Factbox: Mass shootings in U.S. ignite new calls for gun legislation
A cluster of recent mass shootings that killed 36 people in California, Texas and Ohio has sparked renewed calls for the U.S. Congress to pass legislation to prevent gun violence.
Biden leads Democrats as minorities favor most electable candidate vs Trump: Reuters/Ipsos poll
Joe Biden maintained his lead for the Democratic presidential nomination as minorities gravitated toward the former vice president and his top rival, U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont, in search of the safest bets for beating President Donald Trum…
U.S. judge dismisses one of two counts against ex-Obama lawyer Craig
A federal judge on Tuesday dismissed one of two counts in an indictment against Greg Craig, a lawyer in former President Barack Obama’s administration, who was charged with lying about work he performed in 2012 for Ukraine.
Factbox: Presidential candidates back gun restrictions in wake of mass shootings
Democratic presidential candidates have demanded action on proposals to curtail gun violence in the aftermath of two mass shootings that killed 31 people in Texas and Ohio over the weekend.
Groups sue to block Trump administration’s expansion of rapid deportations
Advocacy groups sued the Trump administration on Tuesday in an effort to block a rule published last month that expands the number of migrants who can be subject to a sped-up deportation process without oversight by an immigration judge.
After Texas massacre, Trump’s planned visit to border city stirs emotion
President Donald Trump’s expected visit to the Texas border city of El Paso days after a gun massacre that left 22 dead drew mixed reactions on Tuesday from residents of this heavily Hispanic liberal enclave.
Factbox: Who will be Trump’s next intelligence chief?
U.S. President Donald Trump promised to move quickly to nominate a successor to Dan Coats, who leaves his position as Director of National Intelligence on Aug. 15.
Ex-FBI agent Strzok sues agency over firing for anti-Trump texts
Peter Strzok, the FBI agent who came under fire from U.S. President Donald Trump and other Republicans for sending text messages that disparaged Trump during the presidential campaign, filed a lawsuit on Tuesday alleging his termination from the job vi…
Biden leads Democrats as minorities favor most electable candidate vs Trump
Joe Biden maintained his lead for the Democratic presidential nomination as minorities gravitated toward the former vice president and his top rival, U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont, in search of the safest bets for beating President Donald Trum…
Trump sues California over tax return law
U.S. President Donald Trump sued California on Tuesday over a new law requiring presidential candidates to release their tax returns to run in the state’s primary elections.
