Mississippi lawmaker ‘sorry’ he urged lynching for statue removal
(Reuters) – A Mississippi state lawmaker who called for the lynching of Louisiana officials for removing pro-slavery era monuments apologized on Monday after his comments sparked a firestorm of criticism.
Trump seeks to slash $3.6 trillion of spending in austere budget
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump asked lawmakers on Tuesday to cut $3.6 trillion in government spending over the next decade, taking aim at healthcare and food assistance programs for the poor in an austere budget that also boosts the…
Trump administration wants Obamacare subsidy case put on hold, again
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Trump administration asked on Monday that a major federal court case weighing the fate of the Obamacare cost-sharing subsidies be put on hold again, leaving billions of dollars in payments to insurers up in the air for 2017 a…
Trump sets out Mideast vision: backing Arab strongmen against Iran
DUBAI (Reuters) – The images from the same night broadcast around the Middle East speak as loudly as the words. On the one hand: the young people of Iran, dancing in the streets to mark the re-election of a pragmatist, men and women together.
In U.S. presidential first, Trump prays at Jerusalem’s Western Wall
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – President Donald Trump made a historic visit to Jerusalem’s Western Wall on Monday, standing before the holiest place where Jews are permitted to pray and saying a few words before inserting a note between the monumental stones.
Flynn declines Senate subpoena in Russia probe
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Former White House national security adviser Michael Flynn declined on Monday to comply with a subpoena from the Senate Intelligence Committee as it investigates possible Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. election.
Supreme Court tosses Republican-drawn North Carolina voting districts
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday ruled that Republicans in North Carolina unlawfully took race into consideration when drawing congressional district boundaries, concentrating black voters in an improper bid to diminish their sta…
Senator asks ethics office to review Trump hotel payments
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The top Democrat on the U.S. Senate committee overseeing pensions on Monday asked the U.S. Office of Government Ethics to assess whether President Donald Trump is violating the Constitution and federal bans on conflicts of intere…
U.S. Supreme Court leaves key campaign finance restriction in place
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday turned away a Republican challenge to a federal campaign finance restriction that prevents political parties from raising unlimited amounts of cash to spend on supporting candidates.
Turkey summons U.S. envoy over Washington street brawl
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey summoned the U.S ambassador on Monday to protest the treatment of Turkish security officials in the United States during a visit by President Tayyip Erdogan last week, the foreign ministry said.
