Former CIA officer Valerie Plame running for Congress in New Mexico
Valerie Plame, a former U.S. intelligence officer whose cover was blown by officials in the administration of former President George W. Bush in the run-up to the Iraq War, said on Thursday she would run as a Democrat for an open U.S. Congress seat in …
Alabama Senate delays vote on strict anti-abortion bill
Alabama’s state Senate on Thursday delayed until next week a vote on the strictest abortion bill in the United States after disagreement arose on the Senate floor about whether to allow women impregnated by rape and incest to have a legal abortion.
House panel chairman: next move on Trump taxes this week
U.S. House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard Neal said on Thursday he will decide by week’s end how to respond to the administration’s refusal to hand over President Donald Trump’s tax returns.
U.S. Senate panel approves Trump nominee Rosen as deputy attorney general
The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee voted on Thursday to approve President Donald Trump’s deputy attorney general nominee, Jeffrey Rosen, an action that paves the way for a confirmation vote on Rosen by the full Senate.
Democrat Beto O’Rourke hires Obama adviser for 2020 U.S. presidential bid
Democratic presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke has hired Jeff Berman, one of the architects of Barack Obama’s 2008 presidential victory, as a senior adviser, the campaign said on Thursday.
Kamala Harris stood up to big banks, with mixed results for consumers in crisis
In her presidential pitch to voters, U.S. Senator Kamala Harris touts as a signature accomplishment the $20 billion relief settlement she secured as California attorney general for homeowners hit hard by the foreclosure crisis.
Pompeo cuts short European visit to return early to Washington: U.S. State Department
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has postponed his visit to Greenland because he needs to return to Washington, the State Department said on Thursday.
Pompeo postpones visit to Greenland to return early to Washington: U.S. State Department
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has postponed his visit to Greenland because he needs to return to Washington, the State Department said on Thursday.
Klobuchar pitches pragmatism as she seeks to carve identity in Democratic presidential field
U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar pitched her “heartland” credentials and disputed that she was not liberal enough to win the Democratic nomination for president in a Wednesday town hall on the Fox News channel, a network that targets conservatives.
Denver votes to become first U.S. city to decriminalize ‘magic mushrooms’
Denver will become the first city in the United States to decriminalize magic mushrooms, based on final unofficial results on Wednesday of a ballot initiative about the hallucinogenic drug.
