California sues Trump administration over alleged failure to protect species
California is suing the administration of President Donald Trump for what it calls the administration’s failure to protect endangered species in the Sacramento and San Joaquin rivers.
Businessman Steyer pumps $64.7 million of own funds into U.S. presidential bid in January
Businessman Tom Steyer poured $64.7 million of his own wealth in January into his bid to win the Democratic presidential nomination, for a total spend of $267 million, a campaign finance disclosure showed on Thursday.
Elizabeth Warren’s presidential campaign raised $11 million in January
U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren raised $11 million in January for her presidential bid, but spent nearly all the money her campaign had amassed and ended the month with only $2.3 million in cash, a campaign finance disclosure showed on Thursday.
Joe Biden’s campaign raised $8.9 million in January, ended month with $7.1 million cash
Former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden raised $8.9 million in January, ending the month with $7.1 million in cash, an improvement after he struggled at times last year to raise money.
Tennessee executes convicted killer by electric chair
A death row inmate convicted more than three decades ago of stabbing a fellow prisoner to death over a drug deal gone bad was executed in Tennessee on Thursday in the electric chair.
U.S. Democrat Klobuchar’s campaign raised $5.5 million in January
U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar’s presidential campaign raised $5.5 million in January, leaving her with $2.9 million at the end of the month, according to disclosures her campaign filed on Thursday.
Trump blasts best-picture Oscar for South Korean film ‘Parasite’
President Donald Trump on Thursday ridiculed the historic best-picture Oscar win for South Korean film “Parasite,” telling a campaign rally he wished for the return of Hollywood classics like 1939’s “Gone with the Wind.”
Stone sentenced to 3-1/3 years, Trump signals no immediate pardon for adviser
A federal judge on Thursday sentenced President Donald Trump’s long-time adviser Roger Stone to three years and four months in prison and said his lies to lawmakers investigating Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election posed a threa…
U.S. intelligence told lawmakers of Russian bid to boost Trump re-election: source
U.S. intelligence officials told lawmakers last week that Russia is interfering in the 2020 election campaign by aiming to cast doubt on the integrity of the vote and boost President Donald Trump’s re-election, a person familiar with the briefing said …
New Mexico AG sues Google for collecting school kids’ personal data
New Mexico Attorney General Hector Balderas on Thursday sued Alphabet Inc’s Google search engine, alleging that its educational software collects young students’ personal information without the required parental consent.
