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Fax, mail or DHL? Overseas U.S. voters fret ahead of Nov. 3 election
By Luke Baker, Matthew Tostevin and Cassandra Garrison LONDON/BANGKOK/BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - By fax, courier or mail, U.S. voters abroad are going to new lengths to ensure their ballots are counted,...
Sep 23, 2020
Three days of tribute at U.S. Supreme Court and Capitol for Ruth Bader Ginsburg
By Lawrence Hurley and Andrew Chung WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States begins three days of tributes to Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Wednesday, when members of the public will ge...
Sep 23, 2020
Explainer: Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade decision hinged on women’s right to privacy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The death of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has raised concerns among reproductive rights advocates that women could lose the right to choose whether to have an ...
Sep 23, 2020
Trump-appointed justice could signal major Supreme Court shift on abortion
By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) - With President Donald Trump poised to nominate a U.S. Supreme Court justice to fill the vacancy created by the death of liberal icon Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a ne...
Sep 23, 2020
Exclusive: How COVID-19 stimulus money will end up in U.S. tobacco farmers’ pockets
By P.J. Huffstutter and Tom Polansek CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. government aid payments to tobacco farmers will be channeled through a new account within the office of the agriculture secretary, an unus...
Sep 23, 2020
Testing ahead of U.S. elections reveals struggle to quell disinformation
By Christopher Bing WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. election day exercises simulating attacks ranging from hackers to anthrax to disrupt voting show state and local officials will struggle to quickly coun...
Sep 23, 2020
Trump order seeks to ban military, government contractors from some diversity training
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump issued an executive order on Tuesday that he said would ban the military, government contractors and federal grantees from some diversity training. The le...
Sep 22, 2020
Trump says he has a pretty good idea of his choice for Supreme Court nominee
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he has a pretty good idea of his choice for a U.S. Supreme Court nominee but has not made a final decision. "I have a pretty good idea. I ...
Sep 22, 2020
U.S. warns ‘foreign actors’ aim to sow doubts over mail-in voting
By Jason Lange WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. federal law enforcement and cybersecurity agencies on Tuesday warned that "foreign actors" will likely try to discredit the November presidential election by...
Sep 22, 2020
Trump says Supreme Court pick announcement likely Saturday
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday the announcement of his nominee to fill the Supreme Court vacancy created by the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg will likely be ...
Sep 22, 2020
