Missouri poised to pass restrictive abortion law, days after Alabama
Missouri House lawmakers are expected to pass a bill on Friday to ban most abortions eight weeks after conception, days after Alabama introduced the nation’s most restrictive abortion law.
Biden shows early strength, but pitfalls loom in 2020 U.S. presidential race
Former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden has shown surprising strength in the first three weeks of his campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination, prompting a persistent question: Can anyone stop him?
Flynn detailed attempts to obstruct Russia probe: U.S. court filing
Former U.S. national security adviser Michael Flynn gave Special Counsel Robert Mueller information about attempts by people tied to the Trump administration and Congress to obstruct the Russia investigation, court documents released on Thursday showed…
U.S. House panel threatens action to get Mueller report documents
U.S. House Intelligence Committee chairman Adam Schiff said on Thursday the committee plans to take “enforcement action” to compel the Department of Justice to provide it with documents after Attorney General William Barr disregarded its subpoena.
Flynn gave info on attempts to obstruct Mueller probe: court filing
Former U.S. national security adviser Michael Flynn gave Special Counsel Robert Mueller information about multiple attempts by people to obstruct the Russia investigation, according to court documents made public on Thursday.
Alabama boycott builds as states retaliate against abortion law
A movement to boycott Alabama over its near-ban on abortion gained momentum Thursday as officials in Maryland and Colorado called for economic retaliation and online flyers urged people not to buy anything in, or from Alabama.
U.S. lawmakers blast Chinese rail firm amid cybersecurity fears
China’s CRRC, the world’s top passenger train maker, was slammed by U.S. lawmakers during a hearing on Thursday to limit the world’s top passenger train maker’s access to U.S. projects amid security fears.
Top U.S. lawmakers press Pompeo for answers on Iran arms control report
The chairmen of three congressional committees on national security on Thursday pressed U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to explain whether a Trump administration arms control report was politicized and slanted assessments about Iran.
Judge orders former U.S. soldier and WikiLeaks source Manning back to jail
A U.S. judge on Thursday found former U.S. soldier and WikiLeaks source Chelsea Manning in contempt of court for refusing to testify before a federal grand jury and ordered her back to jail, a law enforcement official said.
In nod to 2020, Trump pitches U.S. immigration overhaul
President Donald Trump on Thursday proposed overhauling the U.S. immigration system to favor young, educated, English-speaking applicants instead of people with family ties to Americans, a plan he will push in his 2020 re-election campaign but has litt…
