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Some US progressive goals win support of independent voters, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds

Friday, August 7 by SRN News

By Joseph Ax and Jason Lange WASHINGTON, Aug 7 (Reuters) - Progressive Democratic proposals including "Medicare for all" and new taxes on billionaires have powered insurgent candidates including Abdul El-Sayed to primary victories this year, shaking the party establishment and leading it to worry about... Read More.

Analysis-Trump loses 21 straight court battles for state voter rolls as midterms near

Friday, August 7 by SRN News

By Luc Cohen Aug 7 (Reuters) - The Trump administration's streak of courtroom defeats in its effort to obtain state voter rolls reached 21 this year when a judge ruled this week that states are not required to share the records with the federal government. With... Read More.

Another US Republican says she will vote against Blanche’s confirmation

Friday, August 7 by SRN News

Aug 7 (Reuters) - Republican U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski of Alaska said on Friday that she will oppose U.S. President Donald Trump's nominee for attorney general, Todd Blanche. "I have had numerous constructive meetings with Mr. Blanche and he comes across as decent and... Read More.

Analysis-‘Build it in Mar-a-Lago!’ Trump’s aluminum smelter upends Oklahoma governor’s race

Friday, August 7 by SRN News

By Ernest Scheyder Aug 7 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's push to build the Western Hemisphere's largest aluminum smelter in rural Oklahoma has divided the state's Republican voters and emerged as a key issue in the contentious race to be the next governor. The two... Read More.

Trump signs orders to limit US birthright citizenship, despite Supreme Court ruling

Thursday, August 6 by SRN News

By Kristina Cooke, Andrew Chung and Daniel Trotta Aug 6 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump signed two executive orders on Thursday in a new but narrower attempt to curtail birthright citizenship, once again challenging a provision of the U.S. Constitution even though the Supreme... Read More.

US scrutinizes more schools over admissions practices, diversity and pro-Palestinian protests

Thursday, August 6 by SRN News

By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, Aug 6 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's administration targeted more universities on Thursday over issues like race and diversity in admissions and pro-Palestinian protests, marking the federal government's latest crackdown against U.S. schools. The Department of Justice alleged admissions practices at Duke... Read More.

Trump signs executive orders targeting birthright citizenship

Thursday, August 6 by SRN News

WASHINGTON, Aug 6 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump signed executive orders on Thursday targeting birthright citizenship, a month after the U.S. Supreme Court rejected the Republican president's bid to restrict the practice. The orders expand the definitions of people who are ineligible for birthright... Read More.

Trump suggests Fauci should be prosecuted

Thursday, August 6 by SRN News

WASHINGTON, Aug 6 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday suggested that Dr. Anthony Fauci should be prosecuted, hours after Republican Senator Rand Paulo said that he would ask the Justice Department to do so. Paul said he wanted action after Fauci refused to... Read More.

Trump signs 2 immigration actions to limit birthright citizenship and curb ‘birth tourism’ (VIDEO)

Thursday, August 6 by SRN News

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Trump has signed executive orders limiting automatic citizenship in specific cases after a Supreme Court decision blocked a broader effort. The orders target birth tourism, certain foreign diplomats, and members of designated terrorist groups. Willie Nelson, the White House. PHOTO - President... Read More.

Trump could net big tax windfall in crypto bill divestiture plan, Bloomberg News reports

Thursday, August 6 by SRN News

Aug 6 (Reuters) - The bipartisan ethics proposal senators have pitched to President Donald Trump to get landmark crypto legislation over the line in Congress could trigger a significant tax benefit for the president, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday. The benefit will include the ability... Read More.

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