In victory for Trump, U.S. House Democrats back down on border aid bill demands
Democratic leaders in the U.S. House of Representatives backed down to President Donald Trump and passed a $4.6 billion aid package to address a migrant...
Lawyers for ex-Trump adviser Stone deny he violated judge’s gag order
Lawyers for Roger Stone, a former political adviser to U.S. President Donald Trump, on Thursday denied accusations by prosecutors that he violated a court-imposed media...
U.S. dependence on China’s rare earth: Trade war vulnerability
Rare earth elements are used in a wide range of consumer products, from iPhones to electric car motors, as well as military jet engines, satellites...
LGBTQ heroes celebrated with wall of honor at Stonewall Inn in New York
A half century after the launch of the modern LGBTQ rights movement, 50 trailblazers in the struggle for equality were honored on Thursday with the...
Trump peace plan conference is blip on Israel’s radar as political, Iran crises swirl
A U.S.-led conference in Bahrain designed to drum up investment in the Palestinian economy and pave a path to peace with Israel has gone largely...
Democrats drop opposition and back Senate plan for border funding
Congressional Democrats dropped opposition on Thursday to a $4.6 billion bill passed by the Republican-controlled Senate that would dispatch emergency funds to address worsening humanitarian...
U.S. Congress headed for border funding compromise as migrants kept in squalor
Republicans and Democrats in the U.S. Congress looked headed toward a compromise on Thursday that would allow them to approve emergency funding to address worsening...
Stocks gain on U.S.-China trade truce hopes, dollar flat
Global equity markets gained and the dollar held steady on Thursday ahead of the G20 summit where a much-anticipated meeting of U.S. President Donald Trump...
Manafort arrives for court in handcuffs
Ex-Trump aide Paul Manafort arrived for court in Manhattan on Thursday, where he was expected to plead not guilty to several state charges. Rough Cut...
Factbox: Women who have accused Trump of inappropriate conduct
E. Jean Carroll, a longtime advice columnist for Elle magazine, is the latest of more than a dozen women to publicly accuse President Donald Trump...