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Texas appeals court upholds ruling that expands voting by mail during pandemic
By Brad Brooks AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - A Texas appeals court on Thursday upheld a lower court ruling that temporarily expanded mail-in balloting for any voters who fear for their health because of t...
May 14, 2020
U.S. Senate votes to extend government surveillance tools
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate comfortably approved a 2-1/2-year extension of parts of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) on Thursday, two months after the d...
May 14, 2020
Senate Intelligence Committee chairman stepping down during stock sale investigation
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican Senator Richard Burr will temporarily step aside as chairman of the intelligence committee, effective at the end of Friday, during a federal investigation into whethe...
May 14, 2020
Trump is open to more coronavirus stimulus, but not Democrats’ plan: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump is open to negotiations on another possible stimulus bill amid the novel coronavirus pandemic, but not the one put forward by House of Representative...
May 14, 2020
Trump cheers Wisconsin ruling as tensions flare over coronavirus lockdowns
By Steve Gorman and Sharon Bernstein (Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Thursday applauded the Wisconsin Supreme Court's decision to strike down a coronavirus lockdown order in his latest move to e...
May 14, 2020
U.S. appeals court rejects Trump bid to escape ’emoluments’ lawsuit
By Jan Wolfe and Jonathan Stempel WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Thursday rejected President Donald Trump's effort to end a lawsuit alleging his ownership of a hotel in Washington viol...
May 14, 2020
Explainer: Trump keeps raising ‘Obamagate.’ What’s that?
By Jan Wolfe (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump has accused his predecessor Barack Obama of seeking to damage his presidency, repeatedly referring to it as "Obamagate" but offering no details. WH...
May 14, 2020
Whistleblower to warn Congress of ‘grave risks’ of rushing to reopen U.S.
By Jan Wolfe WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A whistleblower who says he was removed as director of a government research office because he raised concerns about coronavirus preparedness will testify before a ...
May 14, 2020
U.S. Senator’s phone seized in probe of stock trades after virus briefings – LA Times
(Reuters) - U.S. Senator Richard Burr has had his cellphone seized by federal agents as part of the Justice Department's probe of stock transactions made by the lawmaker ahead of the sharp market down...
May 14, 2020
Wisconsin Supreme Court invalidates state’s COVID-19 stay-at-home order
(Reuters) - The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Wednesday struck down an extension of the state's stay-at-home order to combat the coronavirus pandemic after the Republican-controlled legislature sued, say...
May 13, 2020
