By Jana Winter and Andrew Goudsward WASHINGTON, Oct 22 (Reuters) – Corey Lewandowski, a former political adviser to President Donald Trump and top aide at the Department of Homeland Security, is under criminal investigation over allegations he profited off his role in the US government, three US off
WASHINGTON, Oct 22 (Reuters) – The US Justice Department asked an appeals court on Thursday to intervene in its lawsuit seeking to temporarily block California from counting more than 20,000 mail-in ballots from voters the Trump administration says are likely not US citizens. The Justice Department
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, Oct 22 (Reuters) – The US Department of Homeland Security oversaw 980,000 deportations during the first 18 months of President Donald Trump’s second term, according to a report published on Thursday in the Migration Policy Institute think tank. • Only 20% of all deporta
By Leah Douglas WASHINGTON, Oct 22 (Reuters) – US Secretary of Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said on Thursday that the Department of Agriculture is “full bore ahead” on an agency reorganization that was blocked by a federal judge last week. The USDA has planned to relocate thousands of employ
Oct 22 (Reuters) – Calley Means, a close aide to US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., is resigning from his role as a senior adviser in the Trump administration, he said in a post on X on Thursday. Means, who has been particularly active in the Kennedy-led “Make America Healthy Again,” submitt
US House Probe Finds Antisemitic, Anti-Israel Materials in Schools, Nation’s Largest Teachers’ Union By The Media Line Staff A US House Education and Workforce Committee investigation found antisemitic materials and anti-Israel activism in K-12 education, including within programs supported by the N
By Andrew Goudsward WASHINGTON, Oct 22 (Reuters) – A senior Democratic state lawmaker in Virginia was charged with racketeering conspiracy, money laundering and other offenses for allegedly running an illegal cannabis business with members of her family, according to an indictment made public on Thu
Sen. Darline Graham (R-SC) celebrated Trump as one of her late brother’s “dearest friends” after the president invited her onstage at the rally in Pendleton. Darline Graham is running against Democrat Annie Andrews to replace the late Sen. Lindsey Graham in the upper chamber after the longtime South
By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON, Oct 22 (Reuters) – US President Donald Trump’s moves in recent weeks to ease economic pressure on Russia while stepping up criticism of Ukraine have triggered bipartisan opposition in Congress, potentially complicating his agenda after next month’s midterm elections. See
By Douglas Gillison WASHINGTON, Oct 22 (Reuters) – Prediction market operators Kalshi, Polymarket and their founders have given at least $5 million combined to Republican and Democratic political groups this election cycle, according to campaign finance records and a private remittance document seen
By Heather Schlitz DETROIT, Oct 22 (Reuters) – A neatly packed cardboard box of pasta, dry beans, canned goods and powdered milk made Tonya King cry. “I’ve been waiting for this,” said King, a 65-year-old Detroit grandmother, her voice cracking while tears streamed down her face. “Finally, my daught
By John Kruzel WASHINGTON, Oct 22 (Reuters) – The November 3 midterm elections are quickly approaching after an electoral cycle shaped to an unusual degree by decisions of the US Supreme Court, a development that prompted Justice Elena Kagan to voice alarm this week. Republicans generally have fared
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, Oct 21 (Reuters) – Ohio State University said on Wednesday it disagreed with the US Department of Justice’s findings that alleged its medical school favored Black and Hispanic applicants in admissions and discriminated against white and Asian applicants. The DOJ said f
By John Kruzel WASHINGTON, Oct 21 (Reuters) – Since the US Supreme Court in June struck down federal caps on political party spending with input from candidates, Republican committees have surged past the former limits by more than $126 million while their Democratic counterparts have topped them by
By Helen Coster Oct 21 (Reuters) – US Vice President JD Vance on Wednesday defended an explosive attack ad by Republican Vivek Ramaswamy’s campaign against his Democratic rival in the Ohio governor’s race. The ad features Democrat Amy Acton’s estranged mother, Donna Arthur, disputing Acton’s account
By Jonathan Landay WASHINGTON, Oct 21 (Reuters) – The top Democratic lawmakers on the congressional intelligence committees on Wednesday said they received an intelligence briefing that Russia has been waging a misinformation campaign against Democrats running in next month’s midterm elections. The
By Virginia Furness Oct 21 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump has unleashed more than $277 million in a last-minute TV and direct mail advertising blitz over the final six weeks of the midterm campaign to help struggling Republican candidates in several races that are key to the party’s chances to r
By Nate Raymond BOSTON, Oct 21 (Reuters) – Federal prosecutors on Wednesday charged six people with participating in a long-running scheme to allegedly arrange hundreds of sham marriages in Massachusetts in order to help immigrants unlawfully obtain green cards and potential US citizenship. US Attor
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, Oct 21 (Reuters) – The chairman of the Federal Communications Commission said on Wednesday that US broadcast networks could violate their regulatory obligations by airing “entirely fake polls and suppression polls.” FCC Chair Brendan Carr said on X that ahead of the N
(Greenville, NC) — President Trump’s pre-midterm election blitz, rallying supporters in the Carolinas in his latest push. In Greenville, North Carolina on Tuesday, Trump went after the Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, accusing former Governor Roy Cooper of letting criminals loose on the streets
By Andrew Goudsward and Dan Rosenzweig-Ziff WASHINGTON, Oct 21 (Reuters) – When Justice Department staffers arrived in Minnesota this summer to monitor the state’s primary election, they found themselves under scrutiny as well. Minnesota officials deployed about 40 state employees, working in pairs,
By Brad Brooks, Andy Sullivan and Arathy Somasekhar HOUSTON, Texas, Oct 21 (Reuters) – Texas Democrats’ best chance at a statewide win in more than three decades is facing a wall of Republican money, with Elon Musk and other donors pouring hundreds of millions into a late effort to rescue Senate can
By Steve Holland WASHINGTON, Oct 21 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump travels to South Carolina on Wednesday to bolster Republican Darline Graham in a surprisingly competitive Senate race, even as his recent moves toward Russia have put him at odds with the sister of his late ally Lindsey Graham. L
By Joseph Ax Oct 21 (Reuters) – At President Donald Trump’s urging, Republicans pursued an unprecedented mid-decade redistricting campaign ahead of November’s midterm elections, redrawing dozens of US House of Representatives districts in an effort to preserve their narrow majority. With less than t
By Jan Wolfe WASHINGTON, Oct 20 (Reuters) – US Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan on Tuesday said the court’s conservative majority has undermined democracy and “created a race to the bottom” in how congressional districts are drawn. Kagan, one of the court’s three liberals, told students at Catholic
By Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON, Oct 20 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he would reward tipsters who uncover fraud in US government programs, launching the initiative by announcing a cash prize for a conservative online influencer. Speaking from the White House Oval Office, Trump s
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, Oct 20 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s administration has revoked over 300,000 US visas during his second term, the State Department said on Tuesday as the federal government continues its sweeping immigration crackdown. The number showed an acceleration in the pac
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, Oct 20 (Reuters) – Michigan Republican Senate candidate Mike Rogers and the United Auto Workers union found rare common ground on Tuesday, separately accusing General Motors of putting shareholders ahead of workers after the automaker unveiled a new $20 billion stock
WASHINGTON, Oct 20 (Reuters) – US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he would spend more than $400 million on Republican campaign efforts, while the New York Times reported that former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg was spending $80 million to help Democrats ahead of the November 3 m
(Park City, KS) — President Trump is continuing to rally nationwide with midterms two weeks out. Trump was in Kansas Monday night in support of Republican Senator Roger Marshall, who is locked in a tight race with Democrat Adam Hamilton. The president will be in Greenville, North Carolina Tuesday to
