Texas appeals court upholds ruling that expands voting by mail during pandemic
A Texas appeals court on Thursday upheld a lower court ruling that temporarily expanded mail-in balloting for any voters who fear for their health because of the coronavirus pandemic.
U.S. Senate votes to extend government surveillance tools
The U.S. Senate comfortably approved a 2-1/2-year extension of parts of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) on Thursday, two months after the divisive provisions allowing government data collection expired.
Trump applauds Wisconsin coronavirus ruling as protesters decry Michigan lockdown
President Donald Trump on Thursday applauded a Wisconsin Supreme Court decision striking down a coronavirus lockdown order, as hundreds gathered at the statehouse in neighboring Michigan to protest the Democratic governor’s restrictions there.
U.S. faces ‘darkest winter’ if pandemic planning falters: whistleblower
A whistleblower who says he was removed from his government post for raising concerns about coronavirus preparedness told a congressional hearing on Thursday that the United States could face “the darkest winter” of recent times if it does not improve …
Senator Burr steps aside as committee chair as FBI probes stock trades
U.S. Senator Richard Burr will step aside as chairman of the powerful Senate Intelligence Committee, after the FBI seized his mobile telephone in a major escalation of a probe of his stock trades before the downturn sparked by the coronavirus pandemic….
Trump says never spoke with anyone at Justice about U.S. Senator Burr
President Donald Trump said on Thursday he had not spoken to the U.S. Justice Department about its investigation into whether some of Senator Richard Burr’s recent stock sales were tied to the coronavirus pandemic, adding he had not heard that Burr wil…
U.S. senator steps aside as committee chair amid stock trade probe
U.S. Senator Richard Burr is stepping aside as chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee during an investigation of stock trades he made before the sharp market downturn triggered by the coronavirus pandemic.
Senate Intelligence Committee chairman stepping down during stock sale investigation
Republican Senator Richard Burr will temporarily step aside as chairman of the intelligence committee, effective at the end of Friday, during a federal investigation into whether he sold shares ahead of a market plunge tied to the coronavirus pandemic,…
Search warrant served on Senator Burr’s attorney over stock trades: official
The FBI served a search warrant to Senator Richard Burr’s attorney in connection with the stock trades that Burr made in advance of a sharp market downturn triggered by the coronavirus pandemic, a senior Justice Department official confirmed on Thursda…
Whistleblower warns of ‘darkest winter’ if U.S. doesn’t plan against coronavirus
A whistleblower who says he was removed from his government post for raising concerns about coronavirus preparedness told a congressional hearing on Thursday that the United States could face “the darkest winter” of recent times if it does not improve …
