Massive U.S. defense policy bill passes without strict China measures
The U.S. Senate passed a $716 billion defense policy bill on Wednesday, backing President Donald Trump’s call for a bigger, stronger military and sidestepping a potential battle with the White House over technology from major Chinese firms.
Federal judge blocks Michigan ban on ‘straight-ticket’ voting
A federal judge on Wednesday ruled Michigan cannot ban “straight-ticket” voting, allowing voters to choose all a party’s candidates with just one bubble on a ballot, saying the law prohibiting the practice was racially discriminatory.
Hillary Clinton to bring female voting rights story to television
Hillary Clinton is adding a new skill to her resume: television producer.
White house says Trump did not order attorney general to end Mueller probe
The White House said on Wednesday that President Donald Trump did not order U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions to end the federal criminal probe into Russian activities in the 2016 election.
U.S. lawmakers demand firms do more to fight fake social media
U.S. lawmakers demanded that technology firms do more to fight “shocking” foreign efforts to influence U.S. politics on Wednesday, a day after Facebook Inc identified a new influence campaign tied to November’s elections and despite President Donald T…
Expected star witness may not testify in Trump ex-aide Manafort’s trial
U.S. prosecutors raised the possibility on Wednesday that an expected star witness may not testify against President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman Paul Manafort even as the judge tried to rein in their portrayal of Manafort’s lavish lifestyle…
Trump: attorney general should end Russia probe ‘right now’
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that Attorney General Jeff Sessions should end a federal investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election, drawing a rebuke from both Democrats and his fellow Republicans in Congress.
Star witness may or ‘may not’ testify in ex-Trump aide’s trial: prosecutor
The expected star government witness in the criminal trial of U.S. President Donald Trump’s onetime election campaign manager Paul Manafort may or “may not” testify, a prosecutor told the judge in court on Wednesday.
U.S. lawmakers demand tech firms to do more to fight election interference
U.S. lawmakers demanded that technology firms do more to fight “shocking” foreign efforts to influence U.S. politics on Wednesday, a day after Facebook Inc identified an influence campaign tied to November’s elections and despite President Donald Trum…
Trump urges end to Russia probe on second day of ex-aide Manafort’s trial
As the trial of President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman Paul Manafort moved into its second day on Wednesday, Trump called for an end to a special counsel’s probe of Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. election that spawned the charges.
