Category Archives: National
US National Guard troops in Washington to begin carrying weapons, officials say
(Reuters) -U.S. National Guard troops patrolling the streets of Washington D.C. as part of what President Donald Trump said was his crackdown on crime will begin carrying weapons on Sunday night, two ...
Aug 25, 2025 A member of the Ohio National Guard wears his sidearm while patrolling in the Logan Circle neighborhood, weeks after U.S. President Donald Trump ordered National Guard and law enforcement to patrol the nation’s capital to assist in crime prevention, in Washington, D.C., U.S., August 24, 2025. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez
Trump to sign order ending cashless bail by withholding funds to cities
(Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump plans to sign an executive order on Monday that seeks to end cashless bail by threatening to revoke federal funding for jurisdictions that use it, the White Hous...
Aug 25, 2025 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump wears a 'Trump Was Right About Everything!' hat, as he makes an announcement on the 2026 FIFA World Cup, in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., August 22, 2025. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo
Texas Senate approves redistricting bill, sending it to governor to sign
(Reuters) -The Texas Senate approved a bill early on Saturday to redraw the state's congressional maps at the behest of President Donald Trump in an effort to flip five U.S. House seats held by Democr...
Aug 25, 2025 Republican State Senator Pete Flores looks over redistricting maps as the Republicans attempt to pass a bill that would redraw the state's 38 congressional districts, at the Texas State Capitol in Austin, Texas, U.S. August 22, 2025. REUTERS/Nuri Vallbona
Gerry Spence, renowned for courtroom victories and unique style, dead at 96
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Gerry Spence, one of America's greatest trial lawyers who boasted of never losing a criminal case and who sought justice for ordinary people and won a $10.5 million case for the f...
Aug 23, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Former Philippine first lady Imelda Marcos arrives at court with lawyer Gerry Spence. June 28, 1990 REUTERS/Nina Berman/File Photo
Texas Senate approves redistricting bill, sending it to governor to sign
(Reuters) - The Texas Senate approved a bill early on Saturday to redraw the state's congressional maps at the behest of President Donald Trump in an effort to flip five seats held by Democrats to Rep...
Aug 23, 2025 Republican State Senator Pete Flores looks over redistricting maps as the Republicans attempt to pass a bill that would redraw the state's 38 congressional districts, at the Texas State Capitol in Austin, Texas, U.S. August 22, 2025. REUTERS/Nuri Vallbona
Lyle Menendez denied parole after 35 years in prison for parents' shotgun murders
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Lyle Menendez, imprisoned 35 years with his brother Erik for the 1989 shotgun murders of their parents at their Beverly Hills home, was denied parole on Friday, a day after the...
Aug 23, 2025 Lyle Menendez attends his Board of Parole hearing online from the Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility in San Diego, California, U.S., August 22, 2025, that could lead to freedom after decades in prison for the 1989 shotgun murders of his parents. The final decision will rest with the governor, who can either accept or reject the board's recommendation. California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation/Handout via REUTERS
Wrongly deported migrant Abrego to be released soon, lawyer says
(Reuters) -Kilmar Abrego, the migrant whose wrongful deportation in March to his native El Salvador made him a symbol of President Donald Trump's aggressive immigration policies, is expected to be rel...
Aug 22, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran migrant who lived in the U.S. legally with a work permit and was erroneously deported to El Salvador, is seen wearing a Chicago Bulls hat, in this handout image obtained by Reuters on April 9, 2025. Abrego Garcia Family/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo
Canada to remove many retaliatory tariffs on US goods, says Carney
OTTAWA (Reuters) -Canada will remove many retaliatory import tariffs on U.S. goods and intensify contacts with the United States on striking a new trade and security relationship, Prime Minister Mark ...
Aug 22, 2025 FILE PHOTO: A drone view of Stellantis's Chrysler Windsor Assembly facility in Windsor, Ontario, Canada, February 4, 2025. REUTERS/Carlos Osorio/File Photo
UPDATE: FBI agents search Trump critic Bolton's home in latest move against rival
UPDATED 1:28 P.M. WASHINGTON (Reuters) -FBI agents searched the home of John Bolton, a former adviser to U.S. President Donald Trump turned persistent critic, on Friday in what a source familiar with ...
Aug 22, 2025 FBI agents carry boxes as they exit the building that houses the Washington office of former National Security Adviser John Bolton, in Washington, D.C., U.S., August 22, 2025. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez
California lawmakers swiftly pass, governor signs, Democrats' redistricting plan
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -The California legislature approved on Thursday a redistricting plan aimed at giving Democrats five more seats in the U.S. Congress, countering a partisan advantage President Do...
Aug 22, 2025 California Governor Gavin Newsom (c) speaks after he and other lawmakers signed the "Election Rigging Response Act" in Sacramento, California, U.S. August 21, 2025. REUTERS/Fred Greaves
