As U.S. outlines draft Taliban deal, Pentagon chief provides few details
U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on Wednesday he would limit his comments on talks between the United States and Taliban because negotiations were still...
Union says Trump appointee may be improperly influencing Justice Department crime victim grants
A unit of the largest U.S. public employees union has filed a complaint with the Justice Department’s Inspector General alleging that an appointee of President...
U.S. defense secretary visits London on Friday: ambassador
U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper will visit London on Friday for meetings with top British officials, the country’s ambassador in London said on Wednesday....
Democratic candidates vie for climate mantle during marathon forum
Ten U.S. Democratic presidential contenders will tout their plans to tackle climate change on Wednesday night in a marathon series of CNN forums likely to...
Factbox: Climate policies of top U.S. Democrats in 2020 presidential race
Ten Democratic U.S. presidential hopefuls will tout their plans to tackle climate change on Wednesday evening in a series of CNN town halls, sure to...
More than 120 U.S. military construction projects to be hurt by Trump’s border wall funding
More than 120 U.S. military construction projects will be adversely affected as the Pentagon prepares to use $3.6 billion to help build or enhance 175...
U.S. Democrats concerned about USMCA enforcement, Pelosi tells Canada’s Trudeau
U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi told Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday that Democrats are especially concerned about enforcement of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada...
More than 120 U.S. military construction projects to be hit by funding for border wall
More than 120 U.S. military construction projects will be adversely affected as the Pentagon prepares to use $3.6 billion to help build or enhance parts...
House Dems to probe Trump role in hush payments
U.S. congressional Democrats are planning to investigate allegations of President Donald Trump’s involvement in hush-money payments to women who say they had affairs with him,...
North Carolina court strikes down state legislative map as unconstitutional gerrymander
A North Carolina court on Tuesday struck down the Republican-drawn state legislative map as an illegal gerrymander and gave lawmakers two weeks to enact new...