U.S. Senate leader says he hopes Trump intelligence nominee will get bipartisan vote
(This March 2 story corrects spelling of Maguire in paragraph 9)
Trump administration to cap number of employees at Chinese media outlets in U.S
The United States on Monday said it was slashing the number of Chinese employees permitted to work at the U.S. offices of major Chinese state-owned media outlets to retaliate against Beijing over its “long-standing intimidation and harassment of journa…
U.S. Senate leader hopes Trump intelligence nominee will get bipartisan support
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Monday he was pleased that President Donald Trump had announced a nominee to be director of national intelligence and hoped he would earn a bipartisan confirmation vote.
Klobuchar, Buttigieg to back Biden at rally in Super Tuesday state of Texas
Former Vice President Joe Biden’s Democratic presidential bid picked up steam on Monday as he was set to pick up the endorsements of two former 2020 rivals – Amy Klobuchar and Pete Buttigieg – on the eve of the crucial Super Tuesday primary elections
China’s U.N. ambassador: inappropriate for U.S. to interfere with Chinese journalists
The United States should not interfere with the work of Chinese journalists, the Chinese ambassador to the United Nations, Zhang Jun, said on Monday.
U.S. Supreme Court conservatives lean toward Trump over rapid deportation
Conservative U.S. Supreme Court justices appeared sympathetic on Monday toward a bid by President Donald Trump’s administration to buttress its power to quickly deport illegal immigrants without court interference in a politically charged election-year…
U.S. Supreme Court takes up Democratic bid to defend Obamacare
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear a politically explosive case on whether Obamacare is lawful, taking up a bid by 20 Democratic-led states including California and New York to preserve the landmark healthcare law.
Moderate Klobuchar’s ‘stealth campaign’ for U.S. presidency comes to an end
Amy Klobuchar, a U.S. senator from Minnesota whose wit and straightforward Midwestern style won key endorsements and bolstered her long-shot campaign, is ending her bid for the Democratic presidential nomination and endorsing fellow moderate Joe Biden,…
Germany confirms at least 28 new coronavirus infections
Germany on Monday confirmed at least 28 new coronavirus cases, bringing the number of infections in Europe’s most populous country to 157 from 129 on Sunday, the Robert Koch Institute for disease control said, adding the risk was now “moderate”.
Factbox: Five Democrats remain in fight for U.S. presidential nomination
The field of candidates seeking the U.S. Democratic presidential nomination dropped to five with Monday’s departure of U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota as the race now heads to voters in 14 states for Super Tuesday.
