White House interviewing five potential U.S. Supreme Court nominees: source
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House is interviewing five potential nominees for the U.S. Supreme Court vacancy created by the death last month of Justice Antonin Scalia, a source familiar with the process told Reuters on Wednesday.
U.S. court to re-examine decision striking down of Texas voter ID law
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – A Texas law previously struck down requiring voters to show authorized identification before casting ballots will be re-examined, the U.S. Court for Appeals for the Fifth Circuit said on Wednesday.
No Obama meeting with Fidel Castro, dissident talks on track: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House has ruled out an encounter between President Barack Obama and revolutionary leader Fidel Castro in Cuba this month and is confident the Cuban government will not create obstacles to a meeting between Obama and dis…
Pennsylvania gun control advocates challenge law on city gun rules
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) – Pennsylvania gun control advocates on Wednesday asked the state’s top court to knock down a 2014 law allowing gun-rights lobbying groups to sue cities that adopt gun restrictions and recoup legal costs if they prevail.
Clinton’s surprise Michigan loss exposes risks for her on trade
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democrat Hillary Clinton’s unexpected defeat in Michigan has laid bare growing voter anger over international trade, raising warning flags for her ahead of a possible presidential election showdown against Republican front-runner…
Florida lawmakers: Couples can move in without saying ‘I do’
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Reuters) – Florida lawmakers on Wednesday gave the thumbs-up to living together without being married, sending to the governor a bill repealing the state’s Reconstruction-era ban on cohabitation by unmarried couples.
U.S., Canada put pipeline fight in the past with state dinner
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House is eager to turn the page on the years-long fight over a crude oil pipeline with Canada and celebrate its close economic and security ties with its northern neighbor, U.S. National Security Adviser Susan Rice said…
Biden, Netanyahu discuss Iran, Islamic State, Syria in Jerusalem meeting
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Vice President Joe Biden discussed Iran, the threat from Islamic State militants and the crisis in Syria in a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem on Wednesday, the White House said in a statem…
Florida legislature approves controversial abortion restrictions
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Reuters) – Florida legislators on Wednesday approved abortion restrictions that include requirements for physicians similar to a Texas law currently under review by the Supreme Court and prohibited state funding for routine care at a…
Fate of lawsuit brought by Trump model to be decided this month
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A judge will decide by the end of this month whether to proceed with a proposed class action lawsuit filed by a Jamaican fashion model against Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump’s modeling agency, the judge’s office …
