Republican frustrations grow as SEC chair proves frequent ally of Democrats
Republicans are starting to wonder if they accidentally picked a Democrat to run the country’s top securities regulator.
North Carolina political consultant cited in probe of 2016 election: documents
A North Carolina political consultant at the center of a probe into possible election fraud in a Congressional contest last month appeared to have paid for the collection of absentee ballots in a 2016 contest, which would be a violation of state electi…
U.S. Senate OKs government funding through February 8 to avert shutdown
The U.S. Senate on Wednesday approved funds for several federal agencies, including the Department of Homeland Security, to keep them operating through Feb. 8 without the $5 billion to build a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border that President Donald Trump …
U.S. Congress will not pass self-driving car bill in 2018: senators
The U.S. Congress will not vote on a bill to speed the introduction of self-driving cars before it adjourns for the year, a blow to companies like General Motors Co and Alphabet Inc’s Waymo unit, key senators said on Wednesday.
Republicans still pushing lame-duck priorities in Michigan, North Carolina
North Carolina’s Republican-dominated legislature enacted a voter identification requirement on Wednesday, overriding Democratic Governor Roy Cooper’s veto just weeks before they lose the power to do so.
U.S. imposes fresh Russia sanctions for election meddling
The United States imposed fresh Russia-related sanctions on Wednesday, expanding a blacklist of individuals allegedly involved in a Kremlin-backed campaign to meddle with the 2016 U.S. presidential election, among other misdeeds.
U.S. lawmakers seek oversight over any Saudi nuclear power deal
Lawmakers from both U.S. parties introduced legislation on Wednesday to give Congress more say in any deal on civil nuclear power cooperation between the United States and Saudi Arabia.
Senior House Democrat demands documents from White House
The top Democrat on the U.S. House of Representatives’ most wide-ranging investigative panel sent 51 letters on Wednesday demanding that the Trump administration provide documents for a wave of investigations expected to gain momentum in January.
Bipartisan senators call for U.S. ‘genocide’ label of Myanmar killings
A bipartisan group of U.S. senators on Wednesday called on Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to designate the Myanmar military’s campaign against the Rohingya Muslim minority a genocide.
Lawmakers urge U.S. agency to bolster pipeline cybersecurity
Two Democratic lawmakers urged the Department of Homeland Security on Wednesday to better protect U.S. oil and gas pipelines from cyberattacks, after a report they requested detailed a lack of federal oversight of the critical conduits.
