U.S. top court rejects ex-congressman’s appeal in spending scandal
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected a bid by Republican former congressman Aaron Schock, who resigned in 2015 amid questions about spending on his lavish “Downton Abbey”-inspired Washington office, to escape charges accusing him of defauding the…
Former Trump adviser Stone ordered to appear in court over Instagram posts
Roger Stone, a former political adviser to U.S. President Donald Trump, was ordered on Tuesday to appear in court this week over Instagram posts that chastised and appeared to threaten the judge presiding over his criminal trial.
U.S. presidential hopeful Warren urges universal childcare, ‘ultra-millionaire’ tax
U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren, a Democrat running for president, on Tuesday proposed a universal childcare program, paid for by a tax on high-net-worth individuals, to help families unable to find affordable care.
North Carolina officials probe alleged ballot fraud in U.S. House vote
North Carolina election officials on Tuesday were to hear a second day of evidence concerning what investigators called a Republican political operative’s scheme to tip a congressional race in his party’s favor with unlawful absentee ballots.
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ginsburg attends oral argument after cancer bout
U.S. Supreme Court justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Tuesday made her first appearance on the bench since lung cancer surgery in December as she attended an oral argument in a patent case.
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ginsburg to attend arguments after cancer bout
U.S. Supreme Court justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Tuesday will make her first appearance on the bench since lung cancer surgery in December, attending an oral argument in a patent case, a court spokeswoman said.
Factbox: Democratic presidential contenders jump into 2020 fray
U.S. Democrats, anxious to get started on their quest to recapture the White House in 2020, are lining up to launch campaigns in what is quickly becoming a crowded field of presidential contenders.
Bernie Sanders launches second Democratic U.S. presidential bid
U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders, the progressive populist who mounted a fierce challenge to front-runner Hillary Clinton in the 2016 White House campaign, said on Tuesday he would again seek the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination in 2020.
Republican backlash against Trump EPA pick fueled by ‘biofuel reset’
EPA acting administrator Andrew Wheeler rejected a proposal from his staff that would have reduced the ambition of the nation’s biofuel policy over the next three years, arguing the targeted range it included for annual ethanol consumption was too low, according to two sources familiar with the matter.
Bernie Sanders to seek U.S. presidency again in 2020
U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders, the Vermont progressive whose 2016 White House campaign garnered fervent grassroots support and pushed the Democratic Party sharply to the left, said on Tuesday he would again seek the party’s presidential nomination in 202…
