U.S. senators say federal action may be needed to curb ‘re-homing’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. lawmakers said on Tuesday that the federal government may have to take a stronger role to stop parents from transferring custody of their adopted children to strangers they meet on the Internet.
Ex-Minnesota governor alleges ‘American Sniper’ defamed him
ST. PAUL Minn. (Reuters) – Jurors in a federal trial that began on Tuesday will hear videotaped testimony from a late Navy SEAL accused of defamation by former Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura.
Obama to meet Texas governor, a critic in U.S. border crisis
WASHINGTON/AUSTIN (Reuters) – President Barack Obama will meet Texas Governor Rick Perry on Wednesday to discuss a surge of Latin American young people crossing the U.S.-Mexico border that has put the two leaders at odds with each other.
Obama asks Congress for $3.7 billion for immigration crisis
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House asked the U.S. Congress for $3.7 billion in emergency spending on Tuesday to address a cross-border surge of children from Central America that is taxing public resources and causing a political headache for Presi…
Verizon: U.S. government made 150,000 customer info requests in 2014
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. government issued about 150,000 requests for customer information from Verizon Communications in the first half of 2014, most of them subpoenas, the country’s largest wireless carrier reported on Tuesday.
Currency, maritime disputes at stake in U.S.-China talks
BEIJING (Reuters) – The United States pressed China to implement structural reforms in its exchange rate and to modify its “aggressive behavior” in disputed waters during a preliminary round of bilateral talks on Tuesday, senior U.S. officials said.
Cleveland picked for 2016 U.S. Republican National Convention
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Republican Party’s national convention to nominate a presidential candidate in 2016 will likely be held in Cleveland, the Republican National Committee said on Tuesday.
McDaniel weighs challenge in Mississippi U.S. Senate primary
JACKSON Miss. (Reuters) – Chris McDaniel, a Tea Party-backed Mississippi U.S. Senate candidate, is preparing a possible legal challenge to his defeat in last month’s Republican primary after supporters spent Monday sorting through voting records in doz…
New voter law draws opposition in North Carolina
WINSTON-SALEM N.C. (Reuters) – Critics of North Carolina’s new voter law argued on Monday for blocking key provisions such as fewer early voting days and the end of same-day registration before November’s midterm elections to avoid disenfranchising Afr…
Senator Menendez wants probe of alleged Cuban smear plot: report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – New Jersey Democratic Senator Robert Menendez has asked the Justice Department to investigate evidence said to be acquired by U.S. investigators that the Cuban government plotted to smear him with allegations he was involved with…
