New York must redraw congressional map before midterms, judge rules

Ruling presents Democrats with opportunity to pick up another US House seat in November elections New York must redraw its congressional map, a state judge ruled on Wednesday, handing Democrats another key opportunity to pick up another US House seat ahead of this fall’s midterm elections. The ruling from Jeffrey Pearlman, a New York state … Read more

Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes asks Trump to commute prison sentence

US justice department’s website shows the disgraced former CEO petitioned Donald Trump over fraud conviction Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes has asked Donald Trump to commute her sentence after she was convicted of defrauding investors in her now-defunct blood-testing startup that was once valued at $9bn, a notice on the US Department of Justice website showed. … Read more

Barron Trump reportedly saved woman’s life after witnessing violent assault on FaceTime call

A woman who said she was violently attacked by her ex-boyfriend last year told a London court that her friend Barron Trump unexpectedly saved her life after she managed to call him during the assault, United Kingdom media outlet Metro reported Wednesday. After answering the FaceTime call and witnessing the alleged assault, the 19-year-old son … Read more

Trump says Canada should be grateful for ‘freebies’ it gets from the US

US president singles out Mark Carney day after prime minister warned world is undergoing geopolitical ‘rupture’ Donald Trump has said Canada should be “grateful” for the “freebies” it gets from the US, a day after its prime minister, Mark Carney, warned the world was undergoing a geopolitical “rupture”. Speaking those attending the World Economic Forum … Read more

Supreme Court appears ready to keep Lisa Cook on Federal Reserve board despite Trump efforts to fire her

The Supreme Court appeared poised to give President Donald Trump one of his biggest legal setbacks in office, offering strong support Wednesday for Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook remaining in her leadership position — at least for now. The justices debated in their packed courtroom whether Trump has broad unilateral executive authority to fire someone … Read more