Pelosi says she wishes for family, staff intervention after Trump ‘tantrum’
U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Thursday that President Donald Trump threw a temper tantrum at a meeting with Democratic congressional leaders a day earlier and that she wished his family or staff would conduct “an intervention” with Trump for …
Sanders, other U.S. Democratic 2020 candidates back workers in dispute with McDonald’s
As a part of a push to increase the minimum wage for American workers, Bernie Sanders, a U.S. senator and Democratic presidential candidate, on Thursday waded into a dispute between McDonald’s Corp and its employees.
Bank CEO Calk charged in scheme to win a job in Trump administration
Federal prosecutors on Thursday unsealed criminal charges against Federal Savings Bank CEO Stephen Calk accusing him of corruptly approving high-risk loans to President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman Paul Manafort in exchange for trying to sec…
White House still wants deal on debt ceiling, funding: official
The White House still wants to reach a deal with Congress to fund the government and raise the nation’s debt limit, even though President Donald Trump has said he will not negotiate with Democrats until they stop investigating his administration, a sen…
U.S. Senate committee unveils 2020 defense policy bill
The U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee on Thursday unveiled a draft $750 billion defense policy bill that would authorize more Lockheed Martin F-35 jets for the United States and effectively end Turkey’s partnership in the program if Ankara pursues a…
Pentagon mulling military request to send 5,000 troops to Middle East: officials
The U.S. Department of Defense is considering a U.S. military request to send about 5,000 additional troops to the Middle East amid increasing tensions with Iran, two U.S. officials told Reuters on Wednesday.
U.S. lawmakers want to help rural telecoms replace Huawei, ZTE equipment
(This May 22 story corrects party affiliation for Wicker, paragraph 5)
Retired Admiral McRaven has no regrets over criticizing Trump
Retired Navy Admiral and former U.S. special operations chief William McRaven has no regrets about criticizing President Donald Trump, though he said on Wednesday that friends in the military faulted him for disparaging the commander-in-chief.
Trump administration may use Iran threat to sell bombs to Saudis without Congress’ approval: senator
U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration plans to use a loophole and rising tensions with Iran to sell bombs to Saudi Arabia, even though Congress blocked such sales for months over concerns about civilian deaths in the war in Yemen, Senator Chris …
House panel, Trump lawyers agree on appeals schedule in financial records case: statement
The House Oversight Committee has reached an agreement with President Donald Trump’s attorneys to seek an expedited appeal in a court case in which lawmakers are seeking the U.S. leader’s financial records from his accounting firm, the panel said in a …
