US judge temporarily blocks Trump’s order restricting birthright citizenship

Seattle, US Reuters A federal judge in Seattle on Thursday blocked President Donald Trump’s administration from implementing an executive order curtailing the right to automatic birthright citizenship in the United States, calling it “blatantly unconstitutional”. Seattle-based US District Judge John Coughenour issued a temporary restraining order at the urging of four Democratic-led states – Washington, […]
Quick facts – Ten counties to watch in Tuesday’s US presidential election

Washington DC, US Reuters Seven battleground states – Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin – are expected to play a decisive role in Tuesday’s US presidential election between Democrat Kamala Harris or Republican Donald Trump. Members of the media listen to Maricopa County Election officials ahead of the US presidential election, in […]
Harris closes campaign in Philadelphia, Trump in Michigan on eve of deadlocked election

Updated: 5:45pm (AEDT) Reading, Pennsylvania/Allentown, Pennsylvania, US Reuters Donald Trump and Kamala Harris both predicted victory as they campaigned across Pennsylvania and other battleground states on Monday in the final, frantic day of an exceptionally close US presidential election. The campaign has seen head-spinning twists: two assassination attempts and a felony conviction for Republican former […]
Why we may not know the winner of the US presidential election on 5th November

Reuters The US presidential election will take place on 5th November, but the winner of the razor-thin race between Democrat Kamala Harris and Republican Donald Trump may not be known for days after the polls close. As ballots are counted, one candidate may appear to be leading based on early returns, only for a rival […]
US states worried about election unrest take security precautions

Las Vegas, Nevada, US Reuters A security fence rings a Las Vegas building where Nevada tabulates votes. An Arizona sheriff has his department on high alert to guard against potential violence with drones and snipers on standby. Governors of at least three states have called for National Guard troops to help maintain the peace. As […]
US election: In swing states, officials brace for conspiracy theories and violence

NATHAN LAYNE, JOSEPH TANFANI and NED PARKER, of Reuters, report on preparations being made ahead of polling day on 5th November…
Courts in US battleground states move to swiftly decide election cases

Reuters Courts in US battleground states are taking steps to expedite lawsuits over the 5th November election, hoping to avoid drawn-out disputes that could delay the results. Arizona’s court system on Tuesday became the latest to adopt special procedures governing election litigation to ensure such challenges are decided as swiftly as possible. The state’s supreme […]
Hottest US city Phoenix smashes heat streak record

Phoenix, Arizona, US Reuters The desert city of Phoenix, Arizona, suffered a record 113 straight days with temperatures over 100 Fahrenheit (38 degrees Celsius) this year, leading to hundreds of heat-related deaths and more acres burned by wildfire across the state, officials said. The city of 1.6 million residents, the largest in the Sonoran desert, […]
United States: Bills to enhance religion in schools spur fights between faiths

JACK JENKINS, of Religion News Service, reports that as lawmakers push faith-focused education bills, the statutes are facing pushback from an unexpected source: other religious people…
US election: Why the swing state faith voters who really matter in 2024 aren’t evangelicals

BOB SMIETANA and JACK JENKINS, of Religion News Service, report that while MAGA evangelicals grab all the headlines, it’s swing state faith voters – Catholics, mainliners and Black Protestants – who will likely decide the upcoming US election…