Senate confirms Landau as ambassador to Mexico
The U.S. Senate confirmed attorney Christopher Landau as ambassador to Mexico on Thursday, filling a position important to negotiations on trade and immigration but which...
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...
Trump: U.S. will hit $300 billion worth of Chinese goods with 10% tariff
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he would impose an additional 10% tariff on $300 billion worth of Chinese imports starting Sept. 1, as...
Congress approves Trump-backed two-year spending, debt limit deal
The U.S. Senate on Thursday passed and sent to President Donald Trump a two-year budget deal that would increase federal spending on defense and an...
Senate passes Trump-backed 2-year budget deal
The U.S. Senate on Thursday passed and sent to President Donald Trump a two-year budget deal that would increase federal spending on defense and an...
Trump adviser Stone loses bid to dismiss indictment stemming from Mueller probe
President Donald Trump’s longtime political adviser Roger Stone on Thursday lost a long-shot bid to overturn a seven-count indictment against him stemming from Special Counsel...
Senate approves Trump-backed spending, debt limit bill
The U.S. Senate on Thursday passed legislation supported by President Donald Trump that would suspend limits on U.S. borrowing authority for two years and set...
Pompeo blasts Chinese ‘coercion’ in South China Sea
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday criticized Chinese “coercion” in the disputed South China Sea, at a meeting of Southeast Asian nations with...
Biden faces fierce attacks in Democratic debate
Democratic presidential front-runner Joe Biden came under heavy fire over healthcare and criminal justice reform in the second round of this week’s debates, but fought...
Democratic debate highlights: Harris and Biden spar over healthcare
Democratic front-runner Joe Biden and Senator Kamala Harris clashed again in the first moments of the second presidential debate on Wednesday, but this time it...
