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US House passes funding bill to avert government shutdown before midterm elections

Tuesday, September 1 by SRN News

By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON, Sept 1 (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved legislation to keep federal agencies operating beyond October 1 when existing funds are due to expire with the start of the new fiscal year. By a vote of 370-48,... Read More.

US military says it’s striking targets in Iran

Tuesday, September 1 by SRN News

(AP) - The United States military says its latest strikes against Iranian forces were limited, precise, and aimed at protecting international shipping in one of the world's most important waterways. U.S. Central Command says American forces targeted Iranian Revolutionary Guard forces Sunday after they allegedly... Read More.

US states’ lawsuit seeking to curb abortion drug access paused for now

Tuesday, September 1 by SRN News

By Daniel Wiessner Sept 1 (Reuters) - A federal judge paused a lawsuit by Florida and Texas seeking to severely limit access to the abortion pill mifepristone nationwide while President Donald Trump's administration completes a review of the drug's safety. U.S. District Judge Reed O'Connor... Read More.

House passes short-term funding bill to avoid a shutdown before the election

Tuesday, September 1 by SRN News

WASHINGTON (AP) - The House passed a short-term measure Tuesday to fund the federal government into early December, a move designed to avoid a chaotic shutdown as lawmakers campaign for reelection. Lawmakers needed to act before the fiscal year concludes at the end of... Read More.

US Homeland Security to ramp up voter fraud investigations this week, CNN reports

Tuesday, September 1 by SRN News

WASHINGTON, Sept 1 (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Homeland Security plans to start expanding its effort to investigate alleged voter fraud this week, CNN has reported, citing federal guidance it reviewed. Starting Tuesday, an investigative unit within the department, Homeland Security Investigations, will begin... Read More.

USPS works to comply with Trump’s executive order

Tuesday, September 1 by SRN News

(AP) - The Trump administration is defending new safeguards for mail-in voting, saying the measures are designed to protect election integrity and ensure that ballots are sent only to eligible voters. The U.S. Postal Service is preparing a computer portal that would allow states to... Read More.

Postal Service work to comply with Trump’s executive order is rushed, sloppy, whistleblower contends

Tuesday, September 1 by SRN News

The U.S. Postal Service is poised to launch a hastily built, error-riddled computer system that could jeopardize the process of mail voting relied upon by one-third of all voters, according to a whistleblower statement released Tuesday by Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal. The effort is part... Read More.

Democratic socialists’ next hurdle: Winning over Black voters

Tuesday, September 1 by SRN News

By Bianca Flowers, Nolan D. McCaskill and Kat Stafford WASHINGTON, Sept 1 (Reuters) - After a summer of victories for Democratic Socialists of America-aligned candidates, the movement faces a new test: whether it can win over Black voters, a constituency central to Democrats' hopes of... Read More.

Majority of Americans oppose Trump’s new Canada tariffs, renaming Lake Ontario, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds

Tuesday, September 1 by SRN News

By Jason Lange WASHINGTON, Sept 1 (Reuters) - A majority of Americans oppose President Donald Trump's moves last week to raise taxes on imported Canadian goods and his order to rename Lake Ontario as "Lake America," a new Reuters/Ipsos poll found. The three-day poll, which concluded... Read More.

Smithsonian to put Latino museum in existing building, bypassing Congress approval

Tuesday, September 1 by SRN News

By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, Aug 31 (Reuters) - The Smithsonian Institution approved on Monday the conversion of one of its buildings into the National Museum of the American Latino, which will enable it to bypass congressional approval for a new site. FURTHER DETAILS: • "Today, the... Read More.

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US House passes funding bill to avert government shutdown before midterm elections

US military says it’s striking targets in Iran

US states’ lawsuit seeking to curb abortion drug access paused for now

House passes short-term funding bill to avoid a shutdown before the election

US Homeland Security to ramp up voter fraud investigations this week, CNN reports

USPS works to comply with Trump’s executive order

Postal Service work to comply with Trump’s executive order is rushed, sloppy, whistleblower contends

Democratic socialists’ next hurdle: Winning over Black voters

Majority of Americans oppose Trump’s new Canada tariffs, renaming Lake Ontario, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds

Smithsonian to put Latino museum in existing building, bypassing Congress approval

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