Sanders calls out Walmart for ‘starvation wages’
Democratic U.S. presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders brought his campaign against economic inequality to Walmart’s annual shareholder meeting to push for higher wages....
Trump administration suspends U.S. educational programs for migrant children
The Trump administration is suspending educational, legal and recreational programs for migrant children in its custody, saying an influx of children crossing the border without...
House Democrat vows swift court action in bid for unredacted Mueller report
A top U.S. House Democrat vowed on Wednesday to go to court quickly in his quest to obtain the full, unredacted Mueller report on Russian...
Trump’s tariff threat ‘distraction’ from Mueller report: Pelosi
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says President Trump’s threat to impose tariffs on Mexican goods was used as a ‘distraction’ from the Mueller report. Rough Cut...
Senate confirms Treasury official to lead derivatives regulator
The U.S. Senate voted Wednesday to confirm Heath Tarbert to serve as the next chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission....
House panel steps up contempt threat against Barr, Ross over Census documents
The House Oversight Committee said on Wednesday it will move forward with a vote to hold Attorney General William Barr and Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross...
House panel will move forward with contempt vote against Barr, Ross
The House Oversight Committee said on Wednesday it will move forward with a vote to hold Attorney General William Barr and Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross...
Pelosi says U.S. lawmakers trying to move ahead on Mexico, Canada trade pact
U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Wednesday that Democratic lawmakers made clear to Mexican officials they wanted to move forward with the...
Republican, Democratic senators seek to block Trump Saudi arms sales
Republican and Democratic U.S. senators said on Wednesday they would introduce 22 separate joint resolutions seeking to block President Donald Trump’s plan to sidestep congressional...
Biden, Sanders lead Trump in battleground state Michigan poll
In an early sign of the potential weakness of U.S. President Donald Trump’s path to reelection, two Democratic presidential primary frontrunners are outshining the incumbent...
