White House calls for biggest NASA budget in decades to reach the moon, Mars
The White House on Monday asked Congress for $25.2 billion for NASA in 2021, the agency’s biggest budget in decades, calling for steady increases over five years to meet President Donald Trump’s goal of landing astronauts on the moon and Mars.
Buttigieg, Sanders campaigns request Iowa recanvass: Iowa Democrats
The two Democrats who lead the Iowa caucuses – U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders and former Mayor Pete Buttigieg – both requested a recanvass of some caucus results on Monday, the Iowa Democratic Party said.
Biden slumps, Bloomberg surges nationally as Democratic race heats up: poll
Support for former Vice President Joe Biden’s U.S. presidential bid has tumbled nationally following a lackluster finish in last week’s Iowa caucuses, while interest is surging among Democrats and independents for the upstart candidacy of billionaire media mogul Michael Bloomberg, according to a Reuters/Ipsos public opinion poll released on Monday.
Klobuchar gains ground in New Hampshire; Sanders holds lead in polls
A day before New Hampshire votes in its Democratic presidential primary, Bernie Sanders and Pete Buttigieg sought on Monday to build on their strength as front-runners in an up-for-grabs race as an energized Senator Amy Klobuchar gained ground.
New York sues Trump administration over ‘punitive’ ban from traveler programs
New York state sued President Donald Trump’s administration on Monday to void a policy barring hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers from federal programs that help travelers speed through airport security lines and borders, calling the ban political pu…
Buttigieg, Sanders campaigns request Iowa recanvass: Iowa Democrats
The two Democrats who lead the Iowa caucuses – Senator Bernie Sanders and former Mayor Pete Buttigieg – both requested a recanvass of some caucus results on Monday, the Iowa Democratic Party said.
Trump’s Pentagon budget bolsters nuclear weapons, weapons research
U.S. President Donald Trump’s $740.5 billion defense budget request sent to Congress on Monday includes more money for nuclear weapons and a big boost to research and development spending to prepare for future warfare.
Exclusive: Justice Department anti-human trafficking grants prompt whistleblower complaint
A U.S. Justice Department anti-human trafficking grant program is facing internal complaints, after two nonprofits were denied funding in favor of two less established groups whose applications were not recommended by career DOJ officials.
Bernie Sanders formally requests partial recount of Iowa Democratic results
U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders formally requested the Iowa Democratic Party recount some of the state’s results from last week’s caucus, citing 28 precincts where the campaign believes he was shorted delegates.
New York sues Trump administration over exclusion from traveler programs
New York state sued President Donald Trump’s administration on Monday to void a policy barring hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers from enrolling in federal programs that help travelers speed through airport security lines and borders, describing the …
