Trump administration moves to curb migrants’ asylum claims
The Trump administration unveiled new rules on Thursday to sharply limit migrant asylum claims by barring individuals who cross the U.S. southern border illegally from seeking asylum.
U.S. Republican McHenry to seek senior party post on House finance panel
U.S. Representative Patrick McHenry said on Thursday he was seeking the top Republican position on the House finance panel, and received the backing of a fellow Republican who had been considered the top contender for the role.
Trade players to watch in Congress after Democrats retake House
The trade landscape in the U.S. House of Representatives will shift significantly next year following Democrats’ seizure of control in Tuesday’s elections. In the Senate, the Republicans strengthened their majority. Here is a look at key congressional …
Trump administration takes step to limit migrants’ asylum claims
The Trump administration took a major step on Thursday to restrict asylum claims by migrants, putting forward a regulation that would make individuals ineligible for asylum if they cross the U.S. southern border illegally.
Recounts, runoffs loom over high-profile elections in Florida, Georgia
High-profile U.S. elections in Georgia, Florida and Arizona remained unresolved on Thursday, two days after the vote, with the prospect of legal challenges, recounts and ballot reviews setting the stage for possible weeks of uncertainty.
Factbox: Democrats pick up net 32 seats in U.S. House, with some races still undecided
Democrats have gained a net 32 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives after elections on Tuesday, with only seven races still undecided, according to the latest projections by media outlets and data provider DDHQ.
U.S. Democrats seek hearings on Trump’s ouster of Sessions
Congressional Democrats on Thursday demanded emergency hearings in the U.S. House of Representatives to investigate President Donald Trump’s ouster of Attorney General Jeff Sessions, calling the move an effort to undermine a federal probe into Russian …
California House races hang in balance as state slowly counts votes
California’s pro-Russia congressman, Dana Rohrabacher, is one of four Republican incumbents whose seats are in danger of falling to Democratic opponents in the U.S. House of Representatives as America’s most populous state slowly counts its votes.
Unresolved high-profile U.S. elections could be headed to recounts
High-profile U.S. electoral races in Georgia, Florida and Arizona remained unresolved on Thursday, two days after the vote, with the prospect of legal challenges, recounts and ballot reviews setting the stage for possible weeks of uncertainty.
Whitaker’s friendship with Trump aide reignites recusal debate
President Donald Trump’s pick for acting attorney general, Matt Whitaker, is a close friend of Trump’s 2016 election campaign co-chair, and a former government ethics chief said the friendship makes Whitaker unable to oversee impartially a politically …
