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Senior official resigns, cites Trump response on race: newspaper
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A senior African-American U.S. State Department official has resigned because of President Donald Trump's handling of racial tensions, saying his actions "cut sharply against my...
Jun 18, 2020
New York City Council passes police surveillance oversight bill
By Raphael Satter (Reuters) - The New York City Council overwhelmingly passed a bill that would order the city's police force to itemize and explain its surveillance gear. The Public Oversight of Surv...
Jun 18, 2020
Trump administration’s ‘sloppy’ work has led to Supreme Court losses
By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court's ruling stopping President Donald Trump from rescinding protections for "Dreamers" immigrants marked the second time in a year that he...
Jun 18, 2020
U.S. Senate votes to confirm McConnell protege to influential appeals court
By Jan Wolfe (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate on Thursday voted to confirm a federal judge who is a protege of Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell to an influential appeals court in Washington. Justin...
Jun 18, 2020
Trump to release new list of conservative Supreme Court nominees
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Thursday he planned to release a new list of conservative nominees to the U.S. Supreme Court after the high court dealt him a major setback on his...
Jun 18, 2020
U.S. House panel hears from Facebook, Google, Twitter on election security
By Elizabeth Culliford (Reuters) - Top officials from Facebook Inc, Alphabet Inc's Google and Twitter Inc appeared remotely before U.S. lawmakers on Thursday at a virtual hearing on foreign influence ...
Jun 18, 2020
Portraits of former Confederate House speakers to be removed: Pelosi
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Portraits of four former House of Representatives speakers who served the Confederacy will be removed from the U.S. Capitol, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Thursday. The por...
Jun 18, 2020
U.S. lawmakers offer bill to block Trump from German troop withdrawal
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. congressional Democrats introduced legislation on Thursday to block President Donald Trump's plan to remove 9,500 troops from close ally Germany by pro...
Jun 18, 2020
U.S. Supreme Court rules against Trump bid to end ‘Dreamers’ immigrant program
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday dealt a President Donald Trump a major setback on his hardline immigration policies, ruling against his bid to end a program that protects fro...
Jun 18, 2020
Biden launches first major advertising campaign in battle against Trump
By Tim Reid WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden launched his first major advertising blitz in six battleground states on Thursday as he intensified his effort to defeat ...
Jun 18, 2020
