Trump says he may pardon Martha Stewart
ON BOARD AIR FORCE ONE (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday said he was considering pardoning celebrity lifestyle guru Martha Stewart, who was convicted in 2004 on charges of conspiracy, obstruction of justice and making false statements…
Trump to pardon pundit D’Souza for breaking campaign laws
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said he will grant a full pardon on Thursday to conservative commentator Dinesh D’Souza, who pleaded guilty in 2014 to federal campaign finance law violations.
Trump says will pardon conservative commentator D’Souza
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said he will grant a full pardon on Thursday to conservative commentator Dinesh D’Souza, who was sentenced in 2014 to five years of probation for federal campaign law violations.
Ahead of November election, old voting machines stir concerns among U.S. officials
HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania (Reuters) – U.S. election officials responsible for managing more than a dozen close races this November share a fear: Outdated voting machines in their districts could undermine confidence in election results that will determi…
Illinois passes Equal Rights Amendment, more than three decades after deadline
(Reuters) – Illinois joined 36 U.S. states on Wednesday when it ratified an U.S. constitution Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) intended to ensure women are treated the same as men under state and federal laws, more than three decades after a deadline to ap…
Bipartisan FY 2019 budget breezes through Illinois Senate
CHICAGO (Reuters) – The Illinois Senate easily passed a $38.5 billion fiscal 2019 general fund budget on Wednesday that was hailed by legislators as being balanced and bipartisan in a marked departure from years of political gridlock.
Ex-FBI official McCabe gives memo on Comey firing to Mueller: New York Times
(Reuters) – Former Acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe wrote a confidential memo last spring recounting a conversation that provided “significant behind-the-scenes” details on the firing of former FBI director James Comey, the New York Times reported on …
Trump sees media bias in handling of ‘Roseanne’ cancellation
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday suggested an executive behind ABC’s cancellation of sitcom “Roseanne” was biased while the White House said it did not defend comedian Roseanne Barr’s racist tweet that sparked the decisi…
New York launches drills to thwart election hacking
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Federal and New York state officials say they will hold drills in the weeks leading up to primary elections for the U.S. House and Senate to prevent hacking and other cyber threats to voting systems, officials said on Wednesday.
Trump wades into furor over racist Roseanne Barr tweet
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump jumped into the uproar over comedian Roseanne Barr’s racist tweet, complaining on Wednesday the Walt Disney Co executive who apologized for her comments had turned a deaf ear to criticism of Trump by …
