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Goldman, Nasdaq CEOs to headline Mar-a-Lago crypto ‘forum’ hosted by Don Jr. and Eric Trump

Tuesday, February 17 by SRN News

By Lawrence Delevingne and Michelle Conlin Feb 17 (Reuters) - On Wednesday, prominent Wall Street executives and investors will convene to discuss the "future of finance and technology" alongside federal officials and U.S. lawmakers at President Donald Trump's private Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida. Expected... Read More.

Jesse Jackson, civil rights leader and US presidential hopeful, dies at 84

Tuesday, February 17 by SRN News

By Will Dunham Washington, Feb 17 (Reuters) - Charismatic U.S. civil rights leader Jesse Jackson, an eloquent Baptist minister raised in the segregated South who became a close associate of Martin Luther King Jr and twice ran for the Democratic presidential nomination, has died at... Read More.

How some Democrats are using scripture to try to reach Christian voters in US midterms

Tuesday, February 17 by SRN News

By Helen Coster and Joseph Ax Feb 17 (Reuters) - Sarah Trone Garriott, an Iowa state senator and Lutheran minister, has never shied away from putting faith at the center of her political campaigns. This year, she is among an unusually high number of Democrats running... Read More.

Trump says federal government to step in to ‘protect’ Potomac river amid sewage leak

Monday, February 16 by SRN News

By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, Feb 16 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday the federal government will step in to "protect" the Potomac River following the collapse of a major sewer pipe in the Washington, D.C., region, and accused local officials of mismanaging... Read More.

US judge tells National Park Service to reinstall Philadelphia slavery exhibit

Monday, February 16 by SRN News

By Chris Prentice NEW YORK, Feb 16 (Reuters) - A U.S. judge in Pennsylvania on Monday ordered the National Park Service to reinstall a slavery exhibit at a Philadelphia historic site, pending the outcome of ongoing litigation after the city sued the federal government over... Read More.

Texas Republican Ken Paxton is stepping up his Senate bid against GOP Sen. John Cornyn

Monday, February 16 by SRN News

DALLAS (AP) - Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton will be in an unfamiliar setting Monday night: heading his first campaign rally since the Republican announced his candidacy for the U.S. Senate 10 months ago. Paxton's scheduled appearance is part of his stepped-up campaign to... Read More.

NAACP asks judge to protect against ‘misuse’ of voter data seized by FBI in Georgia’s Fulton County

Monday, February 16 by SRN News

ATLANTA (AP) - The NAACP and other organizations are asking a judge to protect personal voter information that was seized by the FBI from an elections warehouse just outside Atlanta. Georgia residents entrusted the state with their "sensitive personal information" when they registered to vote,... Read More.

US health regulators to consider safety status of processed ingredients, RFK Jr. says

Monday, February 16 by SRN News

By Michelle Conlin NEW YORK, Feb 15 (Reuters) - The Food and Drug Administration will consider a petition to revoke the safety status of dozens of processed refined carbohydrates unless food companies can prove they are safe and not contributing to health issues and obesity,... Read More.

Democrats willing to spend tens of millions to reshape Virginia voting maps, top lawmaker says

Sunday, February 15 by SRN News

By Ted Hesson and Ryan Patrick Jones WASHINGTON, Feb 15 (Reuters) - The Democratic Party is willing to spend tens of millions on a Virginia redistricting effort that could gain the party four more seats in the U.S. House of Representatives, the chamber's top Democrat... Read More.

Trump border czar dismisses Democratic demands to reform ICE

Sunday, February 15 by SRN News

By Ted Hesson WASHINGTON, Feb 15 (Reuters) - White House border czar Tom Homan on Sunday brushed off Democratic demands to reform ICE amid mounting backlash over the agency's tactics and a partisan deadlock over homeland security funding. Meanwhile, Democratic lawmakers doubled down on their calls... Read More.

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