House Democrats demand probes of police killings of black Americans
The Democratic-controlled U.S. House Judiciary Committee on Thursday asked the Justice Department to investigate systemic police misconduct following a spate of high-profile police killings of...
U.S. senators offer bill to prepare for the next pandemic
U.S. senators offered a bipartisan $3 billion plan on Thursday to prepare for the next global health crisis, putting a premium on fighting disease outbreaks...
Trump move could scrap or weaken law that protects social media companies
President Donald Trump said he will introduce legislation that may scrap or weaken a law that has protected internet companies, including Twitter and Facebook, in...
Explainer: What’s in the law protecting internet companies – and can Trump change it?
U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to order a review of a federal law known as Section 230, which protects internet companies like Facebook, Twitter...
Exclusive: As Trump ramps up attacks, Republicans less confident than Democrats in voting by mail, poll finds
Republicans are much more skeptical than Democrats their ballots will count if cast by mail and less confident they will be able to vote in...
Bill lengthening coronavirus small business loan terms nears U.S. House passage
The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday neared passage of legislation increasing the amount of time, to 24 weeks from the current eight-week deadline, for...
U.S. House bill aims to boost domestic mining of strategic minerals
Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives plan to introduce legislation on Thursday to bolster domestic mining and processing of minerals used in high-tech equipment,...
U.S. Senator Kaine tests positive for coronavirus antibodies
U.S. Senator Tim Kaine announced on Friday that he and his wife Anne have tested positive for coronavirus antibodies, but that doctors were not able...
Trump’s executive order takes aim at social media firms -draft
U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to order a review of a law that has long protected Twitter, Facebook and Alphabet’s Google from being responsible...
Government surveillance bill withdrawn in U.S. House
The U.S. House of Representatives is dropping consideration of legislation that would have extended U.S. surveillance tools, the chamber’s number two Democrat said on Thursday,...
