House approves $1.4 trillion spending deal to avert shutdown, sends to Senate
The U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday approved a $1.4 trillion spending package to avert a partial government shutdown that also would raise the U.S. tobacco purchasing age to 21 and permanently repeal several of the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) …
U.S. Congress approves sweeping military housing overhaul
The U.S. Congress on Tuesday approved the largest overhaul to the American military’s housing program in more than two decades, vowing to end slum-like living conditions and hold private landlords and defense officials accountable for them.
Disappointment for clean energy firms at U.S. spending bill
Clean energy producers voiced dismay on Tuesday at a U.S. spending bill, saying it fell far short of what wind companies and solar developers had hoped for.
Schumer accuses McConnell of wanting to use Senate for ‘cover-up’
The Senate’s top Democrat Chuck Schumer on Tuesday accused Mitch McConnell, the Senate’s top Republican, of wanting to use the institution to help participate in a “cover-up” as the Senate prepares for a likely impeachment trial against U.S. President …
Decision on impeachment trial witnesses should come in second phase: U.S. Republican leader
The top Republican in the U.S. Senate said on Tuesday that any decision on whether to hear from witnesses in an expected impeachment trial of President Donald Trump should follow an opening phase in which the case and defense are presented.
Senate sends massive defense bill for Trump to sign, creating Space Force
The U.S. Senate voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday to pass a $738 billion defense policy bill that creates President Donald Trump’s “Space Force” and gives federal employees 12 weeks of paid parental leave, sending it to the White House, where Trump has p…
Giuliani associate received $1 million payment from Ukrainian oligarch’s lawyer: prosecutor
U.S. prosecutors said in court on Tuesday that Lev Parnas, an associate of U.S. President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani, received a $1 million payment from a lawyer for Ukrainian oligarch Dmytro Firtash.
Trump labels U.S. House impeachment drive ‘partisan coup’
U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday issued a stark warning to congressional Democrats, saying that if they pursue impeachment against him they will be “declaring war on American democracy.”
U.S. House Democratic leader confirms House impeachment vote on Wednesday
The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday will vote on two articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump, according to House Democratic Leader Steny Hoyer.
Top Senate Republican opposes demand for witnesses in Trump impeachment trial
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday brushed aside a Democratic request to call four current and former White House officials as witnesses in a Senate impeachment trial expected next month, sending another clear signal that he expects sena…
