U.S. lawmakers back new helicopter safety equipment after Kobe Bryant crash
A group of Democratic U.S. lawmakers on Thursday introduced legislation that would require new safety equipment on helicopters that carry six or more passengers in...
Lawmaker quizzes Attorney General Barr on protest surveillance
A U.S. senator on Thursday urged Attorney General Bill Barr to provide an account of how surveillance technology has been deployed against Americans during protests...
Democratic candidate Biden calls on Facebook to change political speech rules
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden’s campaign published an open letter to Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg on Thursday, calling for the company to fact-check politicians’...
U.S. House Republicans to put forward their own police reform plan
Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives will put forward their own proposal on police reform that would focus on performance, transparency and accountability, House...
U.S. Democratic candidate Biden calls for Facebook to fact-check politicians’ 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 fact-check politicians’...
After rebuke, top U.S. general says joining Trump church walk during protests was ‘mistake’
The top U.S. military officer on Thursday said he should not have joined President Donald Trump as he walked from the White House to a...
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...