Trump adviser Kellyanne Conway defies subpoena for House testimony
White House senior adviser Kellyanne Conway defied a subpoena and failed to appear on Monday at a congressional hearing about allegations she violated the Hatch...
With political power at stake, North Carolina gerrymandering trial begins
North Carolina’s state legislative districts were unconstitutionally gerrymandered to entrench Republicans in power and must be thrown out, a lawyer for state Democrats and a...
Heyer’s mother, victims respond to neo-Nazi’s 2nd sentence
Susan Bro, Heather Heyer’s mother, said her daughter’s convicted killer, James Fields, was “at least in the hands of justice,” after being given a 2nd...
Trump defiant as lawmakers blast his ‘racist’ attacks on four congresswomen
Democrats in the U.S. Congress moved on Monday to formally condemn President Donald Trump’s attacks on four minority congresswomen, while Trump doubled down, saying those...
House panel probes education secretary DeVos’ personal email use
A U.S. congressional committee on Monday sought records from Education Secretary Betsy Devos relating to her use of private email accounts, expanding an investigation into...
Mnuchin defends indefinite delay of Tubman $20
U.S. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin said on Monday that the department’s decision to indefinitely delay the redesign of the $20 bill to include the image...
U.S. Treasury has ‘serious concerns’ over Libra
U.S. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin said on Monday that the Treasury department has serious concerns that Facebook Inc’s proposed Libra cryptocurrency could be misused for...
Trump ‘not concerned’ if people see latest tweets as racist
U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday defended his attacks against four Democratic congresswomen, saying he was not concerned if people thought his tweets toward them...
Trump administration moves to stop more immigrants from seeking U.S. asylum
The Trump administration on Monday moved to bar almost all immigrants from applying for asylum at the country’s southern border, requiring them to first pursue...
VERBATIM: Trump says Dem congresswomen hate U.S.
U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday defended his attacks against four Democratic congresswomen, saying he was not concerned if people thought his tweets toward them...