Trump’s July Fourth celebration cost military at least $1.2 million: Pentagon
The Pentagon said on Tuesday that President Donald Trump’s celebration of U.S. Independence Day, which included bringing tanks and equipment to Washington, cost the military at least $1.2 million.
Biden and wife made more than $15 million after leaving office
Former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden and his wife, Jill, earned more than $15 million in the two years after Biden left government in early 2017, according to tax records released by his campaign on Tuesday.
U.S. judge denies Justice Dept. request to shake up legal team in census case
A federal judge in Manhattan on Tuesday denied an effort by the U.S. Justice Department to shake up the legal team of civil division attorneys that have long handled the 2020 census-related cases.
Coal union invites Democratic 2020 hopefuls, at least half say ‘Yes’
The head of the main U.S. mine workers’ union has invited all of the Democratic presidential candidates to visit its “turf” to demonstrate that the party still represents the working class.
U.S. sanctions three Hezbollah leaders, including two Lebanon Parliament members
The U.S. Treasury added three top Hezbollah figures to its list of sanctioned individuals on Tuesday, including two members of the Lebanese Parliament and a security official responsible for coordinating between Hezbollah and Lebanon’s security agencie…
Appeals court panel grills Democratic defenders on constitutionality of Obamacare
A federal appeals court panel grilled Democratic attorneys general on Tuesday about whether Obamacare violates the U.S. Constitution, as it weighs whether to uphold a Texas judge’s ruling striking down the landmark healthcare reform law.
U.S. Democratic lawmakers declare climate emergency
Democratic lawmakers, including six presidential candidates, on Tuesday unveiled a Congressional resolution declaring a climate change emergency to spur “sweeping reforms” to stem a dangerous rise in global temperatures.
Biden and wife made more than $15 million in last two years
Former Vice President Joe Biden and his wife, Jill, earned more than $15 million in the years since Biden left government, according to tax records released by his campaign on Tuesday.
Trump defends cabinet member Acosta embroiled in Epstein sex-abuse case
U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday defended his Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta, who is under pressure from Democrats to resign over his handling of a decade-old sex abuse case against financier Jeffrey Epstein, but said he, too, would look into i…
What’s the big deal about adding a citizenship question to U.S. Census?
U.S. President Donald Trump is making a last-ditch push to add a citizenship question to the 2020 U.S. Census, despite a Supreme Court ruling against it last month and criticism by some states and civil liberties groups that the question is meant to de…
