U.S. says Cubans’ favorable immigration status to stay in place
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. State Department official said on Tuesday that Washington has no plans to change a Cold War-era law granting special immigration benefits to Cubans, despite President Barack Obama’s moves toward normalized relations with t…
House Republican leader sees Puerto Rico bill before July
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – House of Representatives Republican leader Kevin McCarthy said on Tuesday he is “hopeful” lawmakers can move legislation on Puerto Rico out of the House before the U.S. territory must make a $1.55 billion debt payment in July.
Battle over N.C. transgender law intensifies as lawmakers reconvene
RALEIGH, N.C. (Reuters) – Thousands of people flocked to North Carolina’s capital on Monday to show both support and disdain for a law that has thrust the state into the international spotlight over its restrictions on transgender bathroom access and g…
Exclusive: U.S. agencies split over fingerprinting parents of child immigrants
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. immigration enforcement officers are proposing that fingerprints be taken from all people claiming custody of children who have entered the United States illegally without an adult relative, a measure that opponents said cou…
Federal judge upholds voter ID law in North Carolina
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (Reuters) – A federal judge upheld a North Carolina law on Monday that requires voters to show certain forms of photo identification at the polls, in a key victory for Republicans in a presidential election year who say the law is n…
On Election Eve for five states, Trump rips Cruz and Kasich
WEST CHESTER, Pa. (Reuters) – Republican Donald Trump, on the eve of primary elections in five states that he is expected to sweep, launched blistering attacks on Monday on rivals Ted Cruz and John Kasich for their 11th-hour joint effort aimed at denyi…
Sexual abuse accuser sues ex-House Speaker Hastert for $1.8 million
(Reuters) – A man who accused former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert of sexual abuse filed a lawsuit on Monday claiming the once powerful conservative politician owes him $1.8 million as a part of an agreement between them to compensate him for decad…
Cruz campaign vetting Fiorina as a possible VP pick: ABC News
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz’s campaign is vetting former business executive Carly Fiorina as a possible vice presidential pick, ABC News said on Friday.
Chief justice calls U.S. patent challenge process bizarre
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts on Monday described as bizarre the legal process used by companies to challenge competitors’ patents as the Supreme Court heard a case involving a vehicle speedometer that alerts drivers if they ar…
Sentencing reform could help U.S. economy: White House panel
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Overcrowded prisons strain state budgets, take people out of the work force and pull families apart more than they reduce crime or boost the U.S. economy, said an Obama administration study discussed on Monday by experts at the W…
