Dollars, data support record number of transgender U.S. election candidates
(Reuters) – Alexandra Chandler was a U.S. Navy intelligence analyst when she came out as a transgender woman in 2006. She could have been fired, but instead she said the conservative Republicans in her chain of command promoted her to division chief.
Puerto Rico in line for nearly $5 billion in federal aid for Medicaid
(Reuters) – A $90 billion disaster aid package agreed on by U.S. lawmakers on Wednesday would include nearly $7 billion in aid to storm-battered Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, according to two Senate Democratic aides and Puerto Rico’s governo…
No evidence of attack in Texas death of Border Patrol agent: FBI
EL PASO, Texas (Reuters) – There was no evidence of an attack that led to the on-duty death in November of a U.S. Border Patrol agent, the FBI said on Wednesday in the case that prompted President Donald Trump to renew calls for a border wall with Mexi…
California says will block crude oil from Trump offshore drilling plan
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) – California will block the transportation through its state of petroleum from new offshore oil rigs, officials told Reuters on Wednesday, a move meant to hobble the Trump administration’s effort to vastly expand drilling in U.S. federal waters.
Sharp increase in reports of sexual assault at elite U.S. Army academy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – There was a sharp rise in reports of sexual assault at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point in the last academic year, according to a Pentagon study released on Wednesday, highlighting an issue that has long plagued the milita…
Indianapolis prosecutor blasts Trump for politicizing football player death
(Reuters) – An Indianapolis prosecutor on Wednesday blasted U.S. President Donald Trump for bringing politics into the case of a twice-deported man charged in a drunk-driving crash that killed an Indianapolis Colts football player.
‘Tanks but no tanks!’ say critics of Trump’s plan for military parade
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s dream of a grand military parade through the streets of the U.S. capital attracted scorn, skepticism and even a dash of wit from local officials on Wednesday.
U.S. senators call for Olympic committee probe after Nassar scandal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A bipartisan group of U.S. senators on Wednesday called for an investigation into the handling of sexual misconduct allegations by the U.S. Olympic Committee and USA Gymnastics, which have been criticized for not acting on compla…
Exclusive: States need U.S. help to protect drug-affected infants – GAO
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The federal government needs to take more steps to help states protect infants born affected by drugs such as opioids, the U.S. Government Accountability Office says in a new report released Wednesday.
California says it will ban crude from Trump offshore drilling plan
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) – California will block the transport of petroleum from new offshore oil rigs through its state, officials told Reuters, a move meant to hobble the Trump administration’s effort to vastly expand drilling in U.S. federal waters.
