On trade and taxes, U.S. Democratic presidential rivals offer differing views
Seven Democratic U.S. presidential contenders squared off on the debate stage in Los Angeles on Thursday, offering viewers their different takes on issues including taxes and trade.
Buttigieg and Warren clash on fundraising in Democratic presidential debate
Democratic U.S. presidential contenders Elizabeth Warren and Pete Buttigieg clashed in a debate on Thursday, with Warren questioning whether Buttigieg was beholden to his wealthy donors and Buttigieg belittling her “purity test.”
Billy Graham’s evangelical magazine calls for Trump’s removal
The magazine founded by the late Reverend Billy Graham that is influential with conservative evangelical Christians in the United States called on Thursday for President Donald Trump to be removed from office.
Trump says he wants an ‘immediate’ Senate impeachment trial
President Donald Trump said on Thursday he wants an immediate trial in the Senate, after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said she would not hand off impeachment to the Senate until she learned how Republicans would manage the proceeding.
U.S. Democrats seek high-profile trial for Trump in Senate
U.S. Democrats on Thursday pressed the Republican-controlled Senate to call Donald Trump’s top lieutenants to testify in its trial of the impeached president, as they sought to focus attention on the trial ahead of the 2020 presidential election.
U.S. government study finds racial bias in facial recognition tools
Many facial recognition systems misidentify people of color more often than white people, according to a U.S. government study released on Thursday that is likely to increase skepticism of technology widely used by law enforcement agencies.
U.S. renews waiver on COSCO’s Dalian tanker unit hit by Iran sanctions
The Trump administration on Thursday renewed a waiver for companies to wind down transactions with the Dalian unit of a Chinese tanker company on which it had imposed sanctions in September for allegedly transporting Iranian oil.
U.S. Congress approves massive funding bills to avert government shutdowns
The U.S. Senate, rushing to meet a looming deadline, approved and sent to President Donald Trump a $1.4 trillion package of fiscal 2020 spending bills that would end prospects of government shutdowns at week’s end when temporary funding expires.
Less than half of all Americans want Trump ousted post-impeachment: Reuters/Ipsos poll
Less than half of all Americans say President Donald Trump should be removed from office following his impeachment by the U.S. House of Representatives, according to a Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll released on Thursday, presenting a challenge for Democrat…
Southwest can be sued for bumping passenger who spoke Arabic: U.S. judge
A federal judge on Thursday rejected Southwest Airlines Co’s bid to dismiss a discrimination lawsuit by an American of Iraqi descent who was removed from a 2016 flight after another passenger heard him speak in Arabic and feared he might be a terroris…
