House Democrats move to back Senate plan for border funding
U.S. House Democrats dropped opposition on Thursday to a bill passed by the Republican-controlled Senate that would release $4.6 billion in emergency funds to address...
First U.S. Democratic presidential debate snags big TV audience
The first U.S. Democratic presidential debate, a faceoff without the party’s frontrunners, hauled in a surprisingly large 15.3 million viewers across three television networks, according...
Ex-Trump aide Manafort pleads not guilty to New York charges
Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort, who was convicted of numerous federal crimes last year, pleaded not guilty on Thursday to residential mortgage fraud and...
First U.S. Democratic presidential debate draws large TV audience
About 15.3 million TV viewers watched Wednesday’s debate among Elizabeth Warren, Beto O’Rourke and eight other candidates vying for the Democratic nomination for U.S. president,...
Pelosi gets emotional over harrowing migrant photo
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi became visibly emotional Thursday, when asked about the grim photo of a Salvadoran migrant and his young daughter who drowned in...
Trump eyes U.S. Census delay after Supreme Court setback
U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday said he is exploring a delay in the 2020 census for an unspecified amount of time after the Supreme...
Trump fumes as Supreme Court blocks census citizenship question
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday handed President Donald Trump a stinging defeat, ruling that his administration gave a “contrived” explanation for its plan to...
In Trump era, U.S. presidential candidate Booker confronts race head-on
U.S. Senator Cory Booker’s best hope of capturing the Democratic presidential nomination may be reassembling the coalition that propelled Barack Obama to the White House...
An uneasy tenure: how Tillerson found himself cut out by Kushner
In one of the most awkward moments of his time as U.S. secretary of state, Rex Tillerson realized his Mexican counterpart was in Washington only...
SCOTUS rules on gerrymandering, citizenship question
In a major blow to election reformers, the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday rejected efforts to rein in electoral map manipulation by politicians aimed at...
