Supreme Court throws out Minnesota ban on voter political apparel
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – States cannot impose a blanket prohibition on apparel such as T-shirts and buttons bearing political messages in polling sites, the U.S. Supreme Court said on Thursday in an important free speech ruling striking down a Minnesota …
Comey deviated from FBI norms in Clinton email probe: report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Former FBI Director James Comey deviated from the bureau’s norms in handling a probe into former presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, but there is no evidence his actions before the 2016 election were motivated by political bi…
Senate panel to call key Cambridge Analytica figure to testify
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. Senate Commerce Committee panel plans to call a former Cambridge Analytica contractor at the center of a scandal involving the use of data from millions of Facebook users, a committee spokeswoman confirmed Thursday.
House speaker Ryan won’t guarantee passage of upcoming immigration bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday dampened expectations of lawmakers soon passing immigration reform legislation that is expected to come to the floor next week and which has yet to be publicly released…
Supreme Court hands Trump win in China antitrust case
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Supreme Court sided with the Trump administration and against China on Thursday on a disputed aspect of their fraught trade relationship, throwing out a lower court ruling that had allowed two Chinese vitamin C makers to escape $1…
New York sues to dissolve Donald J. Trump Foundation
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York’s attorney general on Thursday sued the Donald J. Trump Foundation, U.S. President Donald Trump, and others, and is seeking to dissolve the foundation after what she called its “persistent illegal conduct” over more than a…
U.S. Senate panel to call key Cambridge Analytica figure to testify
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. Senate Commerce Committee panel plans to call a former Cambridge Analytica contractor at the center of a scandal involving the use of data from millions of Facebook users, a committee source told Reuters on Thursday.
Justice Department watchdog: Comey deviated from FBI norms but no bias
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Former FBI Director James Comey deviated from bureau norms but there was no evidence his actions before the 2016 presidential election were motivated by political bias, the Justice Department watchdog said on Thursday, Bloomberg …
Supreme Court voids Minnesota ban on voter political apparel
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – States cannot completely bar people from wearing T-shirts, buttons or other apparel bearing political messages in polling sites, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Thursday in an important free speech decision striking down a Minnes…
U.S. Vice President Pence to visit Guatemala volcano victims: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Vice President Mike Pence plans to visit Guatemala and meet with victims of a recent deadly volcanic eruption as part of a Latin American trip to Brazil and Ecuador, a White House official said on Thursday.
