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WASHINGTON, Aug 16 (Reuters) - Anti-hunger advocate Liz Wills-O'Gilvie, 63, said she has not eaten for 15 days in a bid to push Governor Maura Healey to raise funding for Massachusetts' ​shrinking food stamp program. By consuming only water, electrolyt...

By Leah Douglas WASHINGTON, Aug 15 (Reuters) - The Democratic National Committee on Saturday officially selected South Carolina as the first state to vote in the party's 2028 ​primaries. The vote at the DNC's summer meeting in ‌Austin, Texas, codified ...

By Mike Scarcella WASHINGTON, Aug 14 (Reuters) - A U.S. federal appeals court handed President Donald Trump's administration a legal victory on Friday in its efforts to seek data from providers of transgender healthcare to minors, reinstating a Justice...

By Gram Slattery WASHINGTON, Aug 14 (Reuters) - White House deputy national security adviser Andy Baker will leave the Trump administration in the coming weeks, marking the latest change to a national security team that has undergone a shake-up in ​rec...

By Mike Scarcella WASHINGTON, Aug 14 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's administration asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday to allow it to continue construction of his $400 million White House ballroom after an appeals court ruled the project lacke...

By Humeyra Pamuk and Dan Rosenzweig-Ziff Garden City, New York, Aug 14 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump touted falling violent crime rates on Friday as evidence that his law-and-order and aggressive immigration agenda is working, seeking to shif...

By Ryan Patrick Jones and Jasper Ward Aug 13 (Reuters) - The board of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts voted on Thursday to inscribe President Donald Trump's name on the building, Democratic U.S. Representative Joyce Beatty said, ​set...

By Timothy Gardner and Curtis Williams WASHINGTON, Aug 13 (Reuters) - Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy said he was "deeply disappointed" that a bill to advance a pipeline for the Alaska LNG project to export natural ​gas to Asia stalled in the state legis...

By Dan Rosenzweig-Ziff, Brad Heath and Kristina Cooke WASHINGTON, Aug 13 (Reuters) - The Trump administration has repeatedly said the fight against sex trafficking is one of its top priorities. But investigations have stalled and prosecutions declined ...

By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, Aug 12 (Reuters) - The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency plans to buy electric shock gloves for officers in the field, alarming rights advocates ​who have condemned the action of ICE during President ‌Donald ...

By Steve Holland WASHINGTON, Aug 12 (Reuters) - Closed aircraft window shades. A ballcap pulled low to hide the president's face. Seized cellphones. Strict warnings against leaks. These are all hallmarks of secret, unannounced trips made by American pr...

By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK, Aug 12 (Reuters) - Donald Trump was sued on Wednesday by two media entities seeking to shut down a new service that sells paid access to the U.S. president's posts, including some that can move markets, on ​his Truth Socia...

WASHINGTON, Aug 12 (Reuters) - Two senior Democratic U.S. senators on Wednesday pressed Trump administration officials on why they have paused imposing fresh sanctions on companies, banks and other entities that help Russia evade existing restrictions ...

By Andrew Chung Aug 12 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's administration again asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday to intervene to fully implement his executive order restricting the use of mail-in ballots ahead of the ​November midterm electio...

Aug 12 (Reuters) - The Trump administration is set to spend at least $900 million for construction projects on the White ​House grounds, the Washington Post reported ‌on Wednesday, citing records. Instead of securing money directly from Congress, the a...

Aug 12 (Reuters) - Wisconsin Democrats ​on ‌Wednesday chose Milwaukee County Executive ‌David ​Crowley ⁠as ⁠their nominee for state governor, ​U.S. media ⁠outlets ⁠have reported. He ​will face ​off against ‌Republican U.S. Representative Tom ⁠Tiffany i...

Aug 11 (Reuters) - Minnesota Democrats chose ​the state's ‌Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan as their ‌nominee ​to ⁠the U.S. ⁠Senate on Tuesday, according to U.S. ​media projections. Flanagan, a ⁠progressive, ⁠will face ​off against Republican ​nomine...

NEW YORK, Aug 11 (Reuters) - Minnesota ​Republicans ‌chose state Representative Lisa Demuth ‌as ​their ⁠nominee for governor, ⁠defeating former MyPillow CEO Mike ​Lindell who ⁠had ⁠the endorsement ​of U.S. ​President Donald Trump, ‌according to U.S. me...

By Bo Erickson WASHINGTON, Aug 11 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he secretly switched planes in Turkey last month at the direction of the U.S. Secret Service, but that the plane he ultimately flew on was still more vulnerable...

NEW YORK, Aug 11 (Reuters) - ​Minnesota ‌Democrats chose U.S. Senator Amy ‌Klobuchar ​as ⁠their nominee ⁠for governor on Tuesday, according ​to U.S. ⁠media ⁠projections. She will ​face one ​of seven Republicans ‌running for the ⁠office, including forme...