Category Archives: National
NASA launches first crewed lunar mission in half a century
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida, April 1 (Reuters) - Four astronauts blasted off from Florida on Wednesday on NASA's Artemis II mission, a highstakes 10-day trip around the moon that marks the United States' ...
Apr 01, 2026 NASA's Artemis II lunar flyby mission, with the next-generation moon rocket, the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and the Orion crew capsule, sits on Pad 39B ahead of the launch of the Artemis II mission at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S., March 31, 2026. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid
US Congress to pass bills to fully fund Homeland Security, Republican leaders say
WASHINGTON, April 1 (Reuters) - Republican leaders in the U.S. Congress on Wednesday said they will take a two-pronged approach to ending the legislative deadlock over Department of Homeland Security ...
Apr 01, 2026 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during the signing ceremony for an executive order on mail ballots, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., March 31, 2026. REUTERS/Evan Vucci/File Photo
US retail sales strong in February; rising gasoline prices will hurt spending
WASHINGTON, April 1 (Reuters) - U.S. retail sales increased by the most in seven months in February as motor vehicle purchases rebounded and temperatures warmed up, but surging gasoline prices because...
Apr 01, 2026 People walk at a Walmart store in Oceanside, California, U.S., May 15, 2025. REUTERS/Mike Blake
UPDATE: Supreme Court justices skeptical of Trump order to restrict birthright citizenship
UPDATED 2:48 P.M. WASHINGTON, April 1 (Reuters) - With President Donald Trump present, U.S. Supreme Court justices signaled skepticism on Wednesday toward the legality of his directive to restrict bir...
Apr 01, 2026 U.S. President Donald Trump departs the White House, en route to the U.S. Supreme Court, to attend oral arguments on the legality of his administration's effort to limit birthright citizenship for the children of immigrants, in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 1, 2026. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
Trump says US may exit Iran war soon and threatens to quit NATO, as oil crisis escalates
WASHINGTON/JERUSALEM/CAIRO, April 1 (Reuters) - The United States will end its war on Iran fairly soon and could return for "spot hits" if needed, President Donald Trump told Reuters on Wednesday, hou...
Apr 01, 2026 Emergency personnel operate around a destroyed car following a targeted Israeli strike, amid escalating hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah, as the U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran continues, in Beirut, Lebanon, March 31, 2026. REUTERS/Stringer
Golf-Woods stepping away for treatment after DUI arrest, will miss Masters
By Frank Pingue March 31 (Reuters) - Tiger Woods said on Tuesday he is stepping away to seek treatment and focus on his health after pleading not guilty to DUI charges stemming from his rollover crash...
Apr 01, 2026 FILE PHOTO: Golf - The Masters - Augusta National Golf Club, Augusta, Georgia, U.S. - April 14, 2024 Tiger Woods of the U.S. acknowledges the crowd on the green on the 18th hole after completing his final round REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo
NASA counts down for first crewed lunar mission in half a century
By Joey Roulette CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida, April 1 (Reuters) - NASA is set to launch four astronauts as soon as Wednesday evening on a 10-day flight around the moon, marking the most ambitious U.S. spa...
Apr 01, 2026 NASA's Artemis II lunar flyby mission, with the next-generation moon rocket, the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and the Orion crew capsule, sits on Pad 39B ahead of the launch of the Artemis II mission at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S., March 31, 2026. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid
Trump signs order on mail ballots, escalating election overhaul push
WASHINGTON, March 31 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Tuesday aimed at tightening mail-in voting rules nationwide that would direct his administration to create a list o...
Mar 31, 2026 U.S. President Donald Trump attends to sign an executive order in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., March 31, 2026. REUTERS/Evan Vucci
US judge halts Trump's $400 million White House ballroom project, for now
WASHINGTON, March 31 (Reuters) - A U.S. judge blocked Donald Trump on Tuesday from proceeding with construction of a $400 million ballroom on the site of the White House's demolished East Wing, haltin...
Mar 31, 2026 Construction cranes work on White House East Wing renovations in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 17, 2026. REUTERS/Kylie Cooper
Trump administration unlawfully revoked status of migrants who used Biden-era app, US judge rules
By Nate Raymond BOSTON, March 31 (Reuters) - A federal judge on Tuesday ordered President Donald Trump's administration to reverse termination of the legal status of thousands of migrants who had been...
Mar 31, 2026 U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters onboard Air Force One, on travel from West Palm Beach, Florida, to Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, U.S., February 16, 2026. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz
