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US Senate confirms Republican congressional aide to serve on FCC

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Senate voted to confirm Republican Senate aide Olivia Trusty to serve on the Federal Communications Commission on Tuesday, days after two members of telecommunications regulator resigned. Democratic FCC Commissioner Geoffrey Starks and Republican Nathan Simington stepped down on June 6. Trusty ...
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US senators seek more security following Minnesota assassination

By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. senators on Tuesday demanded tighter security in the wake of last weekend’s assassination of a Minnesota state legislator and threats against members of Congress, in what one lawmaker called a “spreading virus” of political violence. Law enforcement officials responsible for ...
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NYC mayoral candidate Brad Lander released after immigration court arrest

(Reuters) -New York City Comptroller and mayoral candidate Brad Lander was detained for several hours after being arrested at an immigration court on Tuesday, the latest politician opposed to U.S. President Donald Trump’s immigration raids to get caught up with law enforcement. Lander, who ...
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Los Angeles mayor lifts curfew imposed after immigration raids, protests

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass on Tuesday lifted a curfew imposed on part of the city’s downtown to curb crime in the wake of raids on undocumented migrants that prompted protests. The restriction on people’s movements went into place last Tuesday, affecting ...
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ICE walks back limits on raids targeting farms, restaurants and hotels

By Ted Hesson and Leah Douglas WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. immigration officials have walked back limits on enforcement targeting farms, restaurants, hotels and food processing plants just days after putting restrictions in place, two former officials familiar with the matter said, an abrupt shift that followed ...
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The Latest: Trump says the US knows where Iran’s leader is hiding but won’t kill him — ‘for now’

President Donald Trump said Tuesday the U.S. knows where Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is hiding during the Israel-Iran conflict but doesn’t want him killed “for now.” Trump urged, in a social media posting, Iran’s “UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER” as the five-day conflict continues to escalate. “We ...
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Trump meeting with advisers in Situation Room underway amid Israel-Iran strikes

(WASHINGTON) -- President Donald Trump's meeting with advisers in the Situation Room was underway on Tuesday afternoon, a White House official confirmed, as Israel and Iran continue to trade strikes.The meeting came hours after Trump arrived back in Washington after leaving the G7 summit ...
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NYC mayoral candidate Brad Lander arrested at immigration court

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -New York City Comptroller and mayoral candidate Brad Lander was arrested at an immigration court on Tuesday, the latest U.S. politician to be swept up in President Donald Trump’s immigration raids. Lander, who is among 11 Democratic candidates seeking to replace current ...
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Small business seeks early Supreme Court review of Trump’s tariffs

By Dietrich Knauth (Reuters) -A small business on Tuesday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to decide the legality of President Donald Trump’s tariffs, saying the court should take the rare step of hearing the case before appeals fully play out in lower courts. Learning Resources, which ...
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Forecaster says US House version of Trump bill to cost $2.8 trillion despite economic gains

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The nonpartisan U.S. Congressional Budget Office projected on Tuesday that President Donald Trump’s sweeping tax-cut and spending bill would lead to a $2.8 trillion deficit increase over a decade, despite an increase in economic output. The budget watchdog issued its dynamic ...
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Disgraced former Sen. Bob Menendez begins serving his 11-year bribery sentence

NEW YORK (AP) — Former U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez arrived at a federal prison on Tuesday to begin serving an 11-year sentence for accepting bribes of gold and cash and acting as an agent of Egypt. The New Jersey Democrat has been mocked for ...
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Elon Musk’s X sues New York to block social media hate speech law

By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) -Elon Musk’s X Corp sued New York on Tuesday, challenging the constitutionality of a state law requiring social media companies to disclose how they monitor hate speech, extremism, disinformation, harassment and foreign political interference. X said the law known as ...
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