Immigration, abortion, race rulings due at Supreme Court
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court is heading into its home stretch, with major rulings due by the end of the month on President Barack Obama’s unilateral immigration plan, racial preferences in university admissions and a restrictive Texas …
Trump says U.S. should mull more racial profiling after Orlando shooting
(Reuters) – Republican Donald Trump said on Sunday the United States should consider more racial profiling, in response to a question about whether he supported greater law enforcement scrutiny of Muslim Americans after the Orlando mass shooting.
U.S. Latino voter group to get free ad space on Telemundo boxing program
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A leading U.S. promoter of Latino boxing, All Star Boxing Inc, will give free television advertising space to Hispanic civic group Mi Familia Vota, which openly criticizes Donald Trump’s anti-immigration stance, in an effort to enc…
Supreme Court may take action on state assault weapon bans
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court may weigh in this week on gun control, an issue smoldering again following the June 12 Orlando massacre, with the justices due to decide whether to hear a challenge by gun rights advocates to assault weapon…
Trump says Britain should leave EU: newspaper interview
LONDON (Reuters) – Donald Trump told Britons on Sunday he supported Brexit, repeating just days before the vote on June 23 that he thinks the UK would be better off outside the European Union.
Democrats’ new line on gun control: Do it for national security
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democrats pushing for gun curbs after the latest mass shooting in the United States are co-opting a Republican mantra to build public support and defang opposition: it’s time to get tough on national security.
Clinton’s lead over Trump slips after Florida shooting: Reuters/Ipsos poll
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Donald Trump chipped away at Hillary Clinton’s lead in the presidential race this week, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Friday, as the candidates clashed over how to respond to the worst mass shooting in modern U.S. h…
New York lawmakers vote to legalize fantasy sports games
ALBANY, N.Y. (Reuters) – Fantasy sports moved a step closer to being legal in New York on Saturday when lawmakers approved the daily and season-long games, clearing a path for FanDuel, DraftKings and others to offer them to millions of players in the s…
House panel claims oversight of state climate probes into Exxon
HOUSTON (Reuters) – A Republican-led congressional committee sought on Friday to assert oversight over inquiries that about 20 states are making into Exxon Mobil and climate change, reiterating demands to know more about state attorneys general’s consu…
George W. Bush ends exile, helps Republicans raise money
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Former President George W. Bush had every intention of sticking to his self-imposed exile from politics, but found that the phone kept ringing with appeals from Republican U.S. Senate candidates for help, friends say.
