By Nolan D. McCaskill and Jacob Bogage WASHINGTON, July 28 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump eulogized Republican Senator Lindsey Graham on Tuesday as a fixture of national politics and unflinching foreign policy hawk, as the leaders of Israel and Ukraine joined Washington’s most powerful at h
By Kristina Cooke July 28 (Reuters) – Aurora’s 6-year-old daughter arrived at the U.S. border alone and spent more than half a year in a child migrant shelter while her mother, who was already in the country, worked to get her out. The two were finally reunited in late March. “We were overjoyed,” sa
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Democrats casting in-person absentee ballots Tuesday in Wisconsin’s chaotic Democratic primary for governor are divided over whether a democratic socialist could prevail in the swing state’s general election, echoing concerns of those who are backing the incumbent governor’s cho
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate is expected to confirm Jay Clayton on Tuesday to become head of the nation’s intelligence agencies, ensuring that a permanent director is in place as the midterm elections approach. Clayton is expected to be confirmed along party lines after a contentious hearing two wee
WASHINGTON (AP) — The field of Republican candidates vying to replace the late Sen. Lindsey Graham on November ballots is set, with 12 hopefuls filing their paperwork by Tuesday and launching into a two-week sprint toward the Aug. 11 special GOP primary. It’s been a jumbled and frenetic period durin
WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Lindsey Graham, the son of pool hall owners who rose to become one of his generation’s more influential U.S. politicians at home and abroad, is being eulogized Tuesday as a “swashbuckling” public servant and “true American original” during memorial services in Washington. Grah
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, July 27 (Reuters) – The U.S. Education Department has threatened two school districts in Michigan and Maryland with federal funding cuts over their transgender policies, the latest action by President Donald Trump’s administration to limit transgender rights. It said in
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Former Vice President Kamala Harris on Monday endorsed Maine’s Democratic U.S. Senate candidate, Troy Jackson, just two days after the state’s party used a hastily called nominating process to name him as the replacement candidate in a race seen as crucial for control of the c
MILFORD, Mich. (SRN NEWS) – President Trump’s visit to Michigan Monday wasn’t just a photo opportunity—it was a direct pitch to auto workers, GOP voters, and the people who measure an economy by whether factories are hiring or closing. Standing at a General Motors facility in Milford, in the Detroit
(SRN NEWS) – The Trump administration has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to clear the way for President Trump’s executive order that would dramatically change mail-in voting before the November midterms. In plain terms, the Justice Department wants the high court to pause lower-court decisions that bl
WASHINGTON, July 27 (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate voted by 51 to 43 on Monday to advance the nomination of Jay Clayton, President Donald Trump’s pick to be director of national intelligence, paving the way for his confirmation as soon as later this week. (Reporting by Patricia Zengerle; Editing by Chr
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON, July 27 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration has told members of Congress it will not finish spending $400 million Congress has authorized for aid to Ukraine until fiscal year 2029, even as Kyiv runs critically low on weapons it needs to fend off
By Bo Erickson and Jason Lange WASHINGTON, July 27 (Reuters) – Just one in three Americans support the war on Iran, the lowest reading in a Reuters/Ipsos poll since the five-month-old conflict’s early days, with most respondents saying that President Donald Trump has failed to explain his goals. The
By Andrew Chung July 27 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s administration asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday to allow implementation nationwide of his executive order aimed at tightening rules for mail-in voting ahead of the November midterm elections that will decide control of Congress. In
July 27 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday called on the Senate to pass a bill to make daylight saving time permanent amid opposition to the measure. The U.S. House of Representatives this month passed the bill to make daylight saving time permanent, but it faces an uphill battle in
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, July 27 (Reuters) – The head of the National Transportation Safety Board on Monday urged Congress to resolve a months-long standoff over competing aviation safety measures and approve significant reforms. NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy said the board had “provided a clea
NEW YORK (AP) — A new platform from a progressive group that’s notched several recent primary victories is becoming fodder for Republican attacks, as the GOP looks to frame Democrats as extremists and communists ahead of November’s midterm elections. Although the Democratic Socialists of America’s W
(SRN NEWS) – A new political platform tied to the Democratic Socialists of America is drawing sharp condemnation from GOP leaders, who say it proves Democrats have moved closer to an extremist agenda than voters were led to believe. The dispute comes as Republicans seek an edge going into November’s
WASHINGTON, July 27 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday called on the Federal Reserve to lower interest rates, saying the U.S. should have the lowest interest rate in the world. “Rates should be lowered… We have other countries that are paying less interest rates,” Trump told reporters
WASHINGTON (AP) — South Dakota Republicans will decide in a primary runoff Tuesday whether to nominate Gov. Larry Rhoden for a full term or to instead tap businessman Toby Doeden to represent the party on the ballot in November. The two were the top vote-getters in the June 2 primary, but neither ca
A federal appeals court has upheld a ruling that halted President Donald Trump’s executive order to create a federal list of eligible voters and limit delivery of mail ballots only to people on that list. The ruling over the weekend rejected the Trump administration’s effort to move forward with the
Eight years ago, during a campaign for Texas attorney general, Justin Nelson ran television advertisements with security camera footage of Ken Paxton pocketing an expensive pen that didn’t belong to him. Four years ago, George P. Bush went after Paxton by putting up billboards that said “he’s a croo
By Jarrett Renshaw and Kalea Hall July 27 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump will travel to a General Motors test site in Michigan on Monday to tout his trade and industrial policies, seeking to refocus attention on the economy even as an escalating conflict with Iran clouds the political outlook an
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON, July 27 (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate is due to begin voting as early as Monday on the nomination of Manhattan U.S. Attorney Jay Clayton, President Donald Trump’s pick to be the top U.S. spy, and he is expected to be approved within days despite a tense confirmation he
WASHINGTON (SRN NEWS) — After nearly two weeks of escalating military confrontation, the United States and Iran have now paused their attacks for a second consecutive day, as President Donald Trump’s administration continues pursuing negotiations aimed at restoring a fragile interim ceasefire agreem
A federal appeals court has upheld a ruling that in nearly half of U.S. states halted President Donald Trump’s executive order to create a federal list of eligible voters and limit delivery of mail ballots only to people on that list. The ruling Saturday by judges of the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Ap
By Nate Raymond BOSTON, July 25 (Reuters) – A federal appeals court on Saturday declined to allow U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration to implement in 23 states his executive order that aims to tighten rules for mail-in voting ahead of November elections that will decide control of Congress
By Nolan D. McCaskill WASHINGTON, July 25 (Reuters) – Former Maine Senate President Troy Jackson on Saturday won the state Democratic Party’s U.S. Senate nomination, formally ending a two-week scramble to replace Graham Platner on the ballot for November’s midterm election. Platner withdrew on July
BANGOR, Maine (AP) — Former state lawmaker and logger Troy Jackson secured the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate in Maine on Saturday and will face longtime GOP Sen. Susan Collins in November in a race that could decide which party controls the chamber. Jackson replaces Graham Platner, who won t
(AP) – President Donald Trump addressed a huge roomful of journalists Friday night at a correspondents’ dinner rescheduled from April after a shooting upended the first edition. Said the president: “As I said three months ago, the show must go on.” Trump entered the ballroom to polite applause, and
