Category Archives: National
Trump ally seeks return to Congress, California votes on crime in U.S. midterm primaries
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A former member of Donald Trump's cabinet will attempt a return to the U.S. Congress in Montana and California Democrats concerned about crime may oust one of their own as voter...
Jun 07, 2022 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump walks past Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke as he stands to address the 17th annual September 11 observance at the Flight 93 National Memorial near Shanksville, Pennsylvania, U.S., September 11, 2018. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
Proud Boys leader Tarrio charged with sedition for role in U.S. Capitol attack
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The former leader of the right-wing group the Proud Boys, Enrique Tarrio, and four associates were charged with seditious conspiracy on Monday for their role in the Jan. 6, 2021,...
Jun 07, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Members of the far-right Proud Boys, including leader Enrique Tarrio (C), rally in support of U.S. President Donald Trump to protest against the results of the 2020 U.S. presidential election, in Washington, U.S. November 14, 2020. REUTERS/Hannah McKay/File Photo
Musk threatens to drop Twitter deal if fake-account data not provided
(Reuters) - Elon Musk on Monday warned that he might walk away from his $44 billion offer to acquire Twitter Inc if the social media network failed to provide data on spam and fake accounts. In a lett...
Jun 06, 2022 FILE PHOTO: An image of Elon Musk is seen on smartphone placed on printed Twitter logos in this picture illustration taken April 28, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
Spotlight on Trump supporters' assault on U.S. Capitol as Jan. 6 hearings begin
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Congress's probe of the deadly Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the Capitol by Donald Trump supporters trying to overturn his election defeat enters a new phase this week with ...
Jun 06, 2022 FILE PHOTO: An explosion caused by a police munition is seen while supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump gather in front of the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, U.S., January 6, 2021. REUTERS/Leah Millis/File Photo
Nine dead in three mass shootings across United States
(Reuters) -Shootings in three American cities killed nine people and wounded two dozen more on Saturday night and Sunday morning, the latest outbreaks of gun violence in the wake of three mass shootin...
Jun 06, 2022 People walk past a damaged store window at a crime scene after a deadly mass shooting on South Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S., June 5, 2022. REUTERS/Bastiaan Slabbers
Russia says it will push Ukrainian forces back to defend against longer-range weapons
LONDON (Reuters) -Moscow said on Monday that Western deliveries of longer-range arms to Kyiv would make Russia push Ukrainian forces further back from its borders, essentially increasing the potential...
Jun 06, 2022 FILE PHOTO: A Ukrainian serviceman inspects the area from a building damaged by a Russian military strike, as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, in the town of Marinka, in Donetsk region, Ukraine May 28, 2022. REUTERS/Anna Kudriavtseva
At least three dead in Philadelphia in latest U.S. mass shooting
(Reuters) -A mass shooting in Philadelphia left at least three people dead and 12 others wounded, police said on Sunday in the latest case of gun violence in the United States after recent massacres i...
Jun 05, 2022 FILE PHOTO: A view of the downtown skyline in Philadelphia, February 12, 2015. REUTERS/Charles Mostoller
McCormick concedes to Mehmet Oz in U.S. Senate Republican primary
(Reuters) - U.S. Senate Republican primary candidate David McCormick on Friday conceded to his rival wellness celebrity Dr. Mehmet Oz in the deadlocked race for the party's nomination. Oz, who was bac...
Jun 03, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Republican Party U.S. Senate candidate David McCormick greets supporters at an election night event in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. May 17, 2022. REUTERS/Quinn Glabicki/File Photo
Police arrest man with body armor, ammunition outside U.S. Capitol
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A Michigan man was arrested outside the U.S. Capitol on Friday morning after he presented a fake badge to police who then discovered a BB gun, body armor and high capacity magazi...
Jun 03, 2022 FILE PHOTO: The U.S. Capitol is seen at sunset on the eve of the first anniversary of the January 6, 2021 attack on the building, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., January 5, 2022. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/File Photo
Former Trump adviser Navarro indicted for contempt of Congress in Jan 6 probe
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Peter Navarro, a former top adviser to ex-President Donald Trump, has been charged with contempt of Congress for refusing to cooperate with a House of Representatives investigati...
Jun 03, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Former White House advisor Peter Navarro leaves the West Wing carrying a poster board displaying claims of voting irregularity at the White House in Washington, U.S., January 15, 2021. REUTERS/Erin Scott//File Photo
