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U.S. Supreme Court's Ginsburg, a liberal dynamo, championed women's rights
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Ruth Bader Ginsburg became a heroine to the American left after overcoming entrenched sexism in the legal profession to ascend to the U.S. Supreme Court, where she championed gender equality and other liberal causes during 27 years on the bench. Read More
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Fate of Supreme Court nominee should hinge on presidential race, says Senator Collins
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican U.S. Senator Susan Collins said on Saturday the U.S. Senate should not fill a vacancy on the Supreme Court until after the Nov. 3 presidential election, and the winner of that race should pick the nominee. More »
Trump supports deal to allow TikTok to continue to operate in U.S.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said he supports a deal that will allow TikTok to continue to operate in the United States, after threatening to ban the Chinese-owned app in August. More »
Death of U.S. Supreme Court's Ginsburg raises stakes in battle for Senate control
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has raised the stakes in the struggle for control of the U.S. Senate, forcing embattled Republican incumbents to choose between trying to appeal to moderate voters or hoping to fire up a conservative base. More »
Trump says likely to nominate a woman to succeed Ginsburg on Supreme Court
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Saturday named two conservative women who he has elevated to federal appeals courts as contenders to fill the U.S. Supreme Court vacancy caused by Ruth Bader Ginsburg's death, a move that would tip the court further to the right. More »
Trump mulling Appeals Court judges Barbara Lagoa, Amy Coney Barrett for Supreme Court - source
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two female U.S. Appeals Court judges are on President Donald Trump's short list of candidates to fill the Supreme Court vacancy opened up by the death on Friday of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a source said on Saturday. More »
Iran's Zarif says world should oppose U.S. sanctions or expect same
DUBAI (Reuters) - The world community should oppose the United States' use of sanctions to impose its will as a "bully," or expect to face sanctions itself, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Saturday. More »
Trailblazing U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ginsburg dies; succession battle looms
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a stalwart liberal on the U.S. Supreme Court since 1993, died on Friday at age 87, giving President Donald Trump a chance to expand its conservative majority with a third appointment at a time of deep divisions in America with a presidential election looming. More »
Firefighters in U.S. northwest aided by weather, as winds drive California blaze
(Reuters) - Firefighters in the Pacific Northwest got a helping hand from cooler, damp weather in their battle against an array of deadly wildfires on Saturday, even as uncooperative winds in Southern California spread another landscape-scorching blaze. More »
Ginsburg's death on Rosh Hashanah especially significant for some Jewish Americans
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Just as many Jews in the United States were sitting down to a post-sunset Rosh Hashanah dinner on Friday, preparing to dip apples in honey to signal the sweetness of the year to come, news came of Ruth Bader Ginsburg's death. More »
