U.S. lawmakers introduce bipartisan bill on cockpit safety
U.S. lawmakers are pushing for stronger aviation security with a bipartisan bill that would require passenger airlines to install secondary security doors between cabins and the cockpit on current aircraft to prevent another Sept. 11-style attack.
U.S. must prevent air accidents involving drones, lawmaker warns
The commercial drone industry could be torpedoed if there were a serious accident involving a drone and a commercial aircraft, the chairman of the U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee warned on Friday.
U.S. appeals court to revisit open carrying of guns
A federal appeals court has decided to reconsider its recent decision that the Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution protects the right to openly carry guns in self-defense.
Pompeo visit to focus on U.S. concerns over Huawei in central Europe
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will voice concerns about the growing presence of China’s Huawei Technologies in central Europe when he visits Hungary, Slovakia and Poland next week, a senior U.S. official said on Friday as Washington tries to bols…
Trump may not meet deadline for report on Saudi journalist’s murder
The Trump administration signaled on Friday it might not meet a deadline to report to Congress on whether it intended to impose sanctions on anyone responsible for the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, prompting an angry backlash on Capitol H…
Trump adviser Stone: I’m not Kim Kardashian, don’t need gag order
U.S. President Donald Trump’s longtime adviser Roger Stone on Friday urged a federal judge not to ban him from talking about his criminal case in the Russia probe, saying that unlike Kim Kardashian he was little known to the public and that he did not …
Chief Justice Roberts emerges as key figure on U.S. Supreme Court
Pivotal votes cast by U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts in abortion and death penalty cases have underscored his new standing as the Supreme Court’s ideological center and the outsized role he may play in major rulings for years to come.
Acting U.S. attorney general snaps at Democrats over Russia probe
Acting U.S. Attorney General Matthew Whitaker snapped back on Friday at newly emboldened Democrats in Congress who are pushing for information on the special counsel’s Russia probe as they try to put President Donald Trump’s administration under greate…
Negotiators on U.S. border security funds eye deal by Monday: lawmakers
Efforts in the U.S. Congress to resolve an impasse over border security funding intensified on Friday and were expected to continue over the weekend, as a special negotiating panel aimed to come to a deal by Monday, lawmakers and aides said.
Exclusive: U.S. in direct contact with Venezuelan military, urging defections – source
The United States is holding direct communications with members of Venezuela’s military urging them to abandon President Nicolas Maduro and is also preparing new sanctions aimed at increasing pressure on him, a senior White House official said.
