Lawsuits challenge Electoral College system in four U.S. states
BOSTON (Reuters) – A coalition that includes a Latino membership organization and a former Massachusetts governor filed lawsuits on Wednesday challenging how four U.S. states allocate their Electoral College votes in presidential elections.
New sealed charges brought in case against ex-Trump campaign manager
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – New sealed criminal charges have been filed in federal court in the case brought by Special Counsel Robert Mueller against two of President Donald Trump’s former campaign officials, a court record indicated on Wednesday.
Supreme Court declines to broaden whistleblower protections
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to broaden protections for corporate insiders who call out misconduct, ruling they must take claims of wrongdoing to the Securities and Exchange Commission in order to be shielded again…
Laws have failed, say Florida survivors in push to limit gun sales
TALLAHASSEE, Fla./WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Hundreds of people including teenage survivors of last week’s deadly Florida high school mass shooting poured into the state capital Tallahassee on Wednesday demanding that lawmakers limit sales of assault rifle…
Fresh U.S. criminal charges filed in special counsel’s Manafort case
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – New sealed criminal charges have been filed in federal court in the criminal case brought by Special Counsel Robert Mueller against President Donald Trump’s former senior campaign aides Paul Manafort and Rick Gates, a court recor…
Democrats want $300 million to fight possible Russia election tampering
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Democratic leaders called on Congress on Wednesday to give the Federal Bureau of Investigation $300 million to fight foreign efforts to interfere in congressional and state elections in November, amid growing concerns about …
Trump signals he’s open to mileage tax with praise of Oregon program
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House on Wednesday praised an experimental program in Oregon that charges a mileage tax to volunteer drivers, adding to signals that President Donald Trump is open to finding new revenue sources to pay for his proposed …
Factbox: Trump on Twitter (Feb 21) – Obama administration, Jeff Sessions
The following statements were posted to the verified Twitter accounts of U.S. President Donald Trump, @realDonaldTrump and @POTUS.
U.S. top court refuses to widen whistleblower protections
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to broaden protections for corporate insiders who call out misconduct, throwing out a lawsuit brought against a real estate trust by a former employee who had reported alleged wrongdoin…
Democrats want funding to fight possible Russia election tampering
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Congressional Democratic leaders suggested on Wednesday that Congress allocate $300 million dollars for the Federal Bureau of Investigation to fight Russian efforts to interfere in the November 2018 U.S. election.
