In Supreme Court pick, Trump can push conservative social agenda

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - With a second Supreme Court pick less than 18 months into his presidency, Donald Trump is poised to cement conservative control of the court and fire up supporters eager for a rightward shift on divisive social issues.

Justice Kennedy to retire, Trump has chance to reshape Supreme Court

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy said on Wednesday he plans to retire after three decades as a pivotal vote on the highest U.S. judicial body, giving President Donald Trump an opportunity to make the court more firmly conservative.

U.S. congressional delegation to visit Russia from June 30-July 5: Ifx

MOSCOW (Reuters) - A U.S. congressional delegation will visit Russia from June 30-July 5, Interfax news agency reported on Thursday citing the Russian Foreign Ministry.

Women plan 'civil disobedience' action in Washington against Trump

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Women activists are planning a "mass civil disobedience" act in the U.S. capital on Thursday ahead of weekend protests across the country against the Trump administration's immigration policy.

U.S. Supreme Court turns away Silk Road website founder's appeal

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday refused to consider overturning the conviction and life sentence of Ross Ulbricht, the accused mastermind behind the Silk Road website for the sale of illegal drugs to customers worldwide that was shut down in 2013.

U.S. jury orders DaVita to pay $383.5 million in wrongful death lawsuits

(Reuters) - A federal jury in Colorado has awarded $383.5 million to the families of three patients who said they suffered cardiac arrests and died soon after receiving dialysis treatments at clinics run by DaVita Inc.

U.S.-Israeli teen convicted in Israel for bomb threats during Trump's rise

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - An Israeli-American teenager was found guilty in Israel on Thursday of making about 2,000 hoax bomb threats against Jewish and other institutions in the United States and elsewhere during Donald Trump's rise to the U.S. presidency in 2016 and 2017.

U.S. agency asks military to house up to 12,000 immigrants

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. military has been asked by the Department of Homeland Security to house and care for immigrant families totaling up to 12,000 people, the Pentagon said on Wednesday, in the latest sign the military is being drawn into a supporting role for President Donald Trump's immigration policies.

U.S. House rejects compromise bill on border family separations

WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives rejected a "compromise" immigration bill on Wednesday, as expected, that would have addressed the crisis of families being separated at the U.S.-Mexico border.

U.S. court halves $500 million verdict in Facebook virtual reality lawsuit

(Reuters) - A federal court in Dallas on Wednesday halved the $500 million verdict that a jury ordered Facebook Inc, its virtual reality unit Oculus, and others to pay ZeniMax Media Inc, a video game publisher that alleged Oculus stole its technology.

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