House Democrat says support lacking for Trump impeachment inquiry
A top U.S. House Democratic committee chairman on Wednesday appeared to rule out any imminent impeachment probe of President Donald Trump, but vowed quick court...
Senior House Democrat says support lacking for formal Trump impeachment inquiry
The chairman of the U.S. House Judiciary Committee said on Wednesday there did not appear to be support at the moment for a formal impeachment...
Trump administration will have to defend claim of deceit over census question
Plaintiffs suing the Trump administration over the inclusion of a citizenship question on the 2020 census have until July 12 to file briefs explaining why...
Explainer: Impeachment is not a quick ‘bye, bye birdie’ – Pelosi
Impeachment of a U.S. president does not mean an immediate ouster from office, or as House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi put it on Wednesday,...
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...