Pelosi defends Baltimore, her childhood home, against Trump’s attacks
U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday defended Baltimore, the city where she grew up, against repeated verbal attacks by President Donald Trump,...
Barack Obama, silent in Democratic nominating contest, omnipresent in debate
Former President Barack Obama was not on the Democratic presidential candidate debate stage on Wednesday night, but he was omnipresent as 2020 hopefuls grappled with...
From stickers to T-shirts, debate moments inspire U.S. campaign merchandise
Shortly after Wednesday’s debate, Democratic presidential candidate Cory Booker’s campaign jumped on rival Joe Biden’s slip in calling him the “future president” to raise campaign...
Lurching left in toss-up Wisconsin, a Democrat weighs her choices
Kim Mahoney listened from her reclining living room couch as Democratic presidential candidates debated economic, trade and environmental policies this week, needing only to look...
Biden steadies ship while setting up impending clash with Warren
After two sets of Democratic presidential debates, it appears that Joe Biden and Elizabeth Warren, at least at the moment, are two high-speed trains on...
U.S. lawmakers still plot to push Saudi Arabia on rights, despite Trump
The U.S. Congress left Washington on Thursday without enacting legislation to punish Saudi human rights abuses, but lawmakers said efforts to stop military sales and...
U.S. will be ‘taxing’ China until trade deal is reached: Trump
President Donald Trump said on Thursday Chinese President Xi Jinping was not moving fast enough on reaching a trade agreement and that the United States...
Hearing date set in fight over Trump’s New York tax returns
A U.S. judge will hear arguments on Aug. 29 in a lawsuit that President Donald Trump filed to block a U.S. House of Representatives committee...
Biden ‘surprised’ by debate criticism against Obama
2020 presidential hopeful Joe Biden on Thursday said he was surprised by the level of criticism made by his rivals during the Democratic debate against...
Kamala Harris slams Trump-China trade policy
Democratic presidential hopeful Kamala Harris on Thursday criticized President Donald Trump’s trade policy as “irresponsible” after he threatened new tariffs on China. Rough Cut (no...
