Supreme Court to hear biggest gun rights case since 2010
The conservative-majority U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday took up its biggest gun rights case in nearly a decade, agreeing to hear a challenge backed by the influential National Rifle Association lobby group to New York City’s strict limits on handgun ow…
Trump seeks to move ahead with big speech despite Pelosi shutdown concerns
President Donald Trump on Tuesday attempted to move ahead with planning for a State of the Union speech to the U.S. Congress on Jan. 29 despite pressure from Democrats to delay it due to the partial government shutdown.
Senate to vote on Trump plan to re-open government this week: McConnell
U.S. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell said on Tuesday the Senate would vote this week on President Donald Trump’s proposal to end a partial government shutdown.
Judge rejects Republican’s bid to be certified winner of North Carolina election
A North Carolina judge on Tuesday refused to certify Republican Mark Harris as the winner of a congressional election that is under investigation for possible election fraud by the state’s elections board.
Trump still plans to deliver Jan. 29 State of the Union address: official
U.S. President Donald Trump still plans to deliver his annual State of the Union address from the Capitol later this month as scheduled, a Trump administration official said on Tuesday as the federal government shutdown stretched into its second month….
Trump transgender troop limits can take effect, top court decides
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday handed President Donald Trump a victory on his policy barring many transgender people from the military, lifting lower court rulings that had blocked it on constitutional grounds from going into effect.
Top U.S. diplomat for Europe resigns, cites personal, professional reasons
The top U.S. diplomat for European affairs, Wess Mitchell, has resigned, according to his resignation letter seen by Reuters on Tuesday at a time of strains in the trans-Atlantic relationship over U.S. President Donald Trump’s policies.
Supreme Court lets mystery company file appeal under seal
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday let an unidentified foreign government-owned company appeal under seal a grand jury subpoena possibly related to Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s probe into Russia’s role in the 2016 election, and the firm said a rulin…
Trump plan to reopen govt., build border wall undercut by Supreme Court
President Donald Trump’s bid to build a U.S.-Mexico border wall and end a month-long partial government shutdown suffered a blow on Tuesday when the U.S. Supreme Court left in place for now a program protecting young illegal immigrants from deportation…
Supreme Court again mum on Trump’s ‘Dreamers’ appeals
The U.S. Supreme Court closed the door at least for now on President Donald Trump’s effort to end protections for hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrants dubbed “Dreamers,” with the justices again silent on Tuesday on three related appeals.
