U.S. Justice Department review of origins of Russia probe now a criminal investigation: source
A U.S. Justice Department review into the origins of the probe into Russia’s alleged interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election is now a criminal investigation, a person familiar with the matter said on Thursday.
Fundraising slow, Biden softens opposition to super PAC money
Former Vice President Joe Biden on Thursday appeared to soften his stance against taking campaign contributions from super PACs, high-dollar groups that his rivals for the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination have sworn off.
Senate Republicans push resolution assailing Trump impeachment process
Republicans on Thursday pressed their campaign to discredit the Democratic-led impeachment inquiry against U.S. President Donald Trump by introducing a U.S. Senate resolution that called the process unfair but said nothing about Trump’s conduct in his …
Factbox: Four Republicans, 18 Democrats vie for U.S. presidential nominations
The largest field of Democratic presidential candidates in the modern U.S. political era got a bit smaller on Thursday when U.S. Representative Tim Ryan dropped out of the race, after failing to gain traction in opinion polls.
First African-American nominated for Delaware Supreme Court
Delaware Governor John Carney nominated on Thursday the first African-American to serve on the state’s supreme court and also nominated a current member of the court to take over as chief justice, filling a vacancy due to the retirement of Leo Strine.
Under impeachment pressure, White House considers communications specialist
White House officials are discussing the possibility of bringing in a specialist to handle communications involving the Democrats’ impeachment inquiry as Republican officials clamor to defend President Donald Trump, sources familiar with the effort sai…
Senate Republicans push resolution assailing House impeachment process
Republicans on Thursday pressed their campaign to discredit the impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump, with an ally of the president introducing a U.S. Senate resolution calling the procedures used by House of Representatives Democrats unf…
White House working on messaging on impeachment: U.S. Senator Graham
U.S. Republican Senator Lindsey Graham said on Thursday that the White House is working on messaging on the House of Representatives probe into whether President Donald Trump should be impeached, and later tweeted that he meant they are developing a st…
Pence backs Hong Kong protests in China speech, slams NBA and Nike
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence on Thursday accused China of curtailing “rights and liberties” in Hong Kong and blasted U.S. company Nike and the National Basketball Association for falling in line with Beijing in a disagreement over free speech.
Bernie Sanders promises to use executive order to legalize marijuana
Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders, a longtime proponent of legalized marijuana, promised on Thursday that in his first 100 days in the White House he would issue an executive order directing the drug be removed from the list of controlle…