U.S. Democratic candidate Biden urges Facebook to fact-check political ads
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden’s campaign published an open letter to Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg on Thursday, calling for the company to police and...
U.S. Treasury’s Mnuchin considering changes to aid for national security firms
U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Thursday he was considering possible changes to the definitions of companies that could access $17 billion in coronavirus...
U.S. Senate committee backs renaming bases named after Confederates
The Republican-led U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee voted to require the Department of Defense to rename military bases named after Confederate generals, setting up a...
Pelosi: Georgia could be a ‘prelude’ to November
U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday warned that the polling problems in Georgia, which left voters waiting hours to cast ballots this week, could...
U.S. Senate panel approves subpoena authority in Trump-Russia probe
A divided Senate Judiciary Committee approved sweeping subpoena power on Thursday for a politically charged congressional probe of an FBI investigation into Republican President Donald...
U.S. House Republicans will put forward their own police reform plan, Republican leader McCarthy says
U.S. House Republicans will be putting forward their own proposal on police reform, House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy said on Thursday. He told reporters it...
Biden says military would intervene if Trump loses election but refuses to leave
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden said he worries President Donald Trump will try to “steal” the November election but he is confident soldiers would escort...
U.S. Senate panel would bar use of military against peaceful protests
The U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee said on Thursday it had approved an amendment that would make it illegal to deploy the military against peaceful...
Who will Joe Biden pick as running mate?
Here are some of the nearly dozen candidates who are likely under consideration, as former Vice President Joe Biden faces fresh calls to choose a...
U.S. Senate committee backs changing names of bases named after Confederates
The Republican-led U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee approved an amendment that would require the Department of Defense to rename military bases named after Confederate generals,...
