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Scouting America reaches accord with Pentagon to maintain military support

Saturday, February 28 by SRN News

By Steve Gorman Feb 27 (Reuters) - Scouting America has reached an accord with the Pentagon that aims to rid its policies and programs of "radical woke ideology" and restore membership "based solely on biological sex at birth," Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Friday. But... Read More.

Joe Biden returns to bask in ‘thank you’ event from South Carolina Democrats

Saturday, February 28 by SRN News

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - Joe Biden made a rare public appearance on Friday in South Carolina, basking in the appreciation of Democrats who resuscitated his presidential campaign six years ago. Although Biden faces scorn in many corners for his failed attempt at a second... Read More.

Kamala Harris endorses Jasmine Crockett in Texas Democratic Senate primary

Friday, February 27 by SRN News

Former Vice President Kamala Harris on Friday endorsed U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett in Texas' Democratic primary for U.S. Senate, a notable stamp of approval from a major establishment figure as Crockett fights fears that she's seen as too controversial to win a general election.... Read More.

Trump says he’s thinking of putting Republican Senator Ted Cruz on Supreme Court

Friday, February 27 by SRN News

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas, Feb 27 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Friday said he was considering nominating Republican Senator Ted Cruz for a future seat on the U.S. Supreme Court, although Cruz last month said he was not interested. Trump, introducing Cruz at a rally... Read More.

New York woman who duped investors and funneled money to Trump fundraiser gets 9 years in prison

Friday, February 27 by SRN News

CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. (AP) - A New York businesswoman was sentenced Friday to nine years in federal prison over a financial scheme that ripped off more than $30 million from foreign investors and funneled some of the stolen money into U.S. political campaigns, including... Read More.

TSA officers get fraction of pay as government shutdown drags

Friday, February 27 by SRN News

By Doyinsola Oladipo and David Shepardson NEW YORK, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Airport security screeners across the U.S. received a fraction of their usual pay on Friday as the partial government shutdown drags on, increasing the risk that more officers will call in sick to... Read More.

Trump’s Fed chief nominee faces hurdles as clock ticks on Powell’s term

Friday, February 27 by SRN News

By Ann Saphir Feb 27 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump has yet to formally nominate Kevin Warsh to succeed Jerome Powell as head of the Federal Reserve, a delay that while not unprecedented is also not typical and adds to uncertainty in a process clouded... Read More.

US SEC adopts final rules for holding foreign insiders accountable

Friday, February 27 by SRN News

WASHINGTON, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Wall Street's top regulator on Friday said it had adopted final rules requiring disclosures of shareholdings and transactions by directors and officers of foreign companies traded in the United States, something Congress had mandated late last year. The move adds... Read More.

Kansas sued over new transgender ID and bathroom law

Friday, February 27 by SRN News

By Daniel Wiessner Feb 27 (Reuters) - Two transgender men in Kansas filed a lawsuit on Friday seeking to strike down a new state law that invalidated the driver's licenses and birth certificates of more than 1,000 transgender people. The American Civil Liberties Union is... Read More.

US charges 30 additional people who took part in Minnesota ICE protest at church, Bondi says

Friday, February 27 by SRN News

Feb 27 (Reuters) - U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi said on Friday the Department of Justice had unsealed an indictment charging 30 additional people in a case stemming from an ICE protest at a Minnesota church. "At my direction, federal agents have already arrested 25... Read More.

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