Horse racing-Drug reform in U.S. horse racing faces obstacles
Outrage over the deaths of 36 horses at Santa Anita Park in Southern California since December has given a boost to federal legislation aimed at...
U.S. State Department official knew Trump attorney involved in campaign against ambassador
President Donald Trump’s nominee to be U.S. ambassador to Russia, John Sullivan, said on Wednesday he had known earlier this year that the president’s personal...
Impeachment testimony details lobbyist bid to get U.S. envoy to Ukraine fired
A Republican former congressman turned lobbyist repeatedly pushed for the dismissal of U.S. ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch, an action later taken by President Donald...
UK’s Johnson bids farewell to Bercow on last day as speaker
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson paid tribute to John Bercow and his parliamentary service on Wednesday as the Speaker of the House steps down after...
More witnesses to testify as U.S. House prepares impeachment rules
Two U.S. State Department officials will testify before House of Representatives investigators in the impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump on Wednesday while lawmakers prepare...
Virginia state elections offer early political test ahead of 2020 U.S. race
The off-year elections for the Virginia state legislature are often a quiet, little-noticed interlude before the frenzy of the U.S. presidential campaign. But not this...
‘Vamos to Victory’: Trump’s Spanish ads skirt immigration, warn of socialism
U.S. President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign has run more than 3,000 Facebook ads in English asking for support to curb illegal immigration in the past...
White House adviser tells lawmakers Trump Ukraine call raised national security concerns
A senior White House official testified on Tuesday he was so alarmed by hearing U.S. President Donald Trump ask Ukraine’s president to investigate a political...
U.S. appeals court blocks release of unredacted Mueller report pending appeal
A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday issued a stay that blocks the release to a congressional committee of an unredacted copy of former Special Counsel...
Democratic senator seeks review of Pompeo adherence to bar on political activities
A senior Democratic senator on Tuesday asked a U.S. government watchdog to assess Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s compliance with a law barring federal workers...