Russian accounts targeted U.S. voters on Instagram ahead of 2020 election: Facebook
A network of Instagram accounts operated from Russia has targeted Americans with divisive political messages ahead of next year’s presidential election and posed as local people in U.S. states including Virginia and Florida, Facebook said.
Trump says it is foregone conclusion he will be impeached in U.S. House
President Donald Trump said on Monday it is a foregone conclusion that the Democratic-led U.S. House of Representatives will vote to impeach him over his request that Ukraine investigate a political rival as he exhorted his fellow Republicans to rally …
Trump: Republicans need to get tougher and fight amid impeachment inquiry
U.S. President Donald Trump said that Republicans need to get tougher and fight the Democratic-led impeachment inquiry, rebuking Republican Senator Mitt Romney for publicly voicing criticism of him.
U.S. Energy Secretary Perry to step down December 1: DOE
U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry, who told President Donald Trump last week he would resign late in the year, intends to step down on Dec. 1, the energy department said on Monday.
‘Pierre Delecto’ Mitt Romney admits Twitter alter ego
Republican Senator Mitt Romney has admitted to using a secret Twitter account under the pseudonym “Pierre Delecto” to follow politicians, journalists and fan accounts for himself, Slate Magazine reported.
Supreme Court tosses challenge to Republican-drawn Michigan electoral maps
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday threw out a challenge to Republican-drawn electoral districts in Michigan that Democrats said were illegally configured to dilute their voting power, an action taken in the aftermath of major rulings by the justices in …
Democrats’ lay out case for Trump impeachment probe, more key witnesses set to appear
Democrats on Monday laid out their case for the impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump and pressed Republicans to stop supporting Trump by releasing a fact sheet and video they said expose Trump’s efforts to secure victory in the 2020 presidenti…
2020 hopeful Warren would quadruple school funding, crack down on charters
White House hopeful Elizabeth Warren said on Monday that if elected she would roughly quadruple federal funding for public schools and incentivize states to adopt funding approaches that more equitably fund lower-income schools.
Expanding the ‘Squad:’ U.S. liberals challenge moderate Democrats to move party left
Jessica Cisneros interned for U.S. Representative Henry Cuellar in 2014, and the congressman later wrote letters to help her get into law school.
Timeline: Key dates in the U.S. House’s impeachment inquiry into Trump
U.S. congressional Democrats are pursuing a fast-moving impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump, focused on whether he abused his power by pressuring Ukraine to launch an investigation against a key political rival.
