A package containing what appeared to be an explosive device was found in a mail box outside the New York residence of billionaire financier George Soros on Monday, police said.
Suspected explosive device found at George Soros’ New York home
Judge bars Republican-backed New Hampshire proof of residency requirement for new voters
A New Hampshire judge on Monday put on hold a law requiring some voters to present proof of residency when they register, saying it would lengthen lines at polling places and make it difficult for students, disabled voters and others to cast ballots
Trump admin has held hundreds of migrant children in tent city for months
By Tom Hals and Kristina Cooke
(Reuters) – U.S. authorities have held some immigrant children who entered the country illegally and without a parent in a temporary “tent city” in Texas for months, violating a 20-year-old court order on how long minors can be detained, according to court filings by civil rights lawyers and immigration advocates.
Trump says transgender policy seeks to ‘protect the country’
Donald Trump said on Monday that transgender issues were in flux and he aims to protect the country after a report that his administration was considering defining gender as male or female based on genitalia at birth drew widespread condemnation.
Bolton Tells Russian ‘Colleagues’ that Russian meddling in U.S. elections had negligible effect
Bolton played down the consequences of the alleged interference. "Today I told our Russian colleagues that their meddling in our election process had hardly had any real effect," radio station Ekho Moskvy quoted him as saying on a visit to Moscow.
State of Play: Tightening Arizona race threatens Democrats’ slim Senate hopes
The odds, however, have always been against Sinema, a member of the House who is seeking to replace retiring Republican Jeff Flake. Arizona has long been a right-leaning state, one that has come, in a sense, to embody the divisive politics of President Donald Trump.
Trump threatens to build up U.S. nuclear arsenal against China, Russia
Donald Trump warned on Monday that the United States intended to build up its arsenal of nuclear weapons to pressure Russia and China.
Russia pledges to act to ‘restore’ military balance if U.S. quits nuclear arms pact
Russia said on Monday it would be forced to respond in kind to restore the military balance with the United States if President Donald Trump carried through on a threat to quit a landmark nuclear arms treaty and began developing new missiles.
State of Play: Democrats threaten Trump’s grip on the Great Lakes
By James Oliphant
TOLEDO, Ohio (Reuters) – Two years ago, Ohio and other states in the former industrial heartlands of the Great Lakes region catapulted Donald Trump into the White House.
Today, in the final stretch to November’s congressional elections, they are showing that Trumpism has its limits as Democrats make surprising gains in races across the region, according to opinion polls.
Republicans fear Democratic ‘blue wave’ spreading to once-safe districts
But the real reason they were there was basic: Donald Trump. They don't like the president, and they were not about to vote for anyone, like Brat, who supports him.
“More than the policy, it’s the animosity he is fostering within the country,” Sneed said of Trump.
Thousands of caravan migrants take shelter in southern Mexico
By Delphine Schrank
TECUN UMAN, Guatemala (Reuters) – Thousands of Central American migrants traveling together to enter the United States have hunkered down in shelters in a southern Mexico city along its border with Guatemala, according to local officials.
Global growth outlook for 2019 dims for first time: Reuters polls
The outlook for global growth in 2019 has dimmed for the first time, according to Reuters polls of economists who said the U.S.-China trade war and tightening financial conditions would trigger the next downturn.
German foreign minister: U.S. should consider consequences of leaving nuclear treaty
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said the United States should consider the consequences, both for Europe and for future disarmament efforts, of pulling out of an international treaty aimed at eliminating a class of nuclear weapons.
Trump: U.S. to exit nuclear treaty, citing Russian violations
President Donald Trump said on Saturday the United States will exit the Cold-War era Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty that eliminated a class of nuclear weapons, in a move that is likely to upset Russia.
Over 118,000 homes without power in Florida, Georgia after Hurricane Michael
More than 118,000 homes and businesses in Florida and Georgia were still without power on Friday in the aftermath of Hurricane Michael, power companies said. In total, more than 3.3 million customers lost power from Florida to New York after Michael struck the Florida Panhandle on Oct. 10 as a Category 4 storm with maximum sustained winds of 155 miles per hour (250 kph).
Florida city official charged in store shooting caught on video
By Alex Dobuzinskis
(Reuters) – A Florida city commissioner has been arrested and charged with second-degree murder for shooting a man he suspected of trying to shoplift a hatchet from his military surplus store, officials said on Saturday.
Trump a reluctant critic of Saudi Arabia despite pressure to act
By Steve Holland and Matt Spetalnick
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Six days after Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi disappeared, U.S. President Donald Trump tried to play down the crisis, saying “hopefully that will sort itself out”.
Pictures: U.S.-bound migrant caravan stuck on Guatemalan border with Mexico
By Delphine Schrank
TECUN UMAN, Guatemala (Reuters) – Hundreds of Central Americans in a U.S.-bound migrant caravan were stuck on Guatemala’s border with Mexico on Saturday as efforts began, under pressure from Washington, to send some home and stop their journey northward.
New York witches aim hex at Supreme Court’s Brett Kavanaugh despite death threats
Melissa Madara was not surprised to receive death threats on Friday as her Brooklyn witchcraft store prepared to host a public hexing of newly confirmed U.S. Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh this weekend.
Alaska governor ends re-election campaign, throws support to Democrat
Alaska Governor Bill Walker, a political independent, halted his re-election campaign on Friday and said he would support his Democratic challenger, ending a three-way race in which the Republican candidate had appeared to possess an insurmountable lead.