Texas Supreme Court blocks ruling that expanded voting by mail
The Texas Supreme Court blocked on Wednesday a decision that allowed mail-in balloting for voters who feared for their health because of the novel coronavirus outbreak.
Texas congressman Sam Johnson, conservative former Vietnam POW, dies at 89
Sam Johnson, an Air Force pilot held for nearly seven years as a prisoner of war in North Vietnam, who later became one of the most conservative members of the U.S. House of Representatives as a Republican from Texas, died on Wednesday at age 89, his f…
Bid to extend U.S. surveillance tools stalls after Trump threatens veto
An effort to extend parts of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) stalled in the U.S. Congress on Wednesday, after President Donald Trump promised to veto it and Republicans withdrew their support.
Facebook’s Zuckerberg says government censoring social media not the ‘right reflex’
Facebook Inc’s Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg, commenting on U.S. President Donald Trump’s threats against social media companies, said on Wednesday censoring a platform would not be the “right reflex” for a government worried about censorship…
Top campaign advisor says Biden would sanction China over Hong Kong
Joe Biden would sanction China if president for its plan to impose new national security rules on Hong Kong, his campaign said on Wednesday, and accused President Donald Trump of having “enabled” Beijing’s curbs on freedoms in the former British colony…
Approval of Trump’s pandemic response stays steady, Biden favored in election: Reuters/IPSOS poll
Public approval of President Donald Trump’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic remained steady this week as the number of U.S. deaths from the illness surpassed 100,000, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Wednesday.
Wisconsin to send mail-in ballot applications to 2.7 million voters
Wisconsin will send absentee ballot applications to more than 2.7 million registered voters, the state’s election commission agreed on Wednesday, in a first step to address concerns about the effect of the coronavirus on in-person voting in November.
U.S. bill to pressure China over Uighur rights goes to Trump for decision
The U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved legislation on Wednesday calling for sanctions on Chinese officials responsible for oppression of Uighur Muslims, sending the bill to the White House for President Donald Trump to veto or sign i…
Biden on 100,000 coronavirus deaths: ‘To those hurting, the nation grieves with you.’
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden released a video message on Wednesday marking the grim milestone of 100,000 American lives lost to the coronavirus pandemic, telling the bereaved: “The nation grieves with you.”
Trump to sign executive order on social media on Thursday: White House
U.S. President Donald Trump will sign an executive order on social media companies on Thursday, White House officials said after Trump threatened to shut down websites he accused of stifling conservative voices.
