Bid to extend U.S. surveillance tools stalls after Trump threatens veto
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An effort to extend parts of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) stalled in the U.S. ...
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Texas Supreme Court blocks ruling that expanded voting by mail
(Reuters) - The Texas Supreme Court blocked on Wednesday a decision that allowed mail-in balloting for voters who feared ...
Texas congressman Sam Johnson, conservative former Vietnam POW, dies at 89
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Sam Johnson, an Air Force pilot held for nearly seven years as a prisoner of war ...
U.S. House backs bill to pressure China over Uighur rights
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday backed legislation calling on President Donald Trump’s administration to ...
New York’s Cuomo says Congress ‘abusing’ states worst hit by coronavirus
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - New York Governor Andrew Cuomo called on Wednesday for the U.S. Congress to “stop abusing” New ...
Pompeo says Hong Kong no longer warrants pre-1997 treatment
WASHINGTON/HONG KONG (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said he had certified on Wednesday that Hong Kong ...
House Republicans to sue Pelosi over remote proxy voting in pandemic
FILE PHOTO: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) holds her weekly news conference with Capitol Hill reporters in Washington, U.S., ...
China expands scope of Hong Kong security legislation: media reports
Riot police officers stand guard outside Central Government Complex as a second reading of a controversial national anthem law ...
Hong Kong’s leader says security laws will not affect city’s rights and freedoms
Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam speaks during a news conference in Hong Kong, China May 26, 2020. REUTERS/Tyrone ...
Three Republican groups sue California governor over mail-in-vote order
FILE PHOTO: California's Governor Gavin Newsom speaks to the media after casting his vote at a voting center at ...