U.S. senator seeks to shoot down Trump bid to ease small arms exports
A senior U.S. senator said on Tuesday he sought to block President Donald Trump’s plan to overhaul weapons export policy, setting the stage for a potential standoff over the administration’s effort to make it easier for gun makers to sell small arms to…
Credit reporting agencies face pressure from skeptical U.S. Congress
(This Feb. 26 story corrects the name of Equifax in paragraph 2)
U.S. denied tens of thousands more visas in 2018 due to travel ban: data
The U.S. State Department refused more than 37,000 visa applications in 2018 due to the Trump administration’s travel ban, up from less than 1,000 the previous year when the ban had not fully taken effect, according to agency data released on Tuesday.
Republican who led in disputed election for U.S. House won’t run again
North Carolina Republican Mark Harris said on Tuesday that he will not run again for a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives after a new election was ordered due to concerns of corruption in the 2018 vote.
Trump’s ex-fixer Cohen to offer new Russia details to Congress: source
U.S. President Donald Trump’s former personal attorney Michael Cohen will tell lawmakers on Wednesday that Trump asked him several times about a proposed skyscraper project in Moscow long after he secured the Republican presidential nomination, a perso…
U.S. EPA denies being soft on polluters as Democrats question enforcement
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s enforcement chief on Tuesday pushed back on “the myth” that the regulator is soft on polluters as Democratic lawmakers pressed her on the big decline in civil penalties and site inspections last year.
U.S. senators tell drug company executives pricing is ‘morally repugnant’
U.S. senators called drug pricing practices “morally repugnant” and told drug company executives they do not want to hear them blame others for the high prices, taking an aggressive stance at a Senate hearing on the rising costs of prescription medicin…
Big moments in Mueller investigation of Russian meddling in 2016 U.S. election
The following is a timeline of significant developments in the investigation of Special Counsel Robert Mueller into U.S. intelligence agencies’ conclusions that Russia interfered in the 2016 presidential election to help get Donald Trump elected:
Chicago voters choose from record number of mayor candidates
Chicago voters hit the polls on Tuesday in a crowded mayoral election that is expected to lead to an April runoff to pick who will lead the third-largest U.S. city, which has struggled with crime and racial divisions.
U.S. disrupted Russian trolls on day of November election: report
The U.S. military disrupted the internet access of a Russian troll farm accused of trying to influence American voters on Nov. 6, 2018, the day of the congressional elections, The Washington Post reported on Tuesday.
