Explainer: The missing Maltese academic at the heart of Washington intrigue
In recent weeks, U.S. Attorney General William Barr, with backing from President Donald Trump, has stepped up an inquiry into the origins of an FBI...
Louisiana’s Democratic governor fights for re-election in Republican-leaning state
Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards, a conservative Democrat who supports gun rights and opposes abortion, is fighting for a second term in a conservative-leaning state,...
Birthplace of U.S. civil rights movement elects first black mayor
Montgomery, the capital of the southern U.S. state of Alabama, known as the birthplace of the civil rights movement for its 1950s bus boycotts over...
Trump and U.S. Democrats jockey for position in deepening impeachment battle
The Democratic-led U.S. House of Representatives was set on Wednesday to step up its impeachment investigation of President Donald Trump over his dealings with Ukraine,...
U.S. senators call for probe of Brazilian meatpacker JBS
Two U.S. senators called on the U.S. Treasury on Tuesday to open an investigation into the world’s largest meat processing company, Brazil’s JBS S.A. ,...
Sanders says he was ‘dumb’ to ignore health warnings
U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders said on Tuesday he had wrongly ignored warning signs about his health before suffering a heart attack last week. Freddie Joyner...
House Democrats subpoena U.S. diplomat Sondland in Trump impeachment probe
House of Representatives Democrats subpoenaed U.S. Ambassador to the EU Gordon Sondland on Tuesday after he did not appear for a deposition in their impeachment...
Democrats alarmed about possible U.S. withdrawal from Open Skies treaty
Four senior Democratic lawmakers said on Tuesday they believed the Trump administration may withdraw from a treaty that allows unarmed surveillance flights over U.S., Russian...
White House says it will refuse to cooperate with impeachment inquiry
The White House said on Tuesday it would refuse to cooperate with a “baseless, unconstitutional” congressional impeachment inquiry, setting Republican President Donald Trump on a...
Sanders says he was ‘dumb’ for ignoring health symptoms
Bernie Sanders spoke about his health condition outside his home in Burlington, Vermont. Rough cut (no reporter narration)....
