Future of last nuclear pact between Russia and U.S. uncertain: U.S. envoy
The last major nuclear arms control treaty between Russia and the United States is outdated and flawed, the U.S. ambassador to Moscow said on Wednesday, saying it could be scrapped altogether when it expires in 2021 and replaced with something else.
Pelosi warns U.S.-UK trade pact won’t pass Congress if Good Friday deal is undermined
There is no chance that a trade agreement between the United States and Britain will pass Congress if Brexit undermines the Good Friday peace accord between Ireland and Northern Ireland, U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Wednesday.
U.S. senator warns China on Hong Kong trade status if it intervenes in protests
A prominent U.S. senator warned China on Tuesday Hong Kong could lose its special U.S. trade status if Beijing intervenes directly to crack down on increasingly violent pro-democracy protests in the city.
Colorado’s Hickenlooper may drop presidential bid for Senate race: report
Former Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper is considering ending his bid for the Democratic party’s presidential nomination in order to run for his state’s U.S. Senate seat, the New York Times reported on Tuesday, citing four Democrats familiar with hi…
Colorado Ex-Governor Hickenlooper may drop presidential bid for Senate race: report
Former Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper is considering ending his bid for the Democratic party’s presidential nomination in order to run instead for his state’s U.S. Senate seat, the New York Times reported on Tuesday, citing four Democrats familiar…
San Francisco sues Trump administration over rule to limit legal immigration
The city of San Francisco and nearby Santa Clara County sued President Donald Trump’s administration on Tuesday, seeking to block a new rule that would drastically reduce legal immigration by denying visas to poor migrants.
Warden at New York jail where financier Epstein died is removed
U.S. Attorney General William Barr ordered the removal of the warden at the federal jail where financier Jeffrey Epstein was found dead in an apparent suicide while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges, the Justice Department said on Tuesday, afte…
U.S. government shakes up staffing at jail where financier Epstein died
The U.S. Justice Department on Tuesday announced a staff shakeup at the federal jail where financier Jeffrey Epstein was found dead in an apparent suicide while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges, temporarily reassigning the warden and placing t…
Justice Department shakes up staffing at jail where financier Epstein died
The U.S. Justice Department said on Tuesday it was shaking up staffing at the federal jail where financier Jeffrey Epstein died over the weekend while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges, announcing it had temporarily assigned a new warden and pl…
Democrats pressure Senate Republicans for gun control action
U.S. Democrats sought to gain the upper hand in the gun debate with President Donald Trump and Senate Republicans on Tuesday by demanding quick action on background checks and suggesting that money for Trump’s border wall could go instead to fighting d…
