Top court exempts church-affiliated hospitals from pension law
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday ruled that church-affiliated hospital systems do not have to comply with a federal law governing employee pensions, overturning lower court decisions that could have cost the hospitals billions of…
Trump lays out plan to privatize air traffic control system
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump outlined a plan on Monday to privatize the U.S. air traffic control system to modernize it and lower flying costs, but his proposal drew immediate criticism from Democrats who said it would hand control of …
Trump renews criticism of London Mayor Khan over attack
LONDON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump once again criticized London Mayor Sadiq Khan on Monday over his response to a deadly attack on the city, while the British public and politicians lauded the mayor for his handling of the aftermath.
U.S. top court again faults North Carolina on voting rights
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday faulted North Carolina again in a racially tinged voting rights case, upholding a lower court’s ruling that Republican lawmakers mapped state legislative districts in a way that diluted the clout …
Trump complicates travel ban case by grumbling at Justice Department
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump accused his own Justice Department on Monday of watering down his temporary travel ban on people from several predominantly Muslim countries, potentially hurting his case in the Supreme Court on th…
Deutsche Bank asks for more time for U.S. query on Trump, Russia: source
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Germany’s largest bank has asked for more time to respond to a request from Democrats on a U.S. House of Representatives panel for details about U.S. President Donald Trump’s possible ties to Russia, a person familiar with the mat…
New Jersey holds governor primaries under shadow of unpopular Christie
PRINCETON, N.J. (Reuters) – New Jersey Governor Chris Christie is barred by state law from running for a third consecutive four-year term this year, but the unpopular former Republican presidential candidate remains a central figure in the campaign to …
As Russia probe grinds on, Trump struggles to gain traction on agenda
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The investigation into alleged ties between President Donald Trump’s election campaign and Russia is threatening to dampen already flagging momentum for the president’s legislative agenda of rolling back Obamacare and overhauling the tax code.
Deutsche Bank ignores U.S. Trump/Russia query: Democratic staffer
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Germany’s largest bank has failed to respond to a request from Democrats on a U.S. House of Representatives panel for details about U.S. President Donald Trump’s possible ties to Russia, a Democratic staffer said on Sunday.
Comey to be pressed on whether Trump interfered with Russia probe
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Former FBI Director James Comey will be grilled on whether President Donald Trump tried to get him to back off an investigation into alleged ties between the Trump campaign and Russia, key U.S. senators said on Sunday ahead of Co…
