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WASHINGTON, July 5 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump called FIFA ​President Gianni Infantino ‌earlier this week to ask the soccer governing body to review ‌a ​red ⁠card issued to ⁠U.S. striker Folarin Balogun, according to a source briefed on ​th...

By Steve Holland WASHINGTON/SEATTLE, July 5 (Reuters) - The United States' World Cup campaign took an extraordinary turn on Sunday when FIFA made the unprecedented decision to suspend Folarin Balogun's automatic red-card ban, clearing the striker to fa...

By Nate Raymond and Will Dunham WASHINGTON, July 5 (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court, fresh off a momentous term, already has a slate of important cases set up for its next term that begins in October on issues including guns, voting restrictions, LGB...

By Manya Saini July 4 (Reuters) - After months of fanfare, the Trump administration will launch its flagship cradle-to-adulthood investment program, Trump Accounts, on Saturday, as the United States begins celebrations marking the 250th anniversary of ...

By Andy Sullivan and Steve Holland WASHINGTON, July 4 (Reuters) - After a storm-related delay, U.S. President Donald Trump took the stage on the National Mall on Saturday to deliver a campaign-style speech to mark the country's 250th anniversary. Trump...

July 3 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump pardoned 11 people on Friday, a ​White House official said, ‌all but two of whom had been convicted of violating the Clean Air Act by ‌modifying ​or disabling ⁠emissions controls on ⁠trucks. Trump posted o...

By Nate Raymond July 3 (Reuters) - Justice Amy Coney Barrett further solidified herself during the U.S. Supreme Court's most recent term as one of the few members of its 6-3 conservative majority willing to occasionally cross ideological lines and join...

By Jasper Ward WASHINGTON, July 2 (Reuters) - The U.S. Secret Service did not receive 102 local radio transmissions about the gunman who attempted to assassinate President Donald Trump at a 2024 campaign rally in ​Butler, Pennsylvania, according to a g...

By Andrew Goudsward WASHINGTON, July 2 (Reuters) - A former U.S. Olympic canoeist has been indicted on a charge of felony destruction of property for allegedly vandalizing the newly renovated Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in Washington, court record...

By Jacob Bogage WASHINGTON, July 2 (Reuters) - Individuals and corporations will be able to donate shares of stock to "Trump accounts," the government-backed newborn investment accounts created as part of President Donald Trump's landmark tax and immig...

By Nate Raymond BOSTON, July 2 (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Thursday lifted a judge's order requiring President Donald Trump's administration to reinstall dozens of exhibits that it removed from national parks on topics such as slavery and clima...

By Mike Scarcella July 2 (Reuters) - A federal judge on Thursday blocked Philadelphia from enforcing a new city law that would have prohibited federal law enforcement agents from wearing masks, ruling the city cannot dictate how they conduct ​operation...

(Refiles to fix garble in paragraph 26) By Tim Reid and Helen Coster WASHINGTON, July 2 (Reuters) - Democrats head into November's midterm elections with potential advantages, including the unpopularity of President Donald Trump and voter anger with Re...

By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, July 1 (Reuters) - The fifth-largest public school district in Kansas said on Wednesday it disagreed with the Trump ​administration's accusation that it violated federal law ‌in its transgender policies. Here are details: ...

NEW YORK, July 1 (Reuters) - A federal judge on Wednesday blocked the U.S. Postal Service's proposed restrictions on ​mail-in voting, finding that they ‌violated a settlement with a leading civil rights group that required expedited mail-in ballot hand...

WASHINGTON, July 1 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that his acting spy chief has wide permission to declassify records, including any tied to the 2020 election, even though his close ally is only at the intelligence helm for ...

By Trevor Hunnicutt MEDORA, North Dakota, July 1 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump dedicated a museum honoring Theodore Roosevelt on Wednesday, invoking the Republican president's legacy and linking it to his own vision for America ahead of the countr...

By Andrew Chung WASHINGTON, July 1 (Reuters) - In May 1996, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a voter-passed Colorado measure that had denied gay people legal protections against discrimination. It was a landmark ruling under the U.S. Constitution's p...

By Andrew Chung and John Kruzel WASHINGTON, July 1 (Reuters) - On Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court ended Donald Trump's quest to narrow who can be considered a citizen if born in the United States, a harsh loss for the Republican president. But just one...

By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON, June 30 (Reuters) - Anti-establishment progressives racked up another good night in Democratic primary contests on Tuesday, toppling seasoned office-holders in Colorado as the party continues its internal battle over how fa...