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US Democrats say Bondi refuses to answer Trump questions in Epstein probe

By Richard Cowan and Andrew Goudsward WASHINGTON, May 29 (Reuters) - Former U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi refused to answer questions from Congress on whether President Donald Trump was aware of the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein's activities that led to his criminal indictments or ...
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Trump jumps into Republican primaries for governor in South Carolina, Iowa and Oklahoma

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - President Donald Trump endorsed three Republican gubernatorial candidates Friday, wading into contests in South Carolina, Iowa and Oklahoma that have pitted allies against each other in a fierce competition for their party leader's blessing. In a trio of social media posts, ...
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Iowa Democrats hoping to flip a US Senate seat are torn over which of 2 hopefuls has the best shot

AMES, Iowa (AP) - Iowa Democrats say they want to vote in Tuesday's U.S. Senate primary for the candidate who gives the party its best chance to flip a Republican-held seat in November. Some just haven't decided which of the two state lawmakers in the ...
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Trump remains in excellent health, White House memo says

May 29 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump remains in excellent health, with strong cardiac, pulmonary, neurological and overall physical function, the White House said in a memo on Friday, citing results from a medical examination this week. After his visit to Walter Reed National ...
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Court clears way for Texas to enforce migrant arrest law

By Nate Raymond May 29 (Reuters) - A federal appeals court on Friday cleared the way for Texas authorities to enforce key parts of a law that would allow state officials to arrest and deport people suspected of having illegally crossed the U.S.-Mexico border. A 2-1 ...
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Federal judge orders Trump’s name be removed from Kennedy Center, blocks closure

(WASHINGTON) -- A federal judge said Friday that President Donald Trump can't close or rename the Kennedy Center, ruling that it cannot be officially named for anyone else unless Congress approves it.U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper ruled that the rebranding of the Kennedy Center ...
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Louisiana’s Legislature has passed a new congressional map to give the GOP another seat

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Louisiana lawmakers passed a new map of congressional districts Friday designed to help Republicans pick up a seat while eliminating one of the state's two majority-Black House districts, both of which are represented by Democrats. Approval came after the U.S. ...
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US Postal Service seeks to require states to submit lists of voters

By David Shepardson and Susan Heavey WASHINGTON, May 29 (Reuters) - The U.S. Postal Service would require states to provide lists of voters who received mailed ballots as part of new rules proposed on Friday, one day after a federal judge declined to immediately block ...
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Louisiana approves new US House map eliminating Democratic majority-Black seat

By Joseph Ax May 29 (Reuters) - Louisiana Republicans on Friday approved a new congressional map that dismantles a Democratic-held, majority-Black seat, boosting their party's odds of retaining the U.S. House of Representatives in November's midterm elections. The state joined several other Republican-led Southern states that ...
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Federal judge says New Hampshire must make it easier to prove citizenship when registering to vote

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - A federal judge has said that New Hampshire must make voter registration easier by allowing applicants to attest to their U.S. citizenship if they don't have the documents to prove it. The case was seen as the first major legal test ...
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Louisiana approves new congressional map that could allow Republicans to pick up a seat, eliminates 1 majority Black district

(BATON ROUGE, La.) -- Louisiana lawmakers on Friday approved a new congressional map that could allow Republicans to flip one of the state's two Democratic-held House seats in the 2026 midterms.The Louisiana Senate gave final approval to a bill with the new map after ...
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Devastating wildfire and homelessness loom over Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass’ bid for second term

LOS ANGELES (AP) - As Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass seeks a second term, she isn't sidestepping the obvious: her tenure at city hall has been difficult. "I haven't always got it right," she says plainly. But the first Black woman to hold the post ...
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