Clock running out to avert U.S. government shutdown as Trump blames Democrats
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump postponed plans to leave Washington on Friday while the U.S. Congress faced a midnight deadline to come up with funding legislation to avoid federal agency shutdowns. Although the House of Representatives voted 230-197 on...
Trump to address U.S. anti-abortion march, cementing U-turn on issue
(Reuters) - Donald Trump will become the third sitting U.S. president to address anti-abortion activists at the annual March for Life on Friday, highlighting his shift in recent years from a supporter of women’s access to abortion to a powerful opponent. Trump is due...
‘Fast & Furious’ star Diesel brings high-octane live show to London
LONDON (Reuters) - The roaring engines and burning rubber of “The Fast & The Furious” films - one of cinema’s highest-grossing franchises - are skidding off the screen and into the real world, as a live stunt show based on the movies opens in London on Thursday. “Fast...
Prosecutors want testimony of 19 other accusers for Cosby retrial
(Reuters) - Pennsylvania prosecutors on Thursday asked the judge who will preside over the second sexual assault trial of actor Bill Cosby to allow the testimony of 19 other accusers, including 12 women who were not allowed testify in the entertainer’s first trial....
Trump muddles talks on government funding ahead of House vote on shutdown
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump complicated Republican efforts on Thursday to reach agreement on a temporary extension of government funding to avert a shutdown, blasting a plan to entice Democrats by funding a children’s health insurance program. To...
Trump’s ex-aide Bannon to appear again before House intelligence panel
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former White House strategist Steve Bannon was expected to return on Thursday to testify before the House of Representatives’ intelligence committee, two days after refusing to answer questions about his time with the Trump administration or the...
‘Jersey Shore’ star Sorrentino to plead guilty in tax case
(Reuters) - Former reality TV celebrity Michael “The Situation” Sorrentino is expected to plead guilty in a tax evasion case where U.S. prosecutors accused him and his brother of hiding millions of dollars he made while starring in the MTV series “Jersey Shore.” In a...
Pennsylvania race to test Democrats’ hopes for anti-Trump wave
HOUSTON, Pa. (Reuters) - The conservative southwest corner of Pennsylvania, a patchwork of small towns, farms and Pittsburgh suburbs where voters backed Republican Donald Trump by 20 percentage points in 2016, seems an unlikely spot for a possible Democratic...
Gerrymandering case reaches Pennsylvania court with stakes for 2018 election
HARRISBURG, Pa. (Reuters) - Pennsylvania’s high court will hear arguments on Wednesday on whether the state’s congressional districts were illegally drawn to benefit Republican lawmakers, a case that could have major ramifications for the 2018 midterm elections. The...
Alec Baldwin defends film maker Woody Allen as Hollywood backs away
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actor Alec Baldwin on Tuesday expressed support for film maker Woody Allen as a growing number of entertainment industry stars seek to distance themselves from the “Annie Hall” director as part of the Time’s Up campaign against sexual...