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Nebraska to hand over sensitive voter data to the Justice Department after court loss

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Nebraska's Republican secretary of state will turn over sensitive information on every registered voter in the state to the U.S. Justice Department on Thursday after Nebraska's highest court rejected a legal effort to block the move. Secretary of State Bob Evnen ...
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US House votes against Canada tariffs in rare rebuke to Trump

By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON, Feb 11 (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday narrowly backed a measure disapproving of President Donald Trump's tariffs on Canada, a rare rebuke of the president and leaders of his party in the Republican-majority House. Lawmakers voted 219 to ...
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Four states sue Trump administration over cuts to public health funding

By Jan Wolfe Feb 11 (Reuters) - Four Democratic-led states filed a lawsuit on Wednesday that seeks to block the Trump administration from terminating $600 million in public health funding. In a complaint filed in federal court in Chicago, the states - California, Colorado, Illinois, and ...
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Trump administration moves to fire new US attorney appointed by judges

By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, Feb 11 (Reuters) - The Justice Department moved to fire the new U.S. attorney for the northern district of New York on Wednesday, the same day that federal judges unveiled his appointment to replace a prosecutor allied with President Donald Trump's ...
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What is the SAVE America Act requiring voter ID, proof of citizenship to register?

(WASHINGTON) -- Amid President Donald Trump's repeated unsubstantiated accusations of rigged voting and calls to nationalize elections, an updated version of the GOP's signature piece of election reform -- now called the SAVE America Act -- is set to reach the House floor for ...
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Who controls the Kennedy Center — Trump or Congress?

(WASHINGTON) -- President Donald Trump's plan for a "Complete Rebuilding" of the Kennedy Center in Washington has sparked a legal debate over whether he -- or Congress -- has the power to control the high-profile cultural institution.The battle began in December, when Trump's name ...
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GOP-led House set to vote on rescinding Trump’s Canada tariffs

(WASHINGTON) -- After Tuesday night's embarrassing defeat for Speaker Mike Johnson at the hands of rebellious Republicans, the House is set to vote Wednesday evening on a Democratic-led resolution to rescind President Donald Trump's tariffs imposed on Canada -- which could result in a ...
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Combative Bondi grilled over Epstein files, targeting of Trump’s political foes

(WASHINGTON) -- Lawmakers grilled a combative Attorney General Pam Bondi as she testified for several hours before the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday amid multiple controversies, including her handling of the files on convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and the Justice Department's targeting of ...
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US House passes bill to require proof of US citizenship for midterm voters

By David Morgan WASHINGTON, Feb 11 (Reuters) - The Republican-controlled House of Representatives voted on Wednesday to require proof of U.S. citizenship in the November midterm elections, which Democrats said would impose unnecessary burdens on American voters and concentrate electoral power in the hands of ...
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Trump excludes two Democrats from US governors’ meeting invite

By Jasper Ward WASHINGTON, Feb 11 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump plans to host Republican and Democratic governors for a breakfast meeting next week, the National Governors Association chairman said on Wednesday, though Trump later insisted he was still excluding two Democratic governors. Republican Trump is ...
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Democrats urge Trump to address Chinese auto concerns in North America trade talks

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, Feb 11 (Reuters) - Five Democratic U.S. senators on Wednesday urged the Trump administration to use free trade agreement talks with Canada and Mexico to crack down on Chinese automobiles in those countries. The senators - Gary Peters, Elissa Slotkin, Amy Klobuchar, ...
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Bondi to face questions on Epstein files in House testimony

By Andrew Goudsward WASHINGTON, Feb 11 (Reuters) - U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi will appear before a House of Representatives panel on Wednesday, where lawmakers are expected to press her on the Justice Department's handling of files involving the late financier and convicted sex offender ...
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