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Federal court blocks Alabama plan for new congressional districts that could help Republicans

Federal judges on Tuesday blocked Alabama's plan to use a congressional map that could give Republicans an advantage in a key U.S. House race in the midterm elections. A three-judge panel in the state's long-running redistricting case issued a preliminary injunction that prevents the state ...
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U.S. court blocks Alabama from eliminating majority-Black U.S. House district

By Joseph Ax May 26 (Reuters) - A panel of three U.S. judges on Tuesday blocked Alabama from using a congressional map that would eliminate one of the state's two majority-Black U.S. House districts, a setback for Republican efforts to oust a Democratic incumbent in ...
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Trump, near 80, to have annual physical

By Bo Erickson WASHINGTON, May 26 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump, who turns 80 next month, will undergo his routine annual physical on Tuesday at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, following a year of public attention on apparently minor health issues. Trump frequently ...
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Big Tobacco comes out on top after US FDA shake-up

By Yasmeen Abutaleb, Emma Rumney and Chris Prentice WASHINGTON, May 26 (Reuters) - The U.S. FDA's new, looser regulation of new vapes and nicotine pouches will potentially unleash hundreds more such products on the market in the coming weeks and months, according to three current ...
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Cornyn fights for political life against Trump-endorsed Paxton in Texas

By Nolan D. McCaskill WASHINGTON, May 26 (Reuters) - Even the elections are bigger in Texas. Voters will choose their nominee for U.S. Senate on Tuesday in a race that could help decide control of the chamber and may become one of the most expensive in ...
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Cornyn tries to hold on to Texas Senate seat in runoff with Paxton, the latest test of Trump’s power

PLANO, Texas (AP) - Texans are choosing a Republican nominee for U.S. Senate in Tuesday's runoff election, bringing to a close the extended, bitter and expensive primary where President Donald Trump weighed in late to tip the race in another effort to rid the ...
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US Justice Department seeks to lift injunction on ballroom project after shooting

May 25 (Reuters) - The Justice Department has again asked a federal court to lift an injunction holding up progress on President Donald Trump's ballroom project, saying Saturday's shooting outside the White House showed an urgent need for improved security. The Justice Department, in a ...
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Analysis-Trump and Warsh’s fates are now tied, for better or worse

By Howard Schneider and Jacob Bogage WASHINGTON, May 25 (Reuters) - Former U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell was a handy foil for President Donald Trump, a target of blame for everything from high mortgage interest rates to the pace of economic growth. But with new ...
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Democrats feud over stock trading as they sharpen anti-corruption case against Trump

DALLAS (AP) - After three terms in the U.S. House and two unsuccessful campaigns for the U.S. Senate, Colin Allred said he's heard plenty about voters' suspicions that politicians are just trying to make a buck in Washington. "'What about the stock trading in ...
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Trump talks up his ballroom plan dozens of times but plays down Americans’ economic pain

By Steve Holland, Andy Sullivan, Richard Cowan and Nandita Bose WASHINGTON, May 24 (Reuters) - Standing in front of the White House ballroom construction site, U.S. President Donald Trump appealed for patience from Americans struggling with soaring gas prices as he sought to justify the ...
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Suspect dead after approaching White House checkpoint with weapon, Secret Service says

WASHINGTON (AP) - A person who approached a White House security checkpoint and began firing at officers has died, according to federal officials. The U.S. Secret Service said in a statement late Saturday that, according to a preliminary investigation, the person approached a checkpoint shortly ...
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Law enforcement authorities are responding to reports of shots fired near White House

WASHINGTON (AP) - Law enforcement authorities are responding to shots fired near the White House grounds. Journalists working there Saturday reported hearing a series of gunshots and were told to seek shelter inside the press briefing room. U.S. Secret Service officers kept them from leaving. There ...
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