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Exclusive-ICE launches new effort to uncover US ‘birth tourism schemes’

By Kristina Cooke and Ted Hesson WASHINGTON, April 10 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's administration plans to crack down on networks it says help pregnant women lie on visa applications in order to secure U.S. citizenship for their U.S.-born babies, an issue that Trump has ...
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Explainer-Why are people talking about the 25th Amendment to the US Constitution?

By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON, April 10 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's profanity-laced threats to wipe out Iran's civilization have led some Democrats to discuss attempting to remove him from office by using the 25th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Such an effort would be an uphill ...
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Americans give record-low marks to economy, in ominous sign for Republicans

By Nandita Bose WASHINGTON, April 10 (Reuters) - Americans are souring on the U.S. economy to a degree never before seen, with the stiffest inflation in four years exacerbating the political risk for President Donald Trump, who some administration officials worry has lost focus on ...
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US Democratic lawmaker Raskin seeks commission to oversee removal of presidents

By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON, April 10 (Reuters) - U.S. Representative Jamie Raskin of Maryland told fellow House Democrats on Friday that he will introduce legislation creating a commission to facilitate the removal of any president deemed unable to carry out their duties, according to a ...
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Allies yank support for Swalwell’s California governor run after sexual assault allegations

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - In a stunning political reversal, prominent supporters of Rep. Eric Swalwell's campaign for California governor withdrew their support Friday after the congressmember denied allegations that he sexually assaulted a woman twice, including when she worked for him. Swalwell was among the ...
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Eric Swalwell, candidate for California governor, denies sexual assault allegations

By Daniel Trotta April 10 (Reuters) - U.S. Representative Eric Swalwell, a California Democrat and a leading candidate for governor of the state, has been accused of sexual assault by a former congressional staffer, accusations he forcefully denied as false and politically motivated. Several leading Democratic ...
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Kamala Harris says she’s ‘thinking about’ running for president again: ‘I might’

(NEW YORK) -- Former Vice President Kamala Harris kept the door open on a possible third presidential run, saying that she's "thinking about it," eliciting cheers from a majority of the crowd at the National Action Network Convention on Friday."Listen, I might, I might. ...
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Melania Trump adviser speaks on what led to her surprise Epstein statement

(WASHINGTON) -- A senior adviser to first lady Melania Trump, Marc Beckman, said she wanted to "set the record straight" when she delivered her surprise statement at the White House denying any ties to late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.Beckman elaborated on the first ...
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‘I am thinking about it,’ Kamala Harris says of 2028 presidential bid

NEW YORK (AP) - After chants of "run again!" filled the room, former Vice President Kamala Harris told African American activists on Friday that she's actively considering another presidential bid. "I might. I am thinking about it," Harris told Rev. Al Sharpton after he asked ...
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U.S. Democrats keep pressure on Trump regulators over ‘suspicious’ trades

WASHINGTON, April 10 (Reuters) - Two Democratic U.S. senators have called on the federal commodities markets watchdog to investigate lucrative recent trading activity on oil markets since March 23 that closely coincided with White House moves in the Iran war, adding to pressure from ...
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DNC votes down ‘dark money’ resolution singling out AIPAC, defers resolution on military aid to Israel

(WASHINGTON) -- Members of the Democratic National Committee voted down a symbolic resolution aimed at curbing the "growing influence" of "dark money" corporate groups in Democratic primaries that specifically called out the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC).Committee members gathered on Thursday in New ...
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Melania Trump declares ‘I am not Epstein’s victim’

(WASHINGTON) -- First lady Melania Trump on Thursday denied having any knowledge of the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein's crimes, saying, "The lies linking me with the disgraceful Jeffrey Epstein need to end today."The first lady's office and the White House did not immediately ...
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