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US banks left guessing over scope of looming order on citizenship data

US banks left guessing over scope of looming order on citizenship data

By Pete Schroeder, Tatiana Bautzer and Michelle Price WASHINGTON, April 30 (Reuters) - U.S. banks say they are largely in the dark about an expected White House order requiring them to collect data on their customers' citizenship or immigration status, a directive senior industry executives warn
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Trump administration probes Stanford University over diversity practices

Trump administration probes Stanford University over diversity practices

By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, April 29 (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Education said on Wednesday it was starting a probe into Stanford University over practices aimed at increasing diversity that the Trump administration has called discriminatory.
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Ex-FBI chief Comey expected to surrender to US authorities following indictment, source says

Ex-FBI chief Comey expected to surrender to US authorities following indictment, source says

WASHINGTON, April 29 (Reuters) - Former FBI Director James Comey was expected to surrender to U.S. authorities on Wednesday, according to a source familiar with the situation, a day after being indicted over a social media post that prosecutors allege threatened President Donald Trump.
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King Charles to visit New York to commemorate 9/11 victims

King Charles to visit New York to commemorate 9/11 victims

By Jonathan Allen and Maria Tsvetkova WASHINGTON/NEW YORK, April 29 (Reuters) - Britain's King Charles and his wife Queen Camilla arrive in New York on Wednesday to commemorate victims of the September 11, 2001 terror attacks on the city, part of a four-day state visit to the U.S.
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King Charles visits New York to commemorate 9/11 victims

King Charles visits New York to commemorate 9/11 victims

By Jonathan Allen WASHINGTON/NEW YORK, April 29 (Reuters) - Britain's King Charles and Queen Camilla arrived in New York on Wednesday to commemorate victims of the September 11, 2001, al Qaeda attack on the city, part of a four-day state visit to the United States.
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King Charles and Queen Camilla to say farewell to Trump and First Lady Melania on last day of US state visit

King Charles and Queen Camilla to say farewell to Trump and First Lady Melania on last day of US state visit

WASHINGTON, April 30 (Reuters) - Britain's King Charles and Queen Camilla will end a four-day state visit to the U.S. on Thursday with a formal farewell with U.S. President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump in Washington.
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Powell's tenure as Fed chief, bookended by Trump, draws to a close

Powell's tenure as Fed chief, bookended by Trump, draws to a close

By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON, April 29 (Reuters) - On a chilly spring day in 2017, Jerome Powell made a six-hour round trip by car through heavy mountain fog from Washington to West Virginia University for an evening talk with students about Federal Reserve history and the political balance of its
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Supreme Court hollows out a landmark law that had protected minority voting rights for 6 decades

Supreme Court hollows out a landmark law that had protected minority voting rights for 6 decades

The Voting Rights Act over its six decades became one of the most consequential laws in the nation’s history, preventing discrimination against minorities at the ballot box and helping to elect thousands of Black and Hispanic representatives at all levels of government
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US Supreme Court under Roberts takes 'wrecking ball' to Voting Rights Act

US Supreme Court under Roberts takes 'wrecking ball' to Voting Rights Act

By John Kruzel WASHINGTON, April 30 (Reuters) - The Voting Rights Act of 1965 has often been called the crown jewel of the U.S. civil rights movement. But under a U.S. Supreme Court led for two decades by conservative Chief Justice John Roberts, experts said, that jewel has lost its luster.
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US Supreme Court to hear claims Cisco aided Chinese human rights abuses

US Supreme Court to hear claims Cisco aided Chinese human rights abuses

By Jan Wolfe April 28 (Reuters) - The U.S.
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Soccer-Congressmen call for National Guard to address drone threats at the World Cup

Soccer-Congressmen call for National Guard to address drone threats at the World Cup

By Jasper Ward WASHINGTON, April 27 (Reuters) - Two Republican members of Congress are calling on the Trump administration to empower the National Guard to address potential drone-related threats and ensure a "unified federal security posture" at the upcoming World Cup games. The letter by U.S.
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US Senate bans its members, staff from betting in prediction markets

US Senate bans its members, staff from betting in prediction markets

By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON, April 30 (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate on Thursday unanimously approved an immediate prohibition on incumbent senators, staff and other officers from using prediction markets that provide a form of gambling on real-world events.