• Goldman Sachs’ departing top lawyer Ruemmler to testify on Epstein ties
    March 3 (Reuters) – Goldman Sachs’ departing top lawyer, Kathryn Ruemmler, will testify before the U.S. House Oversight Committee, her spokesperson said on Tuesday, after having resigned over links to late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Documents recently released by the U.S. Justice Department showed Ruemmler accepted gifts from Epstein and advised him on handling media […]
  • Greg Abbott wins Texas Republican gubernatorial primary, US media projects
    March 3 (Reuters) – Governor Greg Abbott won the Texas Republican gubernatorial primary on Tuesday as he seeks his fourth consecutive term in office, U.S. media projected.  Abbott, 68, a close ally of President Donald Trump, has dominated Texas politics since he was first elected governor in 2014. He has pushed an increasingly conservative agenda […]
  • Trump ally Michael Whatley wins Republican primary in North Carolina US Senate race, US media report
    By Tim Reid WASHINGTON, March 3 (Reuters) – Michael Whatley, a close ally of President Donald Trump, won the Republican Party primary for North Carolina’s vacant U.S. Senate seat on Tuesday according to media reports, setting up a close election battle in November that could help decide control of Congress. Whatley, a former chairman of […]
  • A property tax revolt spreads across states, but election-year cuts hit opposition
    ATLANTA (AP) — More and more states are examining plans to cut property taxes during what’s an election year for governors and legislators in most states. But some states’ tax-cutting zeal is hitting political resistance to slashing local government and public school funding. National experts say it’s a property tax revolt — comparing it to […]
  • Change in primary voting rules leads to confusion in 2 Texas counties as voters are turned away
    Voters in two major Texas counties were turned away at polling locations and directed to different precincts Tuesday, after a recent change in how the primary is conducted created confusion and frustration. In Dallas County, a judge ordered polls to remain open for two hours past the scheduled 7 p.m. closing time, citing “voter confusion […]