By Nate Raymond and Richard Cowan WASHINGTON, Sept 2 (Reuters) – Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives defeated a constitutional amendment on Wednesday to permanently cap the Supreme Court at nine justices, voting against a Republican proposal designed to make the court’s conservative major
By Bo Erickson and Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON, Sept 2 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump vowed on Wednesday to campaign aggressively for Republican candidates ahead of November’s midterm elections, saying he has planned extensive travel to states with high-stakes races. At a White House dinner fo
Social media users are raising alarms over the inclusion of 1.2 million voters on Texas’ “suspense list,” claiming it shows efforts to tamper with the November midterms. But despite its name, voters’ registrations are not canceled if they are added to the list. They are still able to vote. Here’s a
By Nupur Anand NEW YORK, Sept 2 (Reuters) – A Democratic U.S. senator has pressed Capital One Financial for details about an internal anti-money-laundering review that the bank said last month led it to close accounts linked to President Donald Trump and his businesses. In a letter sent to Capital O
WASHINGTON, Sept 2 (Reuters) – A crane removed the 24-foot (7-meter) sculpture “Blue” from the Kennedy Center grounds on Wednesday in the latest move to redesign Washington’s public spaces under President Donald Trump. The sculpture, made of rectangular blue aluminum blocks, had sat near where a tar
(AP) – The United States is striking back against Iran after months of escalating attacks on American forces and commercial shipping across the Middle East. U.S. Central Command says American forces completed a new barrage Tuesday against Iranian military targets, including air-defense installations
If Kansas megachurch pastor and Democratic nominee Adam Hamilton manages to pull off an upset victory in his race for a U.S. Senate seat, he’d join a very small group. In the past 100 years, only incumbent Raphael Warnock of Georgia has accomplished what Hamilton aspires to do: serve in the Senate w
By Jacob Bogage WASHINGTON, Sept 2 (Reuters) – Donald Trump returned to the White House promising to get the United States’ financial house in order by slashing the scope of the federal government, ending costly “forever wars” and spurring economic growth to tame spiraling deficits. Instead, the nat
By Kristina Cooke and Nate Raymond Sept 1 (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department has proposed requiring parents applying for passports for their children to provide proof of their own citizenship or immigration status as part of President Donald Trump’s latest effort to limit birthright citizenship.
By Daniel Wiessner Sept 1 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s administration on Tuesday filed what it said was the first lawsuit of its kind seeking to block public schools in Kansas City, Kansas, from facilitating gender transitioning for transgender students. The U.S. Department of Justice lawsui
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House passed a short-term measure Tuesday to fund the federal government into early December, a move designed to avoid a chaotic shutdown as lawmakers campaign for reelection. Lawmakers needed to act before the fiscal year concludes at the end of September to avoid a funding la
By Daniel Wiessner Sept 1 (Reuters) – A federal judge paused a lawsuit by Florida and Texas seeking to severely limit access to the abortion pill mifepristone nationwide while President Donald Trump’s administration completes a review of the drug’s safety. U.S. District Judge Reed O’Connor in Fort
By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON, Sept 1 (Reuters) – The U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved legislation to keep federal agencies operating beyond October 1 when existing funds are due to expire with the start of the new fiscal year. By a vote of 370-48, the House passed the
(AP) – The Trump administration is defending new safeguards for mail-in voting, saying the measures are designed to protect election integrity and ensure that ballots are sent only to eligible voters. The U.S. Postal Service is preparing a computer portal that would allow states to submit lists of v
The U.S. Postal Service is poised to launch a hastily built, error-riddled computer system that could jeopardize the process of mail voting relied upon by one-third of all voters, according to a whistleblower statement released Tuesday by Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal. The effort is part of the
By Bianca Flowers, Nolan D. McCaskill and Kat Stafford WASHINGTON, Sept 1 (Reuters) – After a summer of victories for Democratic Socialists of America-aligned candidates, the movement faces a new test: whether it can win over Black voters, a constituency central to Democrats’ hopes of regaining cont
By Jason Lange WASHINGTON, Sept 1 (Reuters) – A majority of Americans oppose President Donald Trump’s moves last week to raise taxes on imported Canadian goods and his order to rename Lake Ontario as “Lake America,” a new Reuters/Ipsos poll found. The three-day poll, which concluded on Sunday, showe
HAVERSTRAW, N.Y. (AP) — U.S. Rep. Mike Lawler is considered one of the nation’s most vulnerable Republicans in this year’s midterm elections. It was the same story in his last campaign, too. But in a political era where both parties are drifting further apart, he’s banking on New York voters still w
As Democrats across the U.S. signal an increasing appetite for change, U.S. Rep. Seth Moulton is hoping that momentum will help him oust longtime Massachusetts U.S. Sen. Ed Markey in Tuesday’s primary. Moulton, a moderate, is among the many Democrats who have called for generational change this year
LAS VEGAS (AP) — When Vice President JD Vance stepped on stage in Michigan on Monday, it was MAGA Inc. writing the check for the campaign event. It was a rare bit of spending in a battleground state from a powerful political organization that has mostly been missing in action this year. With just ov
This year’s midterm elections will turn on many issues. The Iran war, tariffs, inflation. Immigration, taxes, health care. But there is another, potentially potent undercurrent in several key races that could determine control of Congress — what makes a real man? It’s the latest example of tough-guy
By Nolan D. McCaskill WASHINGTON, Sept 1 (Reuters) – Generational change is on the ballot in Massachusetts on Tuesday as Democratic voters choose whether to renominate 80-year-old progressive U.S. Senator Ed Markey or replace him on the ballot with 47-year-old U.S. Representative Seth Moulton. Marke
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, Aug 31 (Reuters) – The Smithsonian Institution approved on Monday the conversion of one of its buildings into the National Museum of the American Latino, which will enable it to bypass congressional approval for a new site. FURTHER DETAILS: • “Today, the Smithsonian Boa
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Democrat Tom Begich has withdrawn from Alaska’s governor’s race, throwing his support behind fellow Democrat Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins for a seat the party hopes to flip in November. Begich finished just behind Kreiss-Tomkins in a crowded Aug. 18 primary that included 12 Republic
By Steve Holland and Bo Erickson WASHINGTON, Aug 31 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday told reporters it was too soon to discuss his potential successor, sidestepping talk of a 2028 campaign by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. Asked about an NBC News report that the Pentagon chief has
Aug 31 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday said that Congress should pass tax incentives for the entertainment industry to keep production in the country. “I am going to suggest that Republicans and Democrats get together, and immediately craft Legislation to save the Movie, Television
(Refiles to add administration in headline, no change to text) By Humeyra Pamuk and Paul Carsten WASHINGTON/BERLIN, Aug 31 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s administration is planning to spend $4 million to bolster right-wing media in Europe, part of a package of at least $25 million for civil so
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON, Aug 31 (Reuters) – Ukraine’s top sanctions official will visit Washington this week to urge members of the U.S. House of Representatives to back sweeping Russia sanctions legislation that sailed through the Senate but faces stiff opposition from some powerful Democra
By John Kruzel WASHINGTON, Aug 31 (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court in a 5-4 ruling on Monday let Donald Trump’s administration continue construction of his White House ballroom complex while the president challenges a judicial order that would halt much of the development, with Chief Justice John
WASHINGTON (AP) — The highest-ranking officer in the U.S. military says there are no plans to send troops to polling places during November’s midterm congressional elections, addressing concerns among Democrats that the Trump administration could use the military to interfere with the vote. Gen. Dan
