UK court told Assange tried to call White House, Hillary Clinton over data dump
Julian Assange tried to contact Hillary Clinton and the White House when he realised that unredacted U.S. diplomatic cables given to WikiLeaks were about to be dumped on the internet, his lawyer told his London extradition hearing on Tuesday.
Republicans see echoes of Trump’s improbable rise in Sanders’ surge
Bernie Sanders’ surge to the front of the Democratic presidential contest has echoes of Donald Trump’s improbable 2016 nomination, according to Republican strategists who tried and failed to stop the man who later won the presidency.
Trump loyalist Roger Stone to ask U.S. judge for a new trial
U.S. President Donald Trump’s longtime friend Roger Stone will urge a federal judge on Tuesday to grant him a new trial, after she sentenced him last week to serve more than three years in prison in a case that angered Trump and rattled the Justice Dep…
Trump administration opens new legal front in battle against ‘sanctuary’ jurisdictions
The Trump administration is turning to federal courts to force state and local officials to turn over records about immigrants in custody in a novel effort to circumvent so-called “sanctuary” policies.
What are ‘sanctuary’ cities and why is Trump targeting them?
U.S. Republican President Donald Trump has intensified his administration’s fight in recent weeks against Democratic-led “sanctuary” jurisdictions that limit cooperation with federal immigration enforcement.
Supreme Court bars lawsuit over cross-border shooting of Mexican teen
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday barred a lawsuit against a Border Patrol agent for fatally shooting a 15-year-old Mexican boy on Mexican soil from across the border in Texas, refusing to open the door for foreign nationals to pursue civil rights case…
Coronavirus increases Iran’s isolation, strains South Korea and Italy
Iran’s coronavirus death toll rose to 16 on Tuesday, the highest outside China, increasing its international isolation as dozens of countries from South Korea to Italy accelerated emergency measures to curb the epidemic’s global spread.
U.S. Senate Democrats seeking at least $3.1 bln to battle coronavirus
The U.S. Congress must pass legislation providing at least $3.1 billion in new funding to respond to concerns over the coronavirus, far beyond the Trump administration’s request, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer said on Tuesday.
Trump: No election help wanted or received from any country
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that no country was trying to help him win the November election, after a top intelligence official told lawmakers Russia was interfering in the 2020 presidential vote to help Trump win a second term.
Buttigieg wins endorsement from South Carolina newspaper
The State newspaper in Columbia, South Carolina, has endorsed Pete Buttigieg for the Democratic Party presidential nomination ahead of Saturday’s primary contest there, calling him the best candidate to unite Americans.
