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Chicago honors Rev. Jesse Jackson with lineup of memorial events
By Bianca Flowers CHICAGO, Feb 26 (Chicago) - Memorial events honoring the life and legacy of civil rights leader Jesse Jackson begin this week in Chicago, likely drawing elected officials, advocates ...
Feb 26, 2026
Vance pushes Trump's economic strategy in competitive Wisconsin congressional district
By Nandita Bose and Trevor Hunnicutt PLOVER, Wisconsin, Feb 26 (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President JD Vance took aim at Democrats in a partisan speech on Thursday in a competitive Wisconsin district, as t...
Feb 26, 2026
Homeland Security official rejects suggestion ICE agents will be at polling stations
By Jasper Ward WASHINGTON, Feb 25 (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Homeland Security said on Wednesday it was not planning immigration operations targeting polling locations during this year's midte...
Feb 25, 2026
FBI obtained Kash Patel and Susie Wiles phone records during Biden administration
By Jana Winter WASHINGTON, Feb 25 (Reuters) - The FBI subpoenaed records of phone calls made by Kash Patel and Susie Wiles, now the FBI director and White House Chief of Staff, when they were both pri...
Feb 25, 2026
Democrat accuses Justice Department of withholding documents on Trump Epstein accusation
By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON, Feb 25 (Reuters) - A top Democrat in Congress accused the Justice Department on Wednesday of withholding FBI interviews with a woman who accused President Donald Trump of ...
Feb 25, 2026
Trump says Muslim lawmakers Omar, Tlaib should be removed from US after speech clash
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, Feb 25 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said Wednesday that two Muslim Democratic U.S. Representatives, Ilhan Omar of Minnesota and Rashida Tlaib of Michigan, should be...
Feb 25, 2026
British far-right activist Tommy Robinson visits US State Department
By Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON, Feb 25 (Reuters) - British anti-Islam activist Tommy Robinson visited the U.S. State Department on Wednesday and met with at least one U.S. official, social media posts fr...
Feb 25, 2026
US halts some Medicaid payments to Minnesota, alleging fraud
By Andrea Shalal and Ryan Patrick Jones WASHINGTON, Feb 25 (Reuters) - The Trump administration is withholding more than a quarter of a million dollars of Medicaid funding from Minnesota, saying the s...
Feb 25, 2026
FBI obtained Kash Patel and Susie Wiles phone records during Biden administration
By Jana Winter WASHINGTON, Feb 25 (Reuters) - The FBI subpoenaed records of phone calls made by Kash Patel and Susie Wiles, now the FBI director and White House Chief of Staff, when they were both pri...
Feb 25, 2026
Senator urges US House to take new vote on aviation safety bill
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, Feb 25 (Reuters) - The top Democrat on the U.S. Senate Commerce Committee on Wednesday urged the House of Representatives to reconsider aviation legislation that failed...
Feb 25, 2026
