Will Hurd, sole black Republican in U.S. House, will not seek re-election
Will Hurd, the only Republican African-American member of the U.S. House of Representatives, said on Thursday he would not seek re-election next year.
‘Lock Her Up!’ but no ‘Send her Back!’ chant at Trump rally in Ohio
President Donald Trump on Thursday briefly renewed his criticism of four minority Democratic congresswomen at his first rally since controversy erupted when a crowd at a rally last month broke into a chant of “Send her back” about a U.S. lawmaker who i…
From stickers to T-shirts, debate moments inspire U.S. campaign merchandise
Shortly after Wednesday’s debate, Democratic presidential candidate Cory Booker’s campaign jumped on rival Joe Biden’s slip in calling him the “future president” to raise campaign dollars.
Rising calls for impeachment may not alter House Democrats’ course
Mounting support among Democrats in Congress for impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump seems unlikely to change House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s caution on moving ahead with the politically risky move, Democrats said on Thursday.
U.S. lawmakers still plot to push Saudi Arabia on rights, despite Trump
The U.S. Congress left Washington on Thursday without enacting legislation to punish Saudi human rights abuses, but lawmakers said efforts to stop military sales and impose sanctions would continue after their August break.
Pelosi defends Baltimore, her childhood home, against Trump’s attacks
U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday defended Baltimore, the city where she grew up, against repeated verbal attacks by President Donald Trump, and she charged that the president’s own son-in-law was a “slumlord” there.
Puerto Rico vote delay raises uncertainty over next governor
Puerto Rico’s next governor remained up in the air on Thursday, just 24 hours before Governor Ricardo Rosselló was due to resign, as the U.S. territory’s Senate pushed a vote on his successor to Monday.
Hearing date set in fight over Trump’s New York tax returns
A U.S. judge will hear arguments on Aug. 29 in a lawsuit that President Donald Trump filed to block a U.S. House of Representatives committee from obtaining his New York state tax returns, according to a court filing.
Senate confirms Landau as ambassador to Mexico
The U.S. Senate confirmed attorney Christopher Landau as ambassador to Mexico on Thursday, filling a position important to negotiations on trade and immigration but which has been vacant for more than a year.
Puerto Rico Senate leader rejects lawyer Pierluisi as next governor
Puerto Rico’s Senate leader on Thursday said the lawyer tapped by the island’s disgraced governor to succeed him did not have the support of his majority party, making it likely his nomination would be rejected by the territory’s legislature.
