Supreme Court favors Republicans in gerrymandering cases
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court sided with Republicans in Texas and North Carolina on Monday in two more cases on the contentious issue of politicians manipulating electoral district boundaries for political gain, known as gerrymandering….
BNSF says cleared tank cars from Iowa track, can resume service Tuesday
(Reuters) – Crews were nearly finished removing oil from derailed tank cars and repairing a stretch of northwestern Iowa track damaged when a train left the track and spilled crude oil, operator BNSF Railway Co said on Monday.
Two U.S. military bases in Texas to house immigrants: Mattis
EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska (Reuters) – The U.S. military is preparing to house immigrants at two bases in Texas, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said on Monday, the latest sign of the military being drawn into a supporting role for President Donald T…
U.S. approves first marijuana plant-derived drug for epilepsy
(Reuters) – The U.S. health regulator approved GW Pharmaceuticals Plc’s epilepsy treatment on Monday, making it the first cannabis-based drug to win approval in the country and opening floodgates for more research into the medicinal properties of canna…
Injured South Carolina candidate to return to campaign in July: officials
(Reuters) – South Carolina congressional candidate Katie Arrington expects to recover from injuries suffered in a car crash on Friday that killed one and plans to return to the campaign trail in two weeks, government and hospital officials said on Mond…
Trump urges turning away immigrants, Congress struggles
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump reiterated frustration at laws granting due process to illegal immigrants on Monday and said people should be turned away at the border, as expectations faded for a speedy fix in the U.S. Congress to the bo…
ACLU urges injunction against separating immigrant families
(Reuters) – The American Civil Liberties Union on Monday urged a federal judge to issue a preliminary injunction to block the Trump administration from routinely separating unauthorized immigrant parents from their children.
Supreme court spurns appeal in police shooting of boy with replica gun
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A California sheriff’s deputy will face a civil rights lawsuit for fatally shooting a 13-year-old boy who was carrying a plastic pellet gun resembling an assault rifle after the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday refused to hear the of…
‘Paws crossed!’ Giant panda may be pregnant at Washington zoo
(Reuters) – One of the U.S. capital’s resident giant pandas may be pregnant, officials at the Smithsonian Institution’s National Zoo said on Monday, but warned fans of the wooly black-and-white mammals not to get baby fever just yet.
Supreme court sidesteps North Carolina dispute over Republican election maps
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court threw out a lower court’s ruling that Republicans lawmakers in North Carolina drew congressional district boundaries to ensure lopsided electoral victories for their party against rival Democrats.
