U.S. Senate panel approves subpoena power 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...
Exclusive: Most Americans, including Republicans, support sweeping Democratic police reform proposals – Reuters/Ipsos poll
Most Americans, including a majority of President Donald Trump’s Republican Party, support sweeping law enforcement reforms such as a ban on chokeholds and racial profiling...
Trump faces backlash from African-American leaders on Tulsa rally
Republican President Donald Trump is facing criticism for his decision to hold a campaign rally next week on Juneteenth, a holiday marking the end of...
Biden on COVID-19 recovery plan: ‘There’s no guidance’
Former Vice President Biden on Thursday participated in a roundtable discussion in Philadelphia that included small business owners, to discuss his plans on re-opening the...
Trump and Biden hit campaign trail to tout plans for economic recovery
President Donald Trump and his Democratic opponent, Joe Biden, headed to must-win election battlegrounds on Thursday, seeking to make their cases to voters about who...
Amid protests, Harris emerges as top contender for Biden’s V.P. slot
Amid the nationwide protests over racism and police brutality, U.S. Senator Kamala Harris may have found the powerful and lasting moment that eluded her failed...
Senate committee unveils $740 billion defense bill, targets China
The U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee on Thursday unveiled its version of the annual National Defense Authorization Act, or NDAA, a $740 billion bill setting...
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’...