Trump’s tariff threat may be timed for Pennsylvania U.S. House race
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump has alarmed the Republican establishment and world leaders by threatening tough steel tariffs, a message that might be meant not just to shake the world trade order but to help defend a congressional seat i…
Ex-lawyers for rap’s ‘Suge’ Knight indicted for witness bribery in California
(Reuters) – Two former lawyers for rap mogul Marion “Suge” Knight were indicted on charges of conspiracy to bribe potential witnesses in his upcoming murder trial, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office said on Monday.
Fights erupt, 12 arrested ahead of white nationalist’s speech in Michigan
EAST LANSING, Mich. (Reuters) – A least a dozen people were arrested on Monday after supporters of Richard Spencer clashed with protesters outside a Michigan college campus where the white nationalist was scheduled to speak.
U.S. judge rejects injunction bid in sanctuary cities fight
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – A U.S. judge on Monday rejected California’s request for a pretrial injunction to force the federal government to fund a law enforcement grant that has been delayed in a dispute over the state’s so-called sanctuary city polici…
Lockheed Martin wins $481 million U.S. defense contract: Pentagon
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Lockheed Martin Corp is being awarded a $481 million U.S. defense contract in support of the construction of four Multi-Mission Surface Combatant ships, the Pentagon said on Monday.
Fight breaks out ahead of Michigan speech by white nationalist Richard Spencer
EAST LANSING, Mich (Reuters) – At least half a dozen people were arrested on Monday after supporters of Richard Spencer clashed with protesters outside a Michigan college campus where the avowed white nationalist was scheduled to speak.
New York’s Utica College still on lockdown after threats
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Students at Utica College were ordered to shelter in place on Monday after the upstate New York school received threats from someone armed with a weapon, but there were no gunshots and no suspect was found, school and police offici…
Workers remove Trump name from Panama hotel in property dispute
PANAMA CITY (Reuters) – Workers on Monday removed the Trump name from the Trump Ocean Club International Hotel and Tower in Panama City, after the Trump Organization appeared to lose control of administration of the property in a bitter commercial disp…
U.S. charges New York-based company for allegedly targeting foreigners
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday said it had charged a New York-based company for a scheme illegally soliciting foreign nationals interested in living in the United States through a federal government investment p…
Arkansas becomes third U.S. state to add Medicaid work requirements
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Arkansas on Monday became the third U.S. state to require that Medicaid recipients work or participate in employment activities as a condition of receiving health insurance as the Trump administration continues to approve state r…
