With no deal in sight, U.S. Congress faces looming government shutdown
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Congress raced the clock to avoid a federal government shutdown before a midnight deadline on Friday after a meeting between President Donald Trump and Democratic Senate leader Chuck Schumer failed to produce a deal.
In year of drama and chaos, Pence quietly advances conservative agenda
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – In the run-up to President Donald Trump’s decision last month to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, Vice President Mike Pence, a conservative Christian who had long advocated for the move, did something he does only selectively: speak up.
Trump signs bill renewing NSA’s internet surveillance program
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said he signed into law a bill renewing the National Security Agency’s warrantless internet surveillance program, sealing a defeat for digital privacy advocates.
U.S. to retry Senator Menendez on bribery, corruption charges
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department said on Friday it plans to retry Democratic U.S. Senator Robert Menendez on bribery and corruption charges after a jury was deadlocked during a trial in November.
No deal reached as Schumer, Trump meet to avert government shutdown
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democratic Senate leader Chuck Schumer met with President Donald Trump at the White House on Friday to search for ways to avert a U.S. government shutdown, but Schumer said afterward that disagreements remained as the clock ticke…
U.S. to retry Senator Menendez on bribery, corruption charges: filing
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department said on Friday it plans to retry Democratic U.S. Senator Robert Menendez on bribery and corruption charges after a jury was deadlocked during a trial in November.
Paramedics called to treat Supreme Court Justice Sotomayor
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, a life-long diabetic, was treated by paramedics for low blood sugar at her home in Washington on Friday morning but was able to go to work afterward, a court spokeswoman said.
Supreme Court to decide legality of Trump travel ban
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday set up a major showdown over presidential powers, agreeing to decide the legality of President Donald Trump’s latest travel ban targeting people from six Muslim-majority countries.
Schumer, Trump meet at White House as government shutdown nears
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democratic Senate leader Chuck Schumer met with President Donald Trump at the White House on Friday to search for ways to avert a U.S. government shutdown but Schumer said afterward that disagreements remained as the clock ticked…
House Democrat Pelosi hopeful Schumer finds Trump-backed immigration bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Nancy Pelosi, the Democratic leader in the U.S. House of Representatives, said on Friday she hopes that Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer will be able to determine what kind of immigration bill President Donald Trump will su…
