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Virginia’s top court throws out Democratic-backed US House map

By Joseph Ax May 8 (Reuters) - Virginia's top court on Friday threw out a new electoral map that was crafted to flip four Republican-held U.S. congressional seats to Democrats, handing President Donald Trump's party a major legal victory ahead of the November midterm elections. In ...
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US to start revoking passports of parents who owe child support, AP reports

WASHINGTON, May 7 (Reuters) - The State Department will begin revoking the U.S. passports of thousands of parents who owe a significant amount of unpaid child support, the Associated Press reported on Thursday. The revocations would begin on Friday and be focused on those who ...
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New York state set to ban law enforcement, including ICE, from wearing masks

By Jasper Ward May 7 (Reuters) - New York state is set to ban law enforcement from wearing masks while on duty, Governor Kathy Hochul said on Thursday, a move that is likely to be challenged by the Trump administration. The announcement was made as Hochul, ...
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US trade court rules Trump tariffs illegal, but issues narrow block

By Dietrich Knauth and Tom Hals NEW YORK, May 7 (Reuters) - A U.S. trade court dealt another blow to President Donald Trump's tariff strategy, ruling that his latest 10% temporary global duties are unjustified under a 1970s trade law, but blocked the levies only ...
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Trump makes surprise visit to see Lincoln Memorial pool renovations

WASHINGTON, May 7 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump made a surprise visit on Thursday to inspect renovations to the Lincoln Memorial's reflecting pool, one of several high-profile projects the former real estate developer is pursuing across the nation's capital as he seeks to ...
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Man pleads guilty to assaulting US lawmaker Ilhan Omar in January town hall

By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, May 7 (Reuters) - A man pleaded guilty on Thursday to assaulting U.S. Representative Ilhan Omar during a January town hall in which the Democratic lawmaker condemned Republican President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown, the U.S. Justice Department said. "Anthony James Kazmierczak, 55, ...
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Alabama Republicans look to set new US House primaries if courts allow redistricting

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Alabama lawmakers looking to take part in a national redistricting battle could vote Friday on a plan to alter state's congressional primaries if the courts allow Republican state officials to switch to more advantageous U.S. House maps ahead of the ...
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Federal drug raid near downtown Los Angeles spotlights public safety concerns during mayor’s race

LOS ANGELES (AP) - A major federal raid around a park near downtown Los Angeles long known for rampant drug use and homeless encampments came just as voting kicked off for mayor in a city where public safety concerns continue to vex residents. During a ...
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Trump says ‘great damage’ done to Iranian attackers after US Navy destroyers came under fire

WASHINGTON, May 7 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Thursday three U.S. Navy destroyers transited out of the Strait of Hormuz under fire, adding that the American destroyers were not damaged but "great damage was done to Iranian attackers." "Three World Class American Destroyers ...
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Louisiana presses US Supreme Court to halt abortion pill mail delivery

By Andrew Chung May 7 (Reuters) - Louisiana urged the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday to prevent abortion pills from being prescribed through telemedicine and distributed by mail, as the Republican-led state presses its case to overturn a 2023 federal rule that made access to ...
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Some Democratic donors frustrated with DNC chair Ken Martin amid fundraising woes

With six months until the high-stakes midterm elections, the Democratic Party is struggling to raise money and keep up with its GOP counterparts, leading to frustrations among some donors with Democratic National Committee leadership and its chair Ken Martin.At the end of March, the ...
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Tennessee passes new congressional map that splits state’s only majority-Black district

(TENNESSEE) -- As protesters accused them of racial gerrymandering, Tennessee state lawmakers passed into law on Thursday a new congressional map that could allow Republicans to flip the state's lone Democratic-held seat, notching the GOP another win in the mid-decade redistricting scramble.Republican Tennessee Gov. ...
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