Mural depicts Maine governor as Klansman, Mickey Mouse
(Reuters) – A graffiti artist lampooned Maine Governor Paul LePage in a mural depicting the two-term Republican wearing a Ku Klux Klan cape and hood, two weeks after he left a profane voicemail for a Democratic lawmaker he believed had called him a rac…
Party lines split U.S. on terror threat 15 years after 9/11: poll
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – With the 15th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks nearing, Americans are sharply divided on party lines over the threat of a major terrorist attack on the United States, according to a poll released on Wednesday.
‘Bridgegate’ names can remain secret: U.S. appeals court
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A federal appeals court on Wednesday rejected an effort by news media to force prosecutors in the George Washington Bridge lane-closing scandal known as “Bridgegate” to disclose the names of unindicted co-conspirators.
U.S. appeals court deals setback to Uber drivers’ cases
(Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday shifted most of a lawsuit challenging background checks performed by Uber Technologies Inc on its drivers to arbitration, a ruling likely to affect a larger case over whether they should be considered emplo…
U.S. House to vote on bill allowing 9/11 victims to sue Saudis: source
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. House of Representatives will vote this week on legislation that would allow the families of Sept. 11 attack victims to sue Saudi Arabia’s government for damages, a House leadership source said on Wednesday.
Ferguson, Missouri, protest leader found shot dead in burning car: police
(Reuters) – Missouri detectives have not determined a motive or identified any witnesses in an investigation into the death of a man who led protests in the city of Ferguson following the fatal 2014 shooting of Michael Brown by a law enforcement office…
‘Bridgegate’ co-conspirators can remain secret: U.S. appeals court
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A federal appeals court said prosecutors in the 2013 George Washington Bridge lane-closing scandal known as “Bridgegate,” involving allies of New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, need not disclose the names of unindicted co-conspira…
U.S. lawmakers want moratorium on commercial flights to Cuba
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Two leading critics of President Barack Obama’s moves toward normal relations with Cuba introduced legislation on Wednesday seeking to temporarily halt commercial flights between the United States and the island because of securi…
U.S. House Republicans to discuss whether to impeach IRS chief
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. House of Representatives Republicans will hold a special conference next week to discuss whether the nation’s top tax collector, Internal Revenue Service Commissioner John Koskinen, should be impeached, House Speaker Paul Ry…
Company agrees to temporarily halt some North Dakota pipeline work
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Native American tribal chairman said his people were “disappointed” that a company agreed on Tuesday to temporarily halt construction of an oil pipeline only in some but not all parts of North Dakota where the tribe says it has…
