House Judiciary chief calls White House stance on panel probe ‘preposterous’
U.S. House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler said on Wednesday that the White House’s refusal to cooperate with his panel’s probe of allegations of obstruction of justice and abuses of power by President Donald Trump was “preposterous” and pu…
Roe v. Wade at risk: key facts on legal challenges to U.S. abortion rights
A bill passed by Alabama legislators that would outlaw nearly all abortions in the state is the strictest such measure in the United States. If signed into law, it will face legal challenges and put the focus on the conservative-majority U.S. Supreme C…
Presidential hopeful Warren unveils bill to protect U.S. military from climate change
Democratic presidential hopeful Senator Elizabeth Warren said on Wednesday she is introducing a bill to toughen the U.S. military against future climate change damage and reduce its greenhouse gas emissions at certain bases in a little over 10 years.
‘A wall will not fix this’: U.S. Senator Graham offers more steps to limit migrants
Declaring that the United States needs more than a border wall to stem a surge of Central American migrants, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham on Wednesday proposed additional steps such as holding migrant families for longer periods a…
Polish leader to visit Trump in June: White House
U.S. President Donald Trump will meet with his Polish counterpart, Andrzej Duda, in Washington on June 12 to talk about security and defense among other issues, the White House said on Wednesday.
Trump will deliver immigration speech on Thursday: White House
U.S. President Donald Trump will deliver a speech on immigration on Thursday at 2:30 p.m. (1830 GMT), the White House said on Wednesday.
Congress has no right to ‘do-over’ of Russia probe: White House counsel
Congress has no right to conduct a “do-over” of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia probe, the White House said in a letter blasting House Democrats’ “sweeping” requests for documents as an effort to harass political opponents.
Conservative Supreme Court to have final say on abortion
A bill passed by Alabama legislators that would outlaw nearly all abortions in the state is the strictest such measure in the United States. If signed into law, it will face legal challenges and put the focus on the conservative-majority U.S. Supreme C…
Democrat Andrew Yang wants to be president – and give you $1,000 a month
Andrew Yang is ready for his closeup next month at the first Democratic presidential debate, when he knows most Americans will have one question: “Who is the Asian man standing next to Joe Biden?”
Mnuchin says China trade talks likely to continue in Beijing
U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Wednesday he will likely travel to Beijing soon to continue negotiations with Chinese counterparts as the world’s two biggest economies try to salvage talks aimed at ending their months-long trade war.
