Women march through Washington against Trump’s immigration policy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Several hundred activists gathered for an act of “mass civil disobedience” in the U.S. capital on Thursday ahead of weekend protests across the country against the Trump administration’s immigration policy.
Melania Trump arrives in Tucson, Arizona to visit Border Patrol center
TUCSON, Ariz. (Reuters) – Melania Trump, wife of U.S. President Donald Trump, traveled on Thursday to Arizona for another first-hand look at conditions for children who were brought illegally across the border with Mexico to the United States by their…
U.S. charges hundreds in major healthcare fraud, opioid crackdown
(Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department on Thursday announced charges against 601 people including doctors for taking part in healthcare frauds that resulted in over $2 billion in losses and contributed to the nation’s opioid epidemic in some cases.
House Republicans shout down No. 2 Justice official in tense hearing
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. House Republican allies of President Donald Trump shouted and attacked Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein on Thursday, alleging he was improperly withholding documents related to the FBI’s investigation of Trump’s 2016 c…
Chicago mayor meets with DOT officials on Musk’s tunnel project
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel met with senior U.S. Department of Transportation officials this week to discuss a plan by Elon Musk’s Boring Co to build a $1 billion underground transit system, officials confirmed on Thursday.
Supreme Court partly rejects redrawn North Carolina election districts
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday threw out part of a lower court ruling that had invalidated a series of state legislative districts drawn by Republicans in North Carolina for failing to resolve claims that the lawmakers intend…
U.S. charges 601 people in healthcare fraud, opioid crackdown
(Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department on Thursday announced charges against 601 people including doctors and nurses for taking part in healthcare fraud and opioid-related crimes that resulted in more than $2 billion in losses.
California legislature could protect Big Soda from local taxes
(Reuters) – Big Soda may score a major U.S. victory as California lawmakers weigh a budget bill that would include language preempting future sugar taxes in one of the country’s top markets, where a handful of municipalities have voted in favor of such…
U.S. Supreme Court turns away Silk Road website founder’s appeal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday refused to consider overturning the conviction and life sentence of Ross Ulbricht, the accused mastermind behind the Silk Road website for the sale of illegal drugs to customers worldwide that w…
Majority of Americans think social media platforms censor political views: Pew survey
NEW YORK (Reuters) – About seven out of ten Americans think social media platforms intentionally censor political viewpoints, the Pew Research Center found in a study released on Thursday.
