Mueller files new charges against Trump ex-aides Manafort and Gates
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller filed new criminal charges on Thursday against President Donald Trump’s ex-campaign aides Paul Manafort and Rick Gates that include bank and tax fraud, stepping up pressure in a legal battle th…
Missouri governor indicted on felony invasion of privacy charge
(Reuters) – Missouri Governor Eric Greitens was briefly taken into custody on Thursday after being indicted on a felony invasion of privacy charge in connection with an extramarital affair and a blackmail allegation involving the Republican politician,…
Texas commutes death sentence, Florida executes murderer
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Texas Governor Greg Abbott commuted the death sentence of a convicted murderer less than an hour before he was set to be executed on Thursday after the death row inmate’s family begged for mercy and won a rare clemency recomme…
U.S. gun lobby slams anti-gun ‘elites’ after Florida school massacre
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The head of the National Rifle Association lashed out at gun control advocates on Thursday, saying Democratic elites are politicizing the latest mass school shooting in the United States to try to erode constitutionally guarantee…
Exclusive: U.S. official focused on election security being replaced
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The head of a federal commission who has helped U.S. states protect election systems from possible cyber attacks by Russia or others is being replaced at the behest of Republican House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan and the…
Armed deputy at Florida school resigns after failing to engage shooter
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (Reuters) – The armed deputy assigned to the campus of a Florida high school during a deadly shooting last week stayed outside the building during the attack and failed to engage the shooter, the county sheriff said on Thursday.
Missouri governor indicted on felony invasion of privacy charge: prosecutor
(Reuters) – Missouri Governor Eric Greitens was indicted on a felony invasion of privacy charge, a St. Louis prosecutor said in a statement on Thursday.
California state senator resigns after sexual misconduct accusations
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) – A California state senator accused of engaging in “unwelcome flirtation and sexually suggestive behavior” with several women, including subordinates, resigned on Thursday as colleagues were due to vote on whether he shoul…
U.S. special counsel files new charges against Trump former campaign aides
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller filed a new set of criminal charges on Thursday against President Donald Trump’s former campaign aides Paul Manafort and Rick Gates that include bank and tax fraud, escalating a legal battle th…
Pennsylvania Republicans file second challenge to new congressional map
(Reuters) – Pennsylvania Republicans, including eight U.S. congressmen, filed a federal lawsuit on Thursday challenging a new congressional map created by the state’s top court, in the party’s latest effort to block the map from taking effect ahead of …
