House Republicans shout down Rosenstein in tense hearing
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House Republican allies of President Donald Trump shouted and attacked Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein on Thursday, alleging he was improperly withholding documents related to the FBI’s investigation of Trump’s 2016 campaign. The...
Protestors, lawmaker arrested in Senate building sit-in over immigration
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Nearly 600 protesters were arrested during a clangorous occupation of a U.S. Senate office building in Washington on Thursday, where they decried U.S. President Donald Trump’s “zero- tolerance” stance on illegal immigration. The protesters,...
‘Proud to be a Jackson’: Paris Jackson thanks grandfather Joe
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Michael Jackson’s daughter has paid an emotional tribute to her grandfather Joe, posting a photo showing her holding his hand during his final hours and saying he made her and others “proud to be a Jackson.” FILE PHOTO: Paris Jackson arrives...
In Supreme Court pick, Trump can push conservative social agenda
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - With a second Supreme Court pick less than 18 months into his presidency, Donald Trump is poised to cement conservative control of the court and fire up supporters eager for a rightward shift on divisive social issues. U.S. President Donald...
U.S. Secretary of State Pompeo to visit North Korea next week: report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo plans to travel to North Korea next week to discuss the country’s denuclearization plans, the Financial Times reported on Thursday, citing four people familiar with his plans. U.S. Secretary of State Mike...
Joe Jackson, patriarch of U.S. musical dynasty, dead at 89
(Reuters) - Joe Jackson, the patriarch of an American musical dynasty who started his son Michael, daughter Janet, and the Jackson 5 on the road to stardom but also verbally and physically abused them, has died at the age of 89, his family said on Wednesday. Jackson,...
Hugh Grant on marriage: ‘a nice cozy thing to do’
(Reuters) - Hugh Grant, the British actor who finally succumbed to marriage after decades of deriding it, said he tied the knot for a good reason. “We’ve got three kids together, we live together, and I didn’t like the moment at immigration,” Grant said in an...
U.S. judge orders migrant families to be reunited
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. judge has blocked the Trump administration from separating immigrant parents and children at the U.S.-Mexico border, and ordered that those who were separated be reunited within 30 days. The nationwide injunction issued late...
Supreme Court delivers blow to organized labor in fees dispute
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday dealt a blow to organized labor, ruling that non-members cannot be forced in certain states to pay fees to unions representing public employees such as teachers and police, shutting off a key union revenue...
Supreme court backs Trump on travel ban targeting Muslim-majority nations
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday handed Donald Trump one of the biggest victories of his presidency, upholding his travel ban targeting several Muslim-majority countries and rejecting the idea that it represented unconstitutional religious...