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...
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...