By Julia Harte Sept 25 – Don Jernigan, a retiree in Virginia Beach, is disappointed by most politicians, Democrat and Republican. That includes President Donald Trump, whom he helped elect in 2024. But Jernigan, 76, says he plans to “hold his nose” and vote for Republican candidates in November’s mi
By Renee Hickman and Dawn Kopecki Sept 25 (Reuters) – With midterm elections just over a month away, Republican heavyweights have been jetting across the country to campaign and outside groups have been pouring money into races in what is normally the party’s safest territory — Farm Belt states like
(Corrects name in paragraph six to Ashley Hinson from Allison Hinson) By David Morgan WASHINGTON, Sept 25 (Reuters) – US Senate Republicans aim to improve their election prospects by voting on legislation that seeks to protect consumers from rising electricity bills caused by data centers, hoping to
WASHINGTON, Sept 24 (Reuters) – US President Donald Trump hosted a State Dinner on Thursday at the White House honoring Chinese President Xi Jinping. Here is the list of invited guests, according to the White House press office. Click on this link for a graphic view of Trump and Xi’s table at the di
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON, Sept 24 (Reuters) – US Senate Democrats criticized President Donald Trump’s summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday, saying it prioritized pageantry over substance on issues such as artificial intelligence, trade, critical minerals and weapons for Taiwan
(Washington, DC) — Washington, DC U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro has formed a new division that will target fraud against the federal government. Pirro announced the new Fraud and Asset Recovery Division yesterday. Federal prosecutors will work with investigators, auditors and staff to handle False Cla
(WASHINGTON) – Chinese President Xi Jinping [[ she jeen-peeng ]] is at the White House for a state dinner tonight. President Trump could be seen greeting Xi before escorting him inside. It’s Xi’s first visit to Washington, DC in a over a decade. Tonight’s dinner is also being attended by U.S. tech e
NEW YORK (AP) — The nation’s cybersecurity agency on Thursday released an election infrastructure security plan 40 days before November’s midterms, laying out potential threats to election systems and listing services it would offer to election officials to protect the vote. The plan, which Homeland
WASHINGTON (AP) — Increasingly anxious about the Iran war, senators are set to vote Thursday on a war powers resolution seeking to halt President Donald Trump ‘s military action, which has been largely blamed for the spike in fuel prices and become a flashpoint in the midterm election. The Senate vo
By Valerie Volcovici and Richard Cowan WASHINGTON, Sept 24 (Reuters) – The US Senate is nearing a deal to reform laws to speed up permitting of large infrastructure projects after the White House compromised on how renewable energy is treated, though a vote is uncertain before the midterm elections,
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, Sept 24 (Reuters) – The two US senators backing a permanent legislative ban on Chinese vehicles in the United States agreed on Thursday to delay their plan to use a fast-track procedure to win Senate approval until next week, in order to seek the support of a lone hol
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas addressed the U.N. General Assembly on Thursday, delivering prerecorded remarks from his office in Ramallah after the United States denied him and other top Palestinian officials visas to attend the gathering for the second year in a row. The 90-year-old leader’s
By Luc Cohen Sept 24 (Reuters) – A US appeals court has for now reinstated an Ohio law requiring residents to present documentary proof of citizenship when registering to vote at the state’s motor vehicle offices, in a boost for allies of President Donald Trump who want tighter voter registration ru
By Nate Raymond and Katharine Jackson BOSTON, Sept 24 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s administration will ask the US Supreme Court to allow it to continue to swiftly deport migrants to countries other than their own without offering them the chance to raise any safety concerns about their desti
By Richard Cowan and Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON, Sept 24 (Reuters) – Two top Democrats in the US Senate launched a report on Thursday saying that oil and gas companies were rewarded with tax breaks, subsidies and rollbacks of environmental regulation after then-candidate Donald Trump asked them for
By John Kruzel WASHINGTON, Sept 24 (Reuters) – Since the US Supreme Court in June sided with Republicans and struck down federal caps on spending by political parties in coordination with candidates, Republican committees have blown past the former limits as President Donald Trump’s party fights to
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, Sept 23 (Reuters) – US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Indian Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar discussed on Wednesday US measures that could be leveled against countries that engage economically with Russia and Iran, with New Delhi reiterating concerns over a sanctions
WASHINGTON (SRN NEWS) – A federal judge has declined to immediately block the Trump administration’s decision to bar CNN, MS NOW, and Politico from the White House grounds, leaving the media restrictions in place for now. Judge Timothy J. Kelly heard arguments Wednesday in Washington but did not iss
By Kanishka Singh and Jack Queen WASHINGTON, Sept 23 (Reuters) – An Iowa judge on Wednesday dismissed President Donald Trump’s lawsuit filed in late 2024 against the Des Moines Register newspaper and pollster J. Ann Selzer, saying a poll that showed the Republican leader trailing before the 2024 ele
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A judge on Wednesday dismissed Donald Trump’s lawsuit accusing The Des Moines Register and its former pollster of misrepresenting the state of the 2024 presidential race, rejecting the president’s claim that the newspaper’s poll coverage violated Iowa’s consumer fraud law. Ca
WASHINGTON, Sept 23 (Reuters) – US Democratic Senator Jeanne Shaheen said on Wednesday President Donald Trump should press Chinese President Xi Jinping at a summit this week over China’s support for Iran, saying that Chinese firms were helping Tehran economically and militarily. • In a Senate speech
WASHINGTON, Sept 23 (Reuters) – The two US senators from Maine, the state most reliant on home heating oil, asked President Donald Trump this week to tap the country’s emergency stash of the fuel as diesel prices soar to record levels and push up household bills. “We write to request that you releas
(SRN NEWS) – A new name is entering the high-stakes Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery deal—and it is one that is certain to get the attention of Washington and the media establishment. Elon Musk is reportedly being considered as a potential equity investor in Paramount as the company works to strengt
By Kanishka Singh, Jonathan Landay and Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON, Sept 23 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump is expected to press Chinese leader Xi Jinping to free two US citizens held by China, but it is not clear whether other human-rights issues will get similar attention during this week’s su
By Andrew Goudsward and Tom Hals WASHINGTON, Sept 23 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s administration is ramping up criminal prosecutions of noncitizens accused of voting in US elections as he presses claims of widespread election fraud ahead of the November midterms. The US Justice Department ha
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine Democrats on Wednesday assailed U.S. Sen. Susan Collins over a news report that the FBI investigated how much she knew about illegal campaign contributions that sent one of her donors to prison. The ProPublica report, published Tuesday, states that the FBI in 2024 planne
President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that Russia’s first wartime parliamentary election, which further strengthened the Kremlin’s already-overwhelming legislative control, was a show of public support for his policies. With over 97% of the vote counted from three days of balloting that ended Sund
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, Sept 23 (Reuters) – US senators proposing bipartisan legislation to make permanent a ban on Chinese vehicles are aiming to win quick Senate approval this week, as President Donald Trump meets with China’s President Xi Jinping, one of the bill’s authors said on Wednesd
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON, Sept 23 (Reuters) – Four of US President Donald Trump’s fellow Republicans called on his administration on Wednesday to release more than $15 billion in stalled national security assistance for Taiwan, as he prepared to welcome Chinese President Xi Jinping for a thre
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — As Democrats try to take back control of Congress, they’re trying a familiar tactic to win over voters in conservative areas — they’re criticizing their own party. They’re complaining about former President Joe Biden, promising to work with President Donald Trump to secure the
