Trump administration’s immigration policy.
Justice Kennedy to retire, Trump has chance to reshape Supreme Court
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy said on Wednesday he plans to retire after three decades as a pivotal vote on the highest U.S. judicial body, giving President Donald Trump an opportunity to make the court more firmly conser…
In Supreme Court pick, Trump can push conservative social agenda
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – With a second Supreme Court pick less than 18 months into his presidency, Donald Trump is poised to cement conservative control of the court and fire up supporters eager for a rightward shift on divisive social issues.
Trump says he wants Supreme Court nominee who will serve 40-45 years
FARGO, N.D. (Reuters) – President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he wants to pick a U.S. Supreme Court nominee who will serve on the court for 40 to 45 years.