Democrat concedes in state House race won by Republican in drawing
(Reuters) – Virginia Democrat Shelly Simonds said on Wednesday she was conceding after losing a state House of Delegates seat to Republican incumbent David Yancey in a lottery-style drawing.
Trump says U.S. open to talks with North Korea: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump told Moon Jae-in, the leader of South Korea, that the United States is open to talks with North Korea “at the appropriate time, under the right circumstances,” the White House said on Wednesday.
Republican U.S. Representative Issa of California to retire: statement
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Representative Darrell Issa, who as head of the House of Representatives’ Oversight Committee pursued the investigation of American deaths in Benghazi, Libya, said on Wednesday he would not seek re-election in November.
U.S. Supreme Court hears Ohio voter purge case
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court returned to the issue of voting rights on Wednesday as the justices began hearing arguments over whether Ohio’s policy of purging infrequent voters from its registration rolls disenfranchises thousands of p…
Trump calls U.S. court system ‘unfair’ after DACA ruling
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday blasted the federal court system as “broken and unfair” after a judge blocked his administration’s move to end the program protecting young immigrants brought to the United States illegall…
Voter panel made no findings, will destroy data: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s controversial voter fraud panel made no early findings and will not give the Department of Homeland Security any voter data it received, the White House’s top technology official said.
Vice President Pence to lead U.S. delegation to Winter Olympics
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Vice President Mike Pence and second lady Karen Pence will lead the U.S. delegation to the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, next month, a senior White House official said on Wednesday.
Democrats target Russia, Trump in report on election interference
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democratic U.S. lawmakers called on President Donald Trump’s administration on Wednesday to treat foreign election interference as a national crisis, setting up a single agency to coordinate the response and establishing a new cl…
U.S. Supreme Court considers legality of Ohio voter purging
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court returns to the issue of voting rights on Wednesday as the justices hear arguments over whether Ohio’s policy of purging infrequent voters from its registration rolls disenfranchises thousands of people and …
U.S. judge blocks Trump move to end DACA program for immigrants
SAN FRANCISCO/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. judge in San Francisco temporarily barred President Donald Trump’s administration on Tuesday from ending a program shielding young people brought to the United States illegally by their parents from deportati…
