Buttigieg narrowly defeats Sanders in Iowa caucus: Iowa Democratic Party
Pete Buttigieg, a former mayor of South Bend, Indiana, narrowly defeated Senator Bernie Sanders in the Iowa caucuses with all precincts counted, the Iowa Democratic Party said on Thursday, after technical glitches hindered the counting of votes in the …
Trump exults over acquittal in U.S. Senate impeachment trial
U.S. President Donald Trump celebrated his acquittal on impeachment charges with a pair of caustic, freewheeling speeches on Thursday that drew on White House pomp and the solemnity of an annual prayer breakfast to underscore the fact that he remained …
Senate Democrats ask Fed’s Powell about repo market ahead of hearing
U.S. Senate Democrats sent a letter this week to Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell asking about the steps the central bank is taking to calm money markets after a bout of volatility last fall.
Forty-three percent of Americans back Trump acquittal, 41 percent opposed: Reuters/Ipsos poll
Americans are evenly split, mostly along party lines, over the U.S. Senate’s acquittal of President Donald Trump at his impeachment trial, even though more respondents than not think he probably did something wrong, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll re…
Trump exults over acquittal at White House, prayer breakfast
U.S. President Donald Trump celebrated his acquittal on impeachment charges on Thursday with a pair of caustic, free-wheeling speeches that drew on White House pomp and the solemnity of an annual prayer breakfast to underscore the fact that he remained…
Top Democrat calls for audit of Iowa caucuses as problems delay final tally
Democratic National Committee Chairman Tom Perez on Thursday called for an audit of the Iowa caucuses after an array of problems delayed results from the party’s first 2020 presidential nominating contest and created uncertainty about their accuracy.
To counter Huawei, U.S. could take ‘controlling stake’ in Ericsson, Nokia: attorney general
U.S. Attorney General William Barr said on Thursday the United States and its allies should consider the highly unusual step of taking a “controlling stake” in Finland’s Nokia and Sweden’s Ericsson to counter China-based Huawei’s dominance in next-gene…
Trump unbound at White House celebration of his acquittal
Cheered on by loyalists, President Donald Trump did not hold back as he celebrated the end of his impeachment saga on Thursday with a mix of expletives and insults for his opponents and praise for the supporters who stuck with him.
Trump celebrates acquittal with White House pomp, condemns political foes
U.S. President Donald Trump celebrated his acquittal on impeachment charges in a caustic, free-wheeling speech on Thursday that drew on White House pomp to underscore the fact that he remained in office.
To counter Huawei threat, U.S. should consider taking ‘controlling stake’ in Ericsson, Nokia: attorney general
Calling China the biggest threat to America, U.S. Attorney General William Barr said on Thursday the United States should actively consider putting its “financial muscle” behind Finland’s Nokia and Sweden’s Ericsson to counter Huawei’s dominance in n…
