Republicans sound the alarm about Democratic fervor
SACRAMENTO/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican state senators in California gathered in Sacramento late last month for what amounted to an intervention.
Widow of Orlando nightclub gunman goes on trial, facing life in prison
ORLANDO (Reuters) – A trial for the widow of the gunman who killed 49 people at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, in what prosecutors say was an attack in the name of Islamic State, was set to begin on Wednesday with opening statements by both sides…
U.S. students ready to walk the walk in support of tough gun laws
(Reuters) – U.S. teenagers from coast to coast on Wednesday will join students from the Florida high school where a gunman killed 17 people last month in a national class walkout they hope will press policy makers to act on tighter gun control.
In warning for Trump, Democrat claims too-close-to-call Pennsylvania vote
CANONSBURG, Pa. (Reuters) – The Democrat candidate claimed a congressional election in a Republican heartland in Pennsylvania, as a vote seen as a referendum on Donald Trump’s performance as president remained officially too close to call early on Wedn…
Pennsylvania vote down to wire in ominous sign for Republicans
CANONSBURG, Pa. (Reuters) – A U.S. House of Representatives election in Pennsylvania that is seen as a referendum on President Donald Trump’s performance was a dead heat on Tuesday, an ominous sign for Republicans eight months ahead of congressional el…
Three men charged with Minnesota mosque bombing
(Reuters) – Three men from a rural Illinois community were arrested on Tuesday and charged in the 2017 bombing of a mosque outside Minneapolis and the attempted bombing of an Illinois abortion clinic, U.S. prosecutors said.
U.S. court upholds most of Texas law to punish ‘sanctuary cities’
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court panel on Tuesday upheld most of a Republican-backed Texas law to punish “sanctuary cities,” allowing it to remain in effect while the case is being fought in a lower court.
Maryland firm settles U.S. charges over bribes to Russian official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Maryland-based company has agreed to pay $2 million to settle charges that it bribed a Russian official to win contracts to ship uranium to the United States, U.S. authorities said on Tuesday.
Two victims of Texas package bomb were son and mother
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Two victims of a parcel bomb that exploded on Monday at a house in Austin, Texas, were identified as 17-year-old Draylen Mason and his mother, the city’s police chief said on Tuesday.
New Jersey governor proposes tax hikes, legal marijuana in first budget
TRENTON, N.J. (Reuters) – New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy presented his first budget on Tuesday, turning sharply from the previous administration with sweeping proposals to hike taxes and spending on new initiatives that Republicans warned could drive …
