Herschel Walker Confirmed as U.S. Ambassador to the Bahamas After 15-Year Vacancy
The U.S. Senate on Tuesday confirmed former NFL star and political candidate Herschel Walker as the next ambassador to the Bahamas, filling a post that has been vacant since 2011. Walker, 63, was confirmed...
Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa Survives Rock-Throwing Attack in Apparent Assassination Attempt
Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa escaped unharmed on Tuesday after his motorcade was targeted by a crowd of approximately 500 protesters throwing rocks, an incident described by top officials as an assassination attempt. Environment and...
Illinois Sues Trump Over Deployment of National Guard to Chicago
Illinois and the city of Chicago have filed a lawsuit against President Donald Trump, aiming to block the deployment of federalized National Guard troops to the city. The legal action comes as hundreds of...
Supreme Court to Hear Free Speech Challenge Against Colorado Conversion Therapy Ban
The U.S. Supreme Court is set to hear arguments on Tuesday in a high-profile case challenging Colorado’s 2019 law banning conversion therapy for minors, a practice aimed at changing a person’s sexual orientation or...
FDA Fast-Tracks Autism-Related Drug Amid Controversy
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) an accelerated pathway to update the label of leucovorin, a decades-old drug, for the treatment of cerebral folate deficiency, a metabolic disorder linked...
U.S. Government Shutdown Enters Sixth Day Amid Standoff Between Trump and Democrats
The U.S. government shutdown extended into its sixth day on Monday, with President Donald Trump and congressional Democrats at an impasse over federal funding. The Republican-led Senate is set to vote on competing funding...
Trump Freezes $2.1 Billion Chicago Transit Funds as Shutdown Deepens
U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration on Friday froze $2.1 billion in funding for Chicago’s transit system, intensifying pressure on Democrats as a government shutdown entered its third day. The move, part of a broader...
U.S. to Deport 400 Iranians Amid Crackdown on Illegal Immigration
The United States is set to deport around 400 Iranians, most of whom entered the country illegally, as part of President Donald Trump’s broader immigration crackdown, a senior Iranian official said Tuesday. Hossein Noushabadi,...
Nevada U.S. Attorney Faces Ethics Scrutiny Over Election Fraud Probe
Nevada’s Interim U.S. Attorney Sigal Chattah has requested the FBI investigate Republican claims of voter fraud in the 2020 election, according to a government document reviewed by Reuters. Chattah provided federal agents with a...
Federal Drug Prosecutions Hit Decades-Low Amid Immigration Focus
For the first time in decades, the number of people charged with federal drug offenses in the U.S. has dropped sharply, according to a Reuters analysis of nearly 2 million court records. Between January...