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2 days ago | 
theglobeandmail.com | David Morgan
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Mar 27, 2025 | 
gazette.com | Jeff Mason |David Morgan
By Jeff Mason and David MorganWASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump's pick to be ambassador to the United Nations has been withdrawn, Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman James Risch said on Thursday. Republican Representative Elise Stefanik is a close Trump ally and was chosen by the president for the role less than a week after he was elected in November. CBS News first reported that Stefanik's nomination was in jeopardy. "I have been notified by the White House.
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Mar 5, 2025 | 
gazette.com | Mike Stone |Tim Reid |David Morgan |Nathan Layne
By Mike Stone, Tim Reid, David Morgan and Nathan LayneWASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Department of Veterans Affairs is planning to cut more than 80,000 workers from the agency, according to an internal memo seen by Reuters, drawing condemnation from military veteran groups and Democrats. The VA's chief of staff, Christopher Syrek, sent a memo to senior agency officials on Tuesday, telling them the goal was to return the agency to 2019 staffing levels of just under 400,000.
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Oct 18, 2024 | 
uk.marketscreener.com | David Morgan |Jack Queen
(Reuters) - Some U.S. states are sending strong signals to county and local officials who might be tempted to intervene illegally in the Nov. 5 election or refuse to certify results: Fail to do your duty and risk criminal charges or hefty financial penalties.
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Oct 17, 2024 | 
ca.marketscreener.com | David Morgan |Jack Queen
(Reuters) - Some U.S. states are sending strong signals to county and local officials who might be tempted to intervene illegally in the Nov. 5 election or refuse to certify results: Fail to do your duty and risk criminal charges or hefty financial penalties.
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Aug 4, 2024 | 
marketscreener.com | David Morgan |Nathan Layne
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, two states seen as must-wins in the Nov. 5 presidential election, have failed to adopt electoral reforms intended to avoid a repeat of the chaos that followed Republican Donald Trump's attempts to overturn his 2020 defeat. Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Trump are locked in a tight contest in those two states, public opinion polls show.
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Jul 30, 2024 | 
marketscreener.com | Allende Miglietta |David Morgan |Sarah N. Lynch
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Secret Service's new acting director said in prepared congressional testimony on Tuesday he was "ashamed" of a major security lapse that preceded the July 13 attempted assassination of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump at a Pennsylvania campaign rally.
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Jul 23, 2024 | 
marketscreener.com | David Morgan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - FBI Director Christopher Wray will face questions from Congress on Wednesday over the attempted assassination of Donald Trump, but seems likely to escape the withering bipartisan criticism that preceded Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle's resignation.
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Jul 23, 2024 | 
gazette.com | David Morgan |Sarah N. Lynch
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The 20-year-old man suspected of trying to kill former President Donald Trump conducted an online search of the John F. Kennedy assassination on the day he registered for Trump's rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, FBI Director Christopher Wray said on Wednesday.
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Jul 22, 2024 | 
azdailysun.com | David Morgan
By David MorganWASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle admitted to Congress on Monday that she and her agency failed when a would-be assassin wounded Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, but rebuffed bipartisan calls to resign. kAmQ(6 72:=65[Q r962E=6 D2:5 :? E6DE:>@?J 367@C6 E96 w@FD6 @7 #6AC6D6?E2E:G6D ~G6CD:89E r@>>:EE66] Q%96 2DD2DD:?2E:@? 2EE6>AE @? 7@C>6C !C6D:56?E s@?2=5 %CF>A @?
