Democrat presidential hopeful Beto O’Rourke outlines LGBTQ policy proposal
Democratic presidential hopeful Beto O’Rourke on Wednesday outlined his proposal to improve gay rights in the United States and to reverse what he called “discriminatory policies” under President Donald Trump.
House approves authority to sue Trump advisers who ignore subpoenas
The Democratic-led U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday voted to give lawmakers clear authority to sue Trump administration figures who defy congressional subpoenas, beginning with former White House Counsel Don McGahn, who is expected to face swif…
Trump, Biden show distinct styles in potential 2020 preview
More than a year before the 2020 U.S. presidential election, President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden went toe-to-toe in Iowa on Tuesday, trading barbs, testing their messages and providing a glimpse of a potential matchup between the…
Trump simplifies reviews of genetically modified farm products
U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Tuesday directing federal agencies to streamline the review process for agricultural biotechnology including genetically modified livestock and seeds.
Bernie Sanders to defend democratic socialism as ‘unfinished business’
U.S. presidential candidate Bernie Sanders will give a speech on Wednesday defending his democratic socialist agenda as the “unfinished business” of former President Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal and a vital step toward guaranteed economic rights.
Trump signs order simplifying agricultural biotech reviews
U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Tuesday directing federal agencies to streamline regulations governing agricultural biotechnology.
Trump threatens to withhold census documents from U.S. Congress
The Trump administration is threatening to invoke presidential powers to withhold documents on its efforts to add a citizenship question to the 2020 U.S. Census, unless House Democrats drop threats to hold two top Trump advisers in contempt of Congress…
U.S. House committee to hold hearing on proposed fuel efficiency freeze
The House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Committee said on Tuesday it planned a June 20 hearing on the Trump administration’s proposal to freeze fuel efficiency standards at 2020 levels through 2026.
Trump flaunts ‘secret’ migration deal already revealed by Mexico
U.S. President Donald Trump brandished a document on Tuesday confirming details of a regional asylum project agreed with Mexico to stave off threatened tariffs, saying the plan was “secret” even though Mexican officials had revealed much of it.
Trump to sign order simplifying agricultural biotech regulations: White House
President Donald Trump is signing an executive order on Tuesday directing federal agencies to streamline regulations governing agricultural biotechnology, the White House said.
