New charges in Floyd may give prosecutors clearer path to conviction (Reuters) - Prosecutors seeking to put a former Minneapolis police officer in prison for the death of George Floyd bolstered allegations on the…
Senate passes bill lengthening coronavirus small-business loan terms
Senate passes bill lengthening coronavirus small-business loan terms WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate unanimously approved legislation on Wednesday giving small businesses up to 24 weeks to use Paycheck Protection Program loans created during the…
From power lunches to plywood: Vandalized Washington boards…
From power lunches to plywood: Vandalized Washington boards up business WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Days after outbursts of arson and vandalism struck downtown Washington following peaceful protests against police brutality, the largely deserted heart of…
U.S. defense chief opposes deploying troops to quell…
U.S. defense chief opposes deploying troops to quell protests, despite Trump threats WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on Wednesday he does not support invoking the Insurrection Act to deploy active-duty…
Trump to accept Republican presidential nomination outside of…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump will accept the Republican presidential nomination outside North Carolina, the party said on Wednesday, following the Democratic governor’s decision not to lift social-distancing restrictions for the planned Aug. 24-27…
After long silence, Mattis denounces Trump and military…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - After long refusing to explicitly criticize a sitting president, former Defense Secretary Jim Mattis accused President Donald Trump on Wednesday of trying to divide America and roundly denounced a militarization of the…