In key Kentucky House race, healthcare anxieties loom large
BEREA, Kentucky (Reuters) - Andy Barr, a Republican lawmaker representing central Kentucky, won his last three elections promising to repeal and replace Obamacare. This year, his Democratic challengers for Congress in Kentucky’s sixth district are betting that message...
Exclusive: As elections near, many older, educated, white voters shift away from Trump’s party
(Reuters) - Older, white, educated voters helped Donald Trump win the White House in 2016. Now, they are trending toward Democrats in such numbers that their ballots could tip the scales in tight congressional races from New Jersey to California, a new Reuters/Ipsos...
Cosby’s second sex assault trial set for Pennsylvania courthouse
NORRISTOWN, Pa. (Reuters) - Comedian Bill Cosby returned to a Pennsylvania court on Monday for the start of his retrial on charges of sexually assaulting a onetime friend who had thought of him as a mentor, almost a year after a jury deadlocked in the case. Actor and...
Don’t send us presents, give to charity, say UK’s Prince Harry and fiancee Meghan
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain’s Prince Harry and his fiancee Meghan Markle have asked that anyone who wants to send them a present to mark their wedding next month make a donation to charity instead, his office said on Monday. FILE PHOTO: Britain's Prince Harry and his...
Trump says China will take down trade barriers, deal on IP – Tweet
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said in a tweet on Sunday that China would take down its trade barriers and that the two countries would reach a deal on intellectual property. FILE PHOTO - U.S. President Donald Trump speaks about tax reform during a...
Signs of struggles on big cases as U.S. Supreme Court pace slackens
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Members of the U.S. Supreme Court appeared to be struggling over how to resolve a key case recently when Justice Stephen Breyer suggested that the best course might be to put off a decision altogether. FILE PHOTO - U.S. Supreme Court Justice...
#MeToo casts long shadow over Cosby’s sexual assault retrial
(Reuters) - When Bill Cosby’s retrial on sexual assault charges begins on Monday, the man once known as “America’s Dad” will face the same judge and district attorney in the same Pennsylvania courtroom as he did last June when a hung jury failed to reach a verdict....
Trump signs memo ending ‘catch and release’ immigration policy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump signed a memorandum on Friday ordering the end of a policy, known as “catch and release,” in which illegal immigrants are released from detention while awaiting a court hearing on their status. U.S. President Donald...
Panic! Don’t panic! Navigating the trade talk proves dicey
NEW YORK (Reuters) - “Don’t overreact,” President Donald Trump’s chief economic adviser told investors on Wednesday, when U.S. stocks were deep in the red over worries about the administration’s plan for $50 billion of import duties aimed at China. Shipping containers...
Oklahoma Senate takes up tax hike to halt week-long teachers’ strike
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) - The Oklahoma Senate is set to debate a tax hike package on Friday to raise education funds in the hope of halting a week-long strike by its public school teachers, who are some of the lowest-paid educators in the country. Teachers pack the...