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By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, April 29 (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Education said on Wednesday it was starting a probe into Stanford University over practices aimed at increasing diversity that...

By Julia Harte April 29 (Reuters) - A U.S. government court filing on Wednesday raised questions about officials' initial assertions that a gunman shot a Secret Service officer while allegedly attempt...

By David Morgan, Raphael Satter and AJ Vicens WASHINGTON, April 29 (Reuters) - The U.S. government's effort to renew its warrantless domestic surveillance powers cleared the House of Representatives o...

By Joseph Ax April 29 (Reuters) - Florida Republicans on Wednesday approved a new congressional map aimed at flipping four Democratic-held U.S. House seats, delivering a major boost to their party's c...

By David Thomas April 29 (Reuters) - Federal prosecutors in Chicago on Wednesday said they will drop the main conspiracy count against four people, including a former Democratic congressional candidat...

WASHINGTON, April 29 (Reuters) - A measure to open debate on key legislation to outline funding for immigration enforcement operations and to renew foreign surveillance authority was approved in the H...

By Helen Coster NEW YORK, April 29 (Reuters) - Saturday's foiled attack at the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner has deepened questions about whether the event should continue in its curr...

By Mike Scarcella and Andrew Goudsward ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 29 (Reuters) - Former FBI Director James Comey appeared in federal court in Virginia on Wednesday, a day after being indicted over a ...

By John Kruzel and Andrew Chung WASHINGTON, April 29 (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday gutted a key provision of the Voting Rights Act - making it harder for minorities to challenge elec...

By Karl Plume CHICAGO, April 29 (Reuters) - The Trump administration rejected all four women farmers chosen by their peers to represent them in an industry group called the United Soybean Board earlie...