By Jarrett Renshaw and Idrees Ali DOVER AIR FORCE BASE, Delaware, July 22 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump attended a ceremony at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware for four U.S. service members who returned to American soil in flag-draped caskets on Wednesday after being killed in Iranian atta
WASHINGTON, July 22 (Reuters) – AI giant Anthropic will donate $20 million to a lobbying organization that supports AI regulation, according to a company statement released on Wednesday, its latest move to influence U.S. policy on the technology. The company is donating to Public First Action, a pol
WASHINGTON, July 21 (Reuters) – Former professional football player Jay Feely, who is endorsed by President Donald Trump, on Tuesday won the Republican Party primary election in Arizona’s U.S. House of Representatives 1st congressional district, according to media projections. Republicans’ quest to
WASHINGTON, July 21 (Reuters) – The Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday passed a short-term measure to avert a possible government shutdown ahead of the November midterm elections by funding federal agencies through December 4. The vote sends the stopgap, known as a contin
Democratic U.S. Rep. Cleo Fields said Tuesday he would not seek reelection to his redrawn Louisiana congressional district that was at the center of a major U.S. Supreme Court ruling on race and redistricting. The majority Black congressional district was redrawn by the state legislature in May to f
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is set to rally in Michigan next week as early in-person voting begins in the battleground state’s primary, where voters will choose nominees for open Senate and governor’s races. The rally is set to take place in Oakland County on Monday, according to a pers
By Nate Raymond July 21 (Reuters) – A White House lawyer nominated by President Donald Trump to serve on a court that hears litigation regarding trade laws and tariff policies was confirmed to the bench on Tuesday after she apologized for past social media posts that attacked various senators includ
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A chaotic Democratic primary for Wisconsin governor that has seen numerous candidates drop out and re-enter the race has threatened to leave thousands of voters who have already returned their ballots with worthless votes for the state’s top office. That possibility prompted the
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate Intelligence Committee has advanced the nomination of Jay Clayton, President Donald Trump’s pick to head the nation’s intelligence agencies, along party lines. The 9-8 vote came after some Democrats had praised Clayton and indicated that they might vote for him. But that
By Joseph Ax and Doina Chiacu PRINCETON, New Jersey, July 21 (Reuters) – Nearly 400 New Jersey residents who were not U.S. citizens cast ballots after thousands of non-citizens were accidentally registered to vote between 2023 and 2024 due to a software error, Democratic Governor Mikie Sherrill said
By Daniel Wiessner July 21 (Reuters) – The U.S. agency that enforces laws banning workplace discrimination moved on Tuesday to scrap a requirement that employers annually submit data on the race and sex of their workers, which since its adoption in the 1960s has been a cornerstone of civil rights en
WASHINGTON, July 21 (Reuters) – U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told lawmakers on Tuesday that military training would need to be curtailed without an urgent funding boost, as a senior Republican senator said some military branches were facing a near-term solvency crisis. “There is training righ
HADDONFIELD, New Jersey (AP) — About 6,600 people who indicated they were noncitizens while obtaining New Jersey driver’s licenses and other state IDs were improperly registered to vote in 2023 and 2024, Gov. Mikie Sherrill said Tuesday. The Democratic governor, who took office this year, blamed a M
By Doina Chiacu July 21 (Reuters) – Roughly 6,600 people who were not U.S. citizens were accidentally added to New Jersey’s voter rolls because of a software error at the state motor vehicles department, but fewer than 400 actually cast ballots in elections since 2023, Governor Mikie Sherrill said o
WASHINGTON, July 21 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s deep staffing cuts at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission could hamper its ability to enforce the law and should be investigated by the congressional watchdog agency, a top Senate Democrat said on Tuesday. In a letter to the Government Ac
NEW YORK (AP) — The progressive movement may already have hit its high point in the 2026 midterms. Or this may be the beginning of a much more powerful shift as voters, eager for change, decide to embrace far-left populism on a national scale. It depends upon who you ask within a Democratic Party th
By Courtney Rozen WASHINGTON, July 21 (Reuters) – The chief security officer for TikTok U.S. will testify before a U.S. House committee on September 15, a congressional aide said on Tuesday, allowing lawmakers to ask about Chinese involvement in the short-video app. Chief Security Officer Will Farre
By David Morgan WASHINGTON, July 21 (Reuters) – Republican leaders in the U.S. House of Representatives face a crucial political test on Tuesday as they try to advance legislation crucial to President Donald Trump’s agenda, including major defense legislation and portions of his partisan voter ID bi
By Ahmed Aboulenein WASHINGTON, July 21 (Reuters) – The Trump administration is pausing $1 billion in Medicaid payments to California and Minnesota over “suspected fraud and noncompliance,” U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said on Tuesday. “If those states want that money they need to pro
ISLAMABAD (AP) — An Iranian official began meetings Tuesday with mediators in Pakistan as diplomats sought to salvage the collapsed interim deal between Iran and the United States, even as both countries continued to launch attacks for a 10th day of renewed fighting. The visit by Iran’s Interior Min
By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON, July 22 (Reuters) – Republican voters in Tuesday’s Arizona primaries nominated conservative candidates for high-profile races for governor and a U.S. House seat, as Democrats rallied behind moderates leading up to the November 3 midterm elections. The results also marked
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Republicans are choosing nominees Tuesday to challenge Democrats who hold top offices as the GOP searches for a path back to power in a battleground state it used to dominate. U.S. Reps. Andy Biggs and David Schweikert, who represent neighboring districts in metro Phoenix, off
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, July 20 (Reuters) – MAGA Inc, a campaign funding group aligned with U.S. President Donald Trump, has amassed more than $400 million, which the Republican leader’s allies will hope to use for the midterm elections. Here are the details: • A filing with the Federal Electi
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Democrats could vote as early as this week on the order of their primary calendar for the 2028 presidential election, although the decision wouldn’t be final until the full Democratic National Committee agrees. The panel that sets the party’s voting order could make that determ
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United States military said late Monday it was carrying out its 10th consecutive night of strikes on Iran in a push to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. The renewed bombings followed the death of another American service member, and came after Iran launched attacks
By Emma Farge, Olivia Le Poidevin, Simon Lewis and David Brunnstrom GENEVA/WASHINGTON, July 20 (Reuters) – The Trump administration has in recent weeks weighed cutting ties with the U.N. refugee agency, prompting a campaign by diplomats and U.N. officials to persuade the United States to maintain su
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Sen. Darline Graham said Monday she’s running for a full term to replace her late brother Lindsey Graham’s Senate seat. “I’ve made a decision,” Darline Graham told Fox News Channel host Sean Hannity, according to a clip released of an interview set to air later Monday. “I’m in.
Troy Jackson, a former Maine lawmaker and fifth-generation logger from the North Maine Woods, has emerged as the likely new replacement for the state’s Democratic Senate nominee after former candidate Graham Platner quit the high-stakes race less than two weeks ago. Platner’s departure followed a se
(AP) – Video circulating online appears to show the moment Iranian missiles hit an airbase in Jordan, killing two American service members. Another remains missing after the Friday attack. And another U.S. service member was killed in Iraq on Saturday, reflecting how troops face lethal risks without
WASHINGTON (AP) — Arizona Republicans will choose a nominee in a state primary Tuesday to challenge Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs in November. Voters across the state will also set the general election matchups for competitive U.S. House seats and for a full range of state and local offices. The Arizo
