Control of U.S. Congress in play in votes in seven states
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A bitter New York matchup between a convicted felon seeking to reclaim his congressional seat from a former prosecutor is among dozens of races in seven U.S. states on Tuesday, as voters pick candidates for November elections to de…
Notre Dame students sue school, White House over birth control policy
(Reuters) – Students at the University of Notre Dame on Tuesday sued the Indiana school and the Trump administration over a move this year to drop coverage for some forms of birth control from the university’s health insurance plan, citing religious ob…
U.S. urges judge not to require reuniting of immigrant families
(Reuters) – The U.S. government urged a federal judge on Tuesday not to require that it stop separating and quickly reunite migrant families after they illegally cross the U.S.-Mexico border, saying President Donald Trump’s executive order last week “l…
Protesters disrupt immigration agents with encampments across U.S.
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Small groups of protesters in cities across the United States are camping outside offices used by federal immigration agents, seeking to disrupt deportations in response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s tough stance on illegal immi…
Divided by infighting, U.S. Congress struggles on immigration
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Republican-controlled U.S. Congress, riddled by factional infighting, looks unlikely to act decisively this week on the immigration crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border, providing few answers on what comes next for separated pare…
Glass ceiling for female federal investigators: U.S. watchdog report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Women are not getting hired or promoted at the same rate as men in the U.S. Justice Department’s top law enforcement arms, leaving many female employees feeling they face routine gender discrimination in the workplace, the depart…
Supreme Court blocks California law on anti-abortion centers
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday blocked a California law requiring clinics that counsel women against abortion to notify clients of the availability of abortions paid for by the state, finding that it violated the free speech …
Supreme Court backs Trump on travel ban targeting Muslim-majority nations
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday handed Donald Trump one of the biggest victories of his presidency, upholding his travel ban targeting several Muslim-majority countries and rejecting the argument that it represented unconstitut…
U.S. House to vote on Republican immigration bill on Wednesday
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. House of Representatives will vote on Wednesday on a broad-based immigration bill that would bar the separation of migrant children from their parents at the southern border, Republican Speaker Paul Ryan said on Tuesday….
U.S. top court backs Trump on travel ban targeting Muslim-majority nations
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday handed Donald Trump one of the biggest victories of his presidency, upholding his travel ban targeting several Muslim-majority countries and rejecting the argument that it represented unconstitut…
