Politics

FILE PHOTO: Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) walks to the Senate Chamber as the impeachment trial of U.S. President Donald Trump continues in Washington, U.S., January 27, 2020. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts (Reuters) – A bipartisan group of U.S. senators unveiled legislation on Thursday aimed at protecting research and innovation on U.S. campuses and prevent suspected theft of

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department proposed on Wednesday that Congress take up legislation to curb protections big tech platforms like Alphabet’s Google and Facebook have had for decades, a senior official said, following through on President Donald Trump’s bid to crack down on tech giants. FILE PHOTO: Facebook, Google and Twitter logos are

DARBY, Pennsylvania (Reuters) – Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden on Wednesday accused President Donald Trump of “surrendering” to the coronavirus pandemic and failing to stay prepared for a resurgence that could put a U.S. economic recovery at risk. “American people sacrificed so much to fight this virus… we may lose some the progress we’ve begun

FILE PHOTO: A 3D-printed Facebook logo is seen placed on a keyboard in this illustration taken March 25, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department is preparing to proposes legislation as soon as Wednesday to try to remove protections that big tech platforms like Alphabet’s (GOOGL.O) Google and Facebook (FB.O) have

FILE PHOTO: A 3D-printed Facebook logo is seen placed on a keyboard in this illustration taken March 25, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Facebook Inc said on Tuesday it would affix labels to political ads shared by users on their own feeds, closing what critics have said for years was a glaring loophole

FILE PHOTO – Former U.S. national security advisor John Bolton speaks during his lecture at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, U.S. February 17, 2020. REUTERS/Jonathan Drake (Reuters) – The United States on Tuesday sued former national security advisor John Bolton, seeking to block him from publishing a book about his time in the White

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump listens to Vice President Mike Pence speak during a roundtable discussion on “America’s seniors” in the Cabinet Room at the White House in Washington, U.S., June 15, 2020. REUTERS/Leah Millis WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Officials are considering other venues in Tulsa, Oklahoma, for President Donald Trump’s first campaign rally since

FILE PHOTO – Bottles of hand sanitizer sit on a table at the Butler County Board of Elections office in Hamilton, Ohio, U.S. March 12, 2020. Picture taken March 12, 2020. REUTERS/Bryan Woolston (Reuters) – Ohio has taken the first step toward sending every registered voter in the state an application for an absentee ballot

FILE PHOTO – U.S. soldier are pictured during an exercise of the U.S. Army’s Global Swift Response 17 Media Day near Hohenfels, Germany, October 9, 2017. REUTERS/Michaela Rehle WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump said on Monday the United States would cut the number of U.S. troops deployed in Germany to 25,000, a reduction of

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Democratic National Committee’s council on climate change irked party leadership when it published policy recommendations this month that ventured beyond presidential candidate Joe Biden’s plan, according to three people familiar with the matter. FILE PHOTO: Democratic U.S. presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden speaks at a campaign event devoted

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – People attending U.S. President Donald Trump’s campaign rally in Oklahoma this week should wear masks, a White House adviser said on Sunday, as health experts cautioned against large gatherings such as political rallies during the coronavirus pandemic. FILE PHOTO: Aides wearing masks stand behind White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow as he

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – William S. Sessions, an FBI chief under three U.S. presidents who won praise for bringing more diversity to the agency but who was fired after being investigated for ethical lapses, died Friday aged 90, U.S. media reported. FILE PHOTO: The Federal Bureau of Investigation’s former director William Sessions in an undated photo.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he would shift the date of an Oklahoma rally from June 19th, the date of the “Juneteenth” holiday, to June 20th out of respect for a day commemorating the end of U.S. slavery. FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump is applauded as he attends a

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally in Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S. March 2, 2020. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson/File Photo/File Photo (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he would shift the date of an Oklahoma rally from June 19th, the date of the “Juneteenth” African-American freedom day, to June 20th

CAMDEN, N.J. (Reuters) – Zsakhiem James, a police captain in Camden, New Jersey – once considered the most dangerous city in the United States – sees every encounter with a resident as an opportunity to build “social currency” to prevent or solve a future crime. That’s why during a tour this week of Federal Street,

(Reuters) – New York City politicians are expected to vote next week to force the largest police force in the United States to divulge the surveillance technology it uses, one of many reforms of law enforcement being considered across the country. FILE PHOTO: New York Police Department (NYPD) officers are pictured as protesters rally against

(Reuters) – Kentucky on Friday agreed to remove a statue of Confederate President Jefferson Davis from its State Capitol building, the latest action in a renewed drive to take down such monuments in the wake of nationwide protests for racial justice. FILE PHOTO: A monument to Jefferson Davis, President of the Confederate States of America,

Democratic U.S. presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden speaks at a campaign event devoted to the reopening of the U.S. economy during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S., June 11, 2020. REUTERS/Bastiaan Slabbers PHILADELPHIA/ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (Reuters) – President Donald Trump and his Democratic opponent, Joe Biden, headed to

OAKLAND, Calif. (Reuters) – Protests over the death of George Floyd while in Minneapolis police custody have prompted government and police officials across the United States to enact or propose changes aimed at showing demonstrators that their concerns about police brutality and racism are being heard. FILE PHOTO: A sign painted by protesters stating “Defund

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Georgia’s tumultuous primary elections on Tuesday offer a grim preview of what could happen in November if states move to voting by mail and polling places are sharply reduced due to concerns about the coronavirus pandemic. FILE PHOTO:Voters line up to cast their ballots outside of a polling location after Democratic and

White House Press Secretary Kayleigh speaks to reporters at the White House in Washington, U.S., June 10, 2020. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House said on Wednesday it is putting the finishing touches on proposals to reform the police in the wake of George Floyd’s killing while in police custody, adding that reducing

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A retired judge on Wednesday is due to file his arguments for why a federal court in Washington should not allow the Justice Department to dismiss its criminal case against President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser Michael Flynn. FILE PHOTO: Former national security adviser Michael Flynn exits a vehicle as he

Police Benevolent Association of the City of New York President Pat Lynch speaks as he and representatives from other New York City Police Department (NYPD) and law enforcement unions hold a news conference in New York City, U.S., June 9, 2020. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York lawmakers voted on Tuesday to repeal

NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday tweeted a conspiracy theory about a 75-year-old protester in Buffalo who was shoved by police and critically injured during a march sparked by the death of George Floyd in police custody. FILE PHOTO – U.S. President Donald Trump listens during a roundtable discussion with law

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Georgia Democrats will try to pick their challenger to Republican Senator David Perdue on Tuesday when voters in five U.S. states choose candidates for the White House and Congress as the nation navigates a trio of politically charged crises. FILE PHOTO: Jon Ossoff addresses his supporters after his defeat in Georgia’s 6th

HOUSTON (Reuters) – Thousands of mourners braved sweltering heat on Monday to view the casket of George Floyd, whose death from a police officer kneeling on his neck ignited worldwide protests against mistreatment of African Americans and other minorities by U.S. law enforcement. American flags fluttered along the route to the Fountain of Praise church

FILE PHOTO – U.S. President Donald Trump talks about a U.S. jobs report amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic while signing the PPP Flexibility Act of 2020 in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, U.S., June 5, 2020. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump is open to another economic

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Minneapolis city council members pledged to abolish the police force whose officer knelt on the neck of a dying George Floyd, as the biggest civil rights protests in more than 50 years demanded a transformation of U.S. criminal justice. Demonstrations have swept a country slowly emerging from the coronavirus lockdown in the

NEW YORK (Reuters) – A relaxed confidence infused a new round of street protests in New York and other major cities on Sunday, a day after some of the largest demonstrations since the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody unfolded with no major violence. The near-festive tone of many of the weekend’s major

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Democrats have largely embraced the activists packing into streets nationwide to decry the killings of black men and women by law enforcement but so far express wariness at protesters’ calls to defund the police. FILE PHOTO: Seattle police hold batons as they form a line in front of the department’s headquarters