Suspected bombs target top Democrats, CNN two weeks before U.S. election
Police have intercepted suspected bombs mailed to former U.S. President Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton and other high-profile Democrats, as well as to CNN, in what New York officials on Wednesday branded an act of terrorism.
Democrats Schumer, Pelosi say Trump has condoned violence
U.S. Democratic leaders in Congress said on Wednesday that President Donald Trump’s call for unity after suspicious packages were sent to leading Democratic figures “ring hollow” because of his past statements that condone acts of violence.
Republicans push ahead with conservative Trump judicial nominees
A Republican-led U.S. Senate panel on Wednesday held the second of two unusual hearings during a congressional recess in an aggressive push to confirm President Donald Trump’s conservative judicial nominees including to a liberal-leaning California-bas…
As Trump rails against Fed, Powell takes to Capitol Hill
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell intensified his outreach to U.S. lawmakers over the summer, a review of his public calendar shows, even as President Donald Trump stepped up his attacks on the Fed and on Powell himself.
Trump promises thorough investigation into suspicious packages
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that threats of political violence have no place in the United States, promising a full investigation into suspicious packages that were mailed to prominent Democrats and others.
Suspected bombs target top Democrats two weeks before U.S. election
Police intercepted suspected bombs mailed to former U.S. President Barack Obama, former presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and other high-profile Democrats in what New York officials described on Wednesday as an act of terrorism.
Factbox: Top Democrats, former U.S. officials sent suspicious packages
Police on Wednesday intercepted suspected explosive devices sent to current and former U.S. politicians, as well as the CNN news channel, days after a bomb was delivered to prominent Democratic Party donor George Soros.
Congresswoman Waters says her office was target of suspicious package
Democratic U.S. Representative Maxine Waters said on Wednesday that her Washington office was the target of a suspicious package.
U.S. lawmakers consider bill to ban arms sales to Saudi Arabia
A bipartisan group of lawmakers introduced a bill in the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday that would stop most U.S. arms sales to Saudi Arabia in response to the death of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, Representative James McGovern said on his w…
Trump enacts anti-opioid abuse package in rare bipartisan step
Medical treatment will be more widely available to opioid abusers while mailing illicit drugs will be more difficult under a measure to fight drug addiction that was signed into law on Wednesday by U.S. President Donald Trump.
