Trump says he does not mind if public sees Mueller’s Russia probe report
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he does not mind if the public is allowed to see the report that Special Counsel Robert Mueller is preparing about his investigation of Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election and any possible li…
Engineering elections? U.S. top court examines electoral map manipulation
Before the Republican-led state legislature divided their city and even their college campus into two different districts in a bid to boost the party’s election chances, students like recent graduate Vashti Smith could vote for the Democratic U.S. cong…
Turn in your smartphones! How Mueller kept a lid on Trump-Russia probe
When members of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s team investigating Russia’s role in the 2016 U.S. election have arrived for work each day, they have placed their mobile phones in a locker outside of their office suite before entering.
Democrats push financial inclusion as 2020 election race heats up
Boosting access to the U.S. banking system is emerging as a prominent theme as Democrats tap discontent over income inequality ahead of the 2020 presidential election.
Trump eyes Stephen Moore for Fed governor: Bloomberg News
U.S. President Donald Trump is considering picking long-time supporter Stephen Moore to be a governor at the Federal Reserve Board, Bloomberg News reported.
White House rejects Democrats’ requests for information on Trump-Putin talks
The White House rejected a request by congressional Democrats that it provide information about President Donald Trump’s communications with Russian President Vladimir Putin, House Democratic leaders said on Thursday, suggesting they would take further…
Trump announces pick for U.S. chief technology officer
U.S. President Donald Trump will nominate Michael Kratsios to be the country’s chief technology officer, the White House said on Thursday, filling a role that had been vacant since the beginning of his administration.
U.S. immigration arrests fall under Trump as resources shift to the border
U.S. immigration arrests fell under President Donald Trump at the end of 2018 compared to the same period a year earlier, a drop authorities attributed to a growing need to deal with “alarming rates” of migrant families at the border.
Trump signs executive ‘free speech’ order for U.S. colleges
U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order linking “free speech” efforts at public universities to federal grants in an effort to combat what he considers a clamp down on conservative students’ abilities to share their views.
Man charged with sending bombs to Trump critics pleads guilty
A Florida man pleaded guilty on Thursday to using weapons of mass destruction and other crimes in connection with mailing explosives to prominent Democrats and other critics of U.S. President Donald Trump.
