U.S. Senate panel approves subpoena authority in Trump-Russia probe
A divided Senate Judiciary Committee approved sweeping subpoena power on Thursday for a politically charged congressional probe of an FBI investigation into Republican President Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign and its contacts with Russia.
Georgia Democrat Jon Ossoff wins nomination to run for U.S. Senate after chaotic vote
Georgia Democrat Jon Ossoff has clinched his party’s nomination for a U.S. Senate seat representing the state, three years after narrowly losing a special House election for a district that had been a Republican stronghold, election results showed.
U.S. biofuel group in talks with Biden, Trump campaigns to boost industry
A leading U.S. biofuel trade group said on Thursday it had started conversations with the campaigns of both Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden and incumbent Donald Trump to discuss potential policy fixes for the ailing industry.
U.S. House Republicans to put forward their own police reform plan
Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives will put forward their own proposal on police reform that would focus on performance, transparency and accountability, House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy said on Thursday.
White House’s top lawyer at the Supreme Court to resign
The U.S. government’s top advocate before the Supreme Court, Noel Francisco, who defended President Donald Trump’s policies, including the travel ban on people from mainly Muslim countries, is expected to resign, according to a person familiar with his…
U.S. Treasury’s Mnuchin considering changes to aid for national security firms
U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Thursday he was considering possible changes to the definitions of companies that could access $17 billion in coronavirus aid for companies important to national security.
U.S. Senate committee backs renaming bases named after Confederates
The Republican-led U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee voted to require the Department of Defense to rename military bases named after Confederate generals, setting up a clash with President Donald Trump, who opposes that change.
U.S. House Republicans will put forward their own police reform plan, Republican leader McCarthy says
U.S. House Republicans will be putting forward their own proposal on police reform, House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy said on Thursday. He told reporters it would focus on reform, transparency and accountability, adding that he supported a ban on …
Biden says military would intervene if Trump loses election but refuses to leave
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden said he worries President Donald Trump will try to “steal” the November election but he is confident soldiers would escort Trump from the White House if he loses and does not recognize the result.
U.S. Senate panel would bar use of military against peaceful protests
The U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee said on Thursday it had approved an amendment that would make it illegal to deploy the military against peaceful protesters, amid a national uproar over the harsh response to demonstrations over the deaths of Af…
