Financier Epstein goes from luxury life to confined jail cell after sex trafficking charges
Wealthy American financier Jeffrey Epstein, charged with sex trafficking in underage girls, is now confined to a cell in a fortress-like concrete tower jail that...
Alaska lawmakers near showdown with governor over education cuts
Alaska lawmakers were heading for a showdown with Governor Mike Dunleavy on Wednesday to try and stop his bid to slash spending on higher education...
U.S. seeks a Congress-approved deal with Iran: Hook
The United States is seeking a Congress-approved agreement with Iran to replace the 2015 nuclear deal that President Donald Trump abandoned last year, the U.S....
Violent Mexican border city opens its doors to U.S. asylum seekers
Nuevo Laredo, a Mexican border city known for high rates of violence, received its first foreign migrants from the United States on Tuesday as part...
Trump associate Sater, House panel spar over his testimony
Russian-born real estate developer Felix Sater, who worked on a proposed Trump Tower project in Moscow, testified on Tuesday before the U.S. House of Representatives...
U.S. House chair says NY law may not be relevant in securing Trump’s federal returns
The top U.S. House of Representatives Democrat for tax policy suggested on Tuesday that a newly minted New York law giving Congress access to President...
Trump pledges veto of House defense bill, wants more military spending
U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration said on Tuesday he would veto a $733 billion defense bill being considered by the House of Representatives, saying it...
Trump associate Sater testifies before House panel
Russian-born real estate developer Felix Sater, who worked on a proposed Trump Tower project in Moscow, testified on Tuesday before the U.S. House of Representatives’...
Trump’s July Fourth celebration cost military at least $1.2 million: Pentagon
The Pentagon said on Tuesday that President Donald Trump’s celebration of U.S. Independence Day, which included bringing tanks and equipment to Washington, cost the military...
U.S. judge denies Justice Dept. request to shake up legal team in census case
A federal judge in Manhattan on Tuesday denied an effort by the U.S. Justice Department to shake up the legal team of civil division attorneys...
