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Explainer: Can Trump send the U.S. military to quell violence at protests?
By Jan Wolfe (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday suggested he would use federal troops to end unrest that has erupted following the death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man killed in ...
Jun 01, 2020
An Oval Office speech? Trump’s advisers torn over how to address protests
By Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The last time U.S. President Donald Trump addressed the nation from the Oval Office, with a March 11 speech on fighting the coronavirus, the former reality TV s...
Jun 01, 2020
Protests elevate Bottoms and Demings as possible Biden running mates
By Michael Martina (Reuters) - Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms and U.S. Representative Val Demings of Florida have risen in prominence amid protests against police brutality as Joe Biden weighs whe...
Jun 01, 2020
U.S. Senate leader hopes for quick passage of House coronavirus small business bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell said on Monday he hoped the Senate would soon pass legislation already passed by the Democratic-controlled House of Representatives e...
Jun 01, 2020
Former Chinese official extradited to U.S. on money laundering, fraud charges: DOJ
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A former Chinese official and fugitive has been extradited from Sweden to Los Angeles to face charges of money laundering and immigration fraud, the U.S. Department of Justice (...
Jun 01, 2020
Factbox: Where do Trump and Biden stand on tech policy issues?
By Elizabeth Culliford (Reuters) - The regulation of big technology companies including Facebook Inc and Alphabet Inc's Google has been a hot button issue ahead of the U.S. presidential election on No...
Jun 01, 2020
U.S. lawmaker readies bill aimed at ending police court protection
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - With cities across the United States in turmoil over the death of George Floyd, a U.S. lawmaker plans to introduce legislation this week to eliminate a legal doctrine that prote...
Jun 01, 2020
Biden to meet with community leaders in Delaware amid U.S. police-brutality protests
By Trevor Hunnicutt WILMINGTON, Del. (Reuters) - Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden was scheduled on Monday to meet with community leaders in Wilmington, Delaware, the day after visiting a ne...
Jun 01, 2020
Exclusive: Philadelphia’s new voting machines under scrutiny in Tuesday’s elections
By Julia Harte WASHINGTON (Reuters) - When Pennsylvania holds primary elections on Tuesday, some election security advocates will be watching closely to see if more than 2,000 new voting machines acqu...
Jun 01, 2020
Trump faces election risks in looming Supreme Court ruling on ‘Dreamers’
By Ted Hesson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court's decision expected in the coming weeks on the fate of the young immigrants known as "Dreamers" could cause an election-year headache for Pr...
Jun 01, 2020
