U.S. Senate Republicans defeat Green New Deal resolution
Senate Republicans on Tuesday defeated the “Green New Deal” resolution that called for tackling climate change by moving the United States off fossil fuels, while Democrats said the vote was a political stunt on an issue that will rise in importance.
Lawmaker still seeks Trump tax returns regardless of Mueller report
The top Democrat on tax policy in the U.S. House of Representatives said on Tuesday that he is determined to seek President Donald Trump’s tax returns, despite the political victory handed to Trump by Special Counsel Robert Mueller.
Barr plans to issue Mueller report details within weeks
U.S. Attorney General William Barr plans to issue in a matter of weeks a public version of the special counsel’s report that found President Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign team did not conspire with Russia, as Trump prepared to use the findings against h…
Trump administration calls for putting Americans back on moon by 2024
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence announced on Tuesday an accelerated goal of putting Americans back on the moon within five years “by any means necessary,” and NASA’s top official immediately embraced the challenge.
U.S. expands abortion ‘gag rule,’ cuts funding to regional bloc: Pompeo
The Trump administration on Tuesday expanded its anti-abortion policies, cutting funding to the Organization of American States (OAS) and prohibiting the use of U.S. tax dollars to lobby for or against abortion rights.
U.S. Supreme Court divided on partisan electoral maps
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday appeared divided along ideological lines again on whether the contentious practice of manipulating electoral district boundaries to entrench one party in power may violate the constitutional rights of voters, with Just…
No plan yet for Barr to brief U.S. Congress on Mueller findings: sources
The U.S. Justice Department and FBI have yet to notify key congressional committees and leaders of any plan to brief them in detail on the findings of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia probe, five congressional officials said on Tuesday.
Trump administration ratchets up attack on Obamacare, asks court to overturn law
President Donald Trump’s administration has stepped up its attack on the Obamacare healthcare law, telling a federal appeals court it agrees with a ruling by a U.S. judge in Texas that the entire statute is unconstitutional and should be struck down.
Mueller report details to be issued in ‘weeks, not months’: Justice Department
U.S. Attorney General William Barr plans to issue a public version of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report on the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election within “weeks, not months,” a Justice Department official sai…
Trump seeks maximum advantage from Mueller report as Democrats try to change subject
President Donald Trump and fellow Republicans on Tuesday sought to capitalize on a conclusion that his campaign did not collude with Russia during the 2016 election, while Democrats tried to change the subject to healthcare.
