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Judge blocks Justice Department’s transgender care subpoena to Boston Children’s Hospital

By Nate Raymond BOSTON (Reuters) -A federal judge on Tuesday quashed a subpoena the U.S. Department of Justice had issued to Boston Children’s Hospital as part of a wide-ranging investigation into doctors and clinics that provide gender-affirming care to transgender youth. U.S. District Judge Myong Joun ...
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Supreme Court to quickly consider if Trump has power to impose sweeping tariffs

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court granted a quick hearing on President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs on Tuesday, putting a policy at the center of his economic agenda squarely before the nation’s highest court. The justices will hear the case in November, a lightning-fast timetable ...
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Trump approval rating at 42% – weak on economy, Reuters/Ipsos poll shows

By Jason Lange WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Donald Trump’s presidential approval rating stood at 42% in recent days, with the president getting higher marks for his handling of crime and immigration versus the economy, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll that closed on Tuesday. The five-day poll, which surveyed ...
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White House seeks stopgap government funding until Jan. 31, No. 2 House Republican says

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The White House is seeking legislation that would extend current federal funding until January 31, avoiding a partial government shutdown beginning October 1, Republican U.S. House of Representatives Majority Leader Steve Scalise said on Tuesday.  “That was a suggestion,” Scalise told reporters, adding, ...
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Miran may not be at Fed’s rate-setting table next week, lawmakers say

By Bo Erickson and Ann Saphir WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Stephen Miran, President Donald Trump’s chief economic advisor, looks set to clear a key hurdle in the U.S. Senate on Wednesday as Republicans rush through his nomination to be the Federal Reserve’s newest governor, but lawmakers said ...
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Capitol Police and Secret Service lead one of the nation’s largest police training

(WASHINGTON) -- U.S. Capitol Police and the U.S. Secret Service hosted what officials say was one of the nation’s largest civil disturbance unit trainings, with more than 600 officers taking part.The exercise, held Friday at the James J. Rowley Training Center in Laurel, Maryland, ...
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Missouri House approves Republican-drawn congressional map

By Joseph Ax (Reuters) -Missouri’s House of Representatives on Tuesday approved a new congressional map that will likely give Republicans an additional U.S. House seat in next year’s midterm elections, expanding President Donald Trump’s unprecedented effort to redraw congressional lines in the middle of the ...
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Missouri Republicans advance Trump-backed plan to redraw US House districts

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri’s Republican-led House turned aside Democratic objections Tuesday and passed a plan backed by President Donald Trump to redraw the state’s congressional districts so that Republicans could win almost all of them. The rare mid-decade redistricting plan, which now ...
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Maryland governor criticizes Trump in reelection campaign announcement

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland Gov. Wes Moore, a Democrat frequently mentioned as a potential candidate for president in 2028, officially announced his reelection campaign for governor on Tuesday, criticizing Republican President Donald Trump in a video announcement. The governor said that while he stands ...
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‘It’s a dead issue’: Trump declines to comment on alleged Epstein ‘birthday book’ letter

(WASHINGTON) -- President Donald Trump declined to comment on the letter he allegedly signed for Jeffrey Epstein's 50th "birthday book" in 2003, calling it a "dead issue" when asked by NBC News."I don't comment on something that's a dead issue. I gave all comments ...
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US approves funding for flood relief in Pakistan: First on ABC

(WASHINGTON) -- The State Department has approved funding to address the fallout from deadly flooding in Pakistan, marking the first assistance of its kind to be authorized under the second Trump administration."The United States stands with the people of Pakistan, whose lives have been uprooted by ...
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US Justice Dept considers handing over voter roll data for criminal probes, documents show

By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Justice Department is in talks with Homeland Security Investigations about transferring the sensitive voter roll data it has collected from states for use in criminal and immigration-related investigations, according to government documents seen by Reuters. The voter registration ...
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