Top U.S. court curbs rights of immigrants awaiting deportation
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday curbed the ability of immigrants held in long-term detention during deportation proceedings to argue for their release in a ruling in sync with President Donald Trump’s get-tough approach toward …
Big Corn, Big Oil square off in White House biofuels meeting
(Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump will gather with senators and Cabinet officials on Tuesday to discuss ways to lower the cost of the nation’s biofuels policy to refiners, a meeting that will pit Big Corn against Big Oil.
Factbox: Trump on Twitter (Feb 27) – Clinton, Judge Ken Starr
The following statements were posted to the verified Twitter accounts of U.S. President Donald Trump, @realDonaldTrump and @POTUS.
U.S. top court to mull rules on what voters can wear to polls
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Political activist Andy Cilek arrived at his local polling site in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, on Election Day in 2010 wearing a T-shirt touting the conservative Tea Party movement with the words “Don’t Tread on Me” as well as a but…
Trump to consider biofuels policy tweaks at Tuesday meeting: sources
(Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump will meet with senators and Cabinet officials on Tuesday to discuss ways to lower the cost of the nation’s biofuels policy to oil refiners, according to sources familiar with the matter.
Republicans to pick candidate for vacant Arizona U.S. House seat
PHOENIX (Reuters) – Voters in Arizona go to the polls on Tuesday in a crowded special Republican primary to pick the likely replacement for a former U.S. representative who resigned amid sexual misconduct allegations.
Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker sued for not calling special elections
(Reuters) – An pro-Democratic redistricting group headed by former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder sued Wisconsin’s Republican governor, Scott Walker, on Monday for declining to hold special elections for two vacant seats in the state legislature.
U.S. labor agency overturns major ruling, citing Trump appointee’s conflict
(Reuters) – The National Labor Relations Board on Monday made it easier for companies that franchise their brands, such as McDonald’s Corp, to be held liable for labor law violations.
Tax cuts offer Republicans a Trump-free campaign option
ZANESVILLE, Ohio (Reuters) – As Republican U.S. Senator Rob Portman spoke to small-business owners over the weekend in his home state of Ohio, he hammered on a major election-year theme for Republicans – that tax cuts are helping the little guy.
In a first, openly transgender recruit signs up for U.S. military
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A transgender recruit has signed a contract to join the U.S. military for the first time since a federal court ruled late last year that the military would have to accept openly transgender people, the Pentagon said on Monday.
