Category Archives: National
Trump says US Navy acting 'like pirates' to carry out naval blockade of Iranian ports
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, May 1 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Friday the U.S. Navy was acting "like pirates" in carrying out Washington's naval blockade of Iranian ports during the U....
May 02, 2026 A view of Iranian-flagged cargo ship M/V Touska as the U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke-class Aegis guided missile destroyer USS Spruance conducts its interception in a location given as the north Arabian Sea, in this screen capture from a video released April 19, 2026. CENTCOM/Handout via REUTERS
Washington Hilton attack spotlights hotel industry's nagging and costly security problem
By Doyinsola Oladipo NEW YORK, May 2 (Reuters) - The suspect charged with storming a security checkpoint and firing a shotgun near the White House Correspondents' Association dinner on Saturday mocked...
May 02, 2026 FILE PHOTO: Members of the media work near the Washington Hilton hotel, where a shooting incident at the annual White House Correspondents' Association dinner, in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 26, 2026. REUTERS/Kylie Cooper/File Photo
Trump gives Spirit final rescue proposal as airline prepares shutdown
WASHINGTON, May 1 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Friday the White House had given Spirit Airlines and its creditors a final proposal to try to rescue the bankrupt airline, even as the budg...
May 01, 2026 FILE PHOTO: A Spirit Airlines flight arrives at Fort Lauderdale - Hollywood International Airport, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S., April 23, 2026. REUTERS/Marco Bello/File Photo
Trump says he's not satisfied with Iran's latest proposal for talks
WASHINGTON/ISLAMABAD/CAIRO, May 1 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he was not satisfied with the latest Iranian proposal for talks on the Iran war, while Iran's foreign minister ...
May 01, 2026 A view of a residential building damaged by a strike, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, March 23, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS
Trump heads to Florida stronghold in first public event since foiled attack
By Jacob Bogage THE VILLAGES, Florida, May 1 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump will venture outside the White House for the first time since a foiled assassination attempt, traveling on Friday to a F...
May 01, 2026 U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during an event with Artemis II astronauts in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 29, 2026. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
Fed should ditch rate-cut lean because of oil shock, policymakers say
By Howard Schneider and Michael S. Derby WASHINGTON, May 1 (Reuters) - Federal Reserve officials who dissented against this week's policy statement said on Friday the developing oil price shock from t...
May 01, 2026 FILE PHOTO: Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland President Beth Hammack speaks during an interview with Reuters in New York City, U.S., April 24, 2025. REUTERS/Mike Segar/File Photo
US House passes bill to fund DHS agencies including Secret Service, TSA
WASHINGTON, April 30 (Reuters) - With financing for the U.S. Secret Service and airport security about to run dry, the Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday passed bipartisan ...
Apr 30, 2026 FILE PHOTO: The U.S. Capitol Building and Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 16, 2026. REUTERS/Kylie Cooper/File Photo/File Photo
US military commanders to brief Trump on military options against Iran, US official says
WASHINGTON, April 30 (Reuters) - Top U.S. military leaders including Admiral Brad Cooper, the head of Central Command, will brief President Donald Trump later on Thursday on potential military action ...
Apr 30, 2026 U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during an event with Artemis II astronauts in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 29, 2026. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
Prosecution of ex-FBI chief Comey over seashell post is flawed, experts say
By Jan Wolfe April 30 (Reuters) - The latest criminal charges against James Comey are fundamentally flawed and will be dismissed on free speech grounds, according to legal experts, who said the former...
Apr 30, 2026 FILE PHOTO: FBI Director James Comey testifies before the House Intelligence Committee hearing into alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. election on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., March 20, 2017. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts/File Photo
US Supreme Court undermines key provision of Voting Rights Act
WASHINGTON, April 29 (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday undermined a key provision of the Voting Rights Act - raising the bar for racial minorities to challenge electoral maps as racially...
Apr 29, 2026 FILE PHOTO: People walk outside the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 14, 2026. REUTERS/Will Dunham/File Photo
