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Trump extols America, rails at communism in US 250th celebration

By Steve Holland KEYSTONE, South Dakota July 3 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump called on Americans to protect the freedoms the nation's founders envisioned 250 years ago against what he has portrayed as the "communist" threat posed by progressive Democrats, speaking on the eve ...
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Trump salutes America at Mount Rushmore (VIDEO)

WASHINGTON (AP) - Festivities marking the 250th anniversary of American independence are ramping up across the United States. President Donald Trump spoke from Mount Rushmore, where he called the holiday "one of the most extraordinary days in the history of the world." New York City's ...
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Trump pardons 11, most for violating Clean Air Act

July 3 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump pardoned 11 people on Friday, a White House official said, all but two of whom had been convicted of violating the Clean Air Act by modifying or disabling emissions controls on trucks. Trump posted on Truth ...
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Supreme Court’s Barrett fuels conservative wins while sometimes splitting with Trump

By Nate Raymond July 3 (Reuters) - Justice Amy Coney Barrett further solidified herself during the U.S. Supreme Court's most recent term as one of the few members of its 6-3 conservative majority willing to occasionally cross ideological lines and join with its liberal justices ...
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US appeals court prevents firing of 19 intelligence officers assigned to DEI programs

By Nate Raymond July 2 (Reuters) - A divided federal appeals court ruled on Thursday that U.S. President Donald Trump's administration could not proceed with firing 19 intelligence officers who had been assigned to positions related to diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility initiatives. A 2-1 panel ...
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ICE arrests 10,000 illegally in US in 5-day span

(WASHINGTON) -- Immigration officials have quietly ramped up arrests in the recent days, taking 10,000 people who they say are illegally in the United States into custody within a five-day space, sources familiar with the figures said Thursday.The source said the significant number of ...
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EMS personnel attended to ‘unconscious’ person at Mitch McConnell’s home, audio suggests

(WASHINGTON) -- Emergency medical personnel were dispatched to the Washington home of Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell last month to attend to an unconscious person who appeared to be in cardiac arrest, according to EMS dispatch audio reviewed by ABC News.While the audio does not ...
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Trump got the Senate candidates he wanted. How much will he spend to help them?

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump reshaped this year's U.S. Senate map by sidelining some Republican incumbents and promoting loyalists to replace them. Now the question is whether he'll put his money where his mouth is. With four months to go until November's elections, it's ...
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Goal of higher voter turnout remains elusive in California as changes have extended ballot counting

LOS ANGELES (AP) - California is finally nearing the end of the ballot counting from its June 2 primary, a tediously slow process that is largely the result of multiple changes over the years intended to boost turnout by making voting easier and more ...
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US judge halts Philadelphia’s ‘ICE Out’ ban on masked federal law enforcement agents

By Mike Scarcella July 2 (Reuters) - A federal judge on Thursday blocked Philadelphia from enforcing a new city law that would have prohibited federal law enforcement agents from wearing masks, ruling the city cannot dictate how they conduct operations amid a national debate over ...
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Democratic governors press US Postal Service to drop plan tied to Trump’s election order

A group of Democratic governors asked the U.S. Postal Service on Thursday to withdraw its proposed rule seeking to implement an executive order from President Donald Trump to create a federal list of eligible voters and potentially limit who can receive a ballot in ...
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Trump wins court reprieve from restoring slavery, climate park exhibits

By Nate Raymond BOSTON, July 2 (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Thursday lifted a judge's order requiring President Donald Trump's administration to reinstall dozens of exhibits that it removed from national parks on topics such as slavery and climate change. A three-judge panel of ...
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