Transgender candidates could make history in upcoming races
Transgender candidates, running for political office in unprecedented numbers in the United States this year, could make history in upcoming primary elections by securing Democratic Party nominations in races in three states.
U.S. to rest its case against Manafort with Chicago bank
U.S. prosecutors plan to wrap up a case on Friday against former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort, with jurors expected to hear about his dangling a Trump administration job to the chief executive of a Chicago bank that gave him $16 million in loa…
U.S. judge apologizes to prosecutors in former Trump aide Manafort’s trial
The federal judge in the trial of U.S. President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman Paul Manafort expressed contrition on Thursday to jurors after berating prosecutors for allowing a witness to watch the proceedings, despite having given his earli…
Going where no president has gone before, Trump wants Space Force by 2020
President Donald Trump’s administration on Thursday announced an ambitious plan to usher in a new “Space Force” as the sixth branch of the military by 2020, but the proposal was scorned by opponents and may struggle to get liftoff in a divided Congress…
Review of materials seized from Trump lawyer Cohen wraps up
A court-appointed official has finished reviewing which materials seized from U.S. President Donald Trump’s longtime personal lawyer Michael Cohen can be used in a criminal investigation, according to a court filing on Thursday.
Trump-backed candidate for Kansas governor’s lead cut to 91 votes
The Republican candidate endorsed by U.S. President Donald Trump in the Kansas governor’s race, Kris Kobach, saw his lead cut to only 91 votes on Thursday after a county clerk corrected the vote total from Tuesday’s election.
Trump sets goal to create U.S. military Space Force by 2020
President Donald Trump’s administration on Thursday outlined an aggressive plan for creating a sixth branch of the U.S. military by 2020 – a Space Force to better confront emerging security threats – but the proposal will need approval from a divided C…
U.S. sets goal to create Space Force by 2020
The United States set a goal on Thursday of creating a new, sixth branch of the U.S. military by 2020 known as the “Space Force” and said it was working to build necessary support in Congress for President Donald Trump’s plan.
Judge backs off comments to prosecutors in ex-Trump aide Manafort’s trial
The judge in the trial of U.S. President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman Paul Manafort expressed contrition on Thursday to jurors for harsh commentary directed at prosecutors.
‘Who are we?’ Big donors battle for Democrats’ future in Florida
Andrew Gillum, the son of a bus driver who became the mayor of Florida’s capital, is struggling to gain traction with voters in his bid to become the state’s first black governor.
