Category Archives: National
Senate Republicans aim to push ahead on Trump's sweeping tax-cut, spending bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Senate Republicans will seek to advance President Donald Trump's sweeping tax-cut and spending bill on Saturday with a procedural vote that could kick off a marathon weekend...
Jun 28, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Visitors to the U.S. Capitol rest in the shade on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 25, 2025. REUTERS/Nathan Howard/File Photo
Immigrants scramble for clarity after Supreme Court birthright ruling
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court's ruling tied to birthright citizenship prompted confusion and phone calls to lawyers as people who could be affected tried to process a convoluted legal d...
Jun 28, 2025 An anonymous plaintiff, identified as Marta, in Trump v. CASA holds her 3-month-old daughter at the CASA Multicultural Center in Hyattsville, Maryland, U.S., June 27, 2025. REUTERS/Nathan Howard
Trump victorious again as U.S. Supreme Court wraps up its term
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court on the last day of rulings for its current term gave Donald Trump his latest in a series of victories at the nation's top judicial body, one that may make ...
Jun 28, 2025 FILE PHOTO: The U.S. Supreme Court building is seen the morning before justices are expected to issue opinions in pending cases, in Washington, U.S., June 14, 2024. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/File Photo
U.S. Senate rejects bid to curb Trump's Iran war powers
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Republican-led U.S. Senate rejected a Democratic-led bid on Friday to block President Donald Trump from using further military force against Iran, hours after the president s...
Jun 27, 2025 A view shows the aftermath of an Israeli strike on a building on Monday, after the ceasefire between Israel and Iran, in Tehran, Iran, June 26, 2025. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS/File Photo
US Supreme Court lets parents opt kids out of classes with LGBT storybooks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Friday in favor of Christian and Muslim parents in Maryland who sued to keep their elementary school children out of certain classes when storyboo...
Jun 27, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Pride flags are used to celebrate Pride Month at the Stonewall National Monument at Christopher Park adjacent to The Stonewall Inn, in the Greenwich Village section of New York City, New York, U.S., June 23, 2021. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File photo
US Senate Republicans see delays as they face patch yawning budget hole on Trump bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Top U.S. Republicans confronted a yawning budget hole in their sprawling tax-cut and spending bill on Friday, signaling that they could miss President Donald Trump's July 4 deadl...
Jun 27, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Visitors to the U.S. Capitol rest in the shade on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 25, 2025. REUTERS/Nathan Howard/File Photo
US Supreme Court preserves key element of Obamacare preventive care
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday preserved a key element of the Obamacare law that helps guarantee that health insurers cover preventive care such as cancer screenings and HIV pr...
Jun 27, 2025 FILE PHOTO: A sign on an insurance store advertises Obamacare in San Ysidro, San Diego, California, U.S., October 26, 2017. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo
US Supreme Court limits power of judges to block Trump's birthright citizenship order
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court dealt a blow on Friday to the power of federal judges by restricting their ability to grant broad legal relief in cases as the justices acted in a legal fi...
Jun 27, 2025 Olga Urbina carries baby Ares Webster as demonstrators rally on the day the Supreme Court justices hear oral arguments over U.S. President Donald Trump's bid to broadly enforce his executive order to restrict automatic birthright citizenship, during a protest outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 15, 2025. REUTERS/Nathan Howard/File Photo
US consumer spending falls unexpectedly in May
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. consumer spending unexpectedly fell in May as the boost from the pre-emptive buying of goods like motor vehicles ahead of tariffs faded, while monthly inflation increases re...
Jun 27, 2025 FILE PHOTO: A man shops for meat at Eastern Market in Washington, U.S., August 14, 2024. REUTERS/Kaylee Greenlee Beal/File Photo
US Senate Republicans seek agreement on Trump tax-cut, spending bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Senate Republicans on Friday were trying to reach consensus over President Donald Trump's sprawling tax-cut and spending bill, including proposed healthcare cuts that have w...
Jun 27, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Visitors to the U.S. Capitol rest in the shade on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 25, 2025. REUTERS/Nathan Howard/File Photo
