Washington state lawmaker under pressure to step down over militia actions
Washington state Republican lawmakers urged one of their members to resign after a state report found that he took part in at least three armed conflicts against the U.S. government as part of the right-wing militia movement.
Spotlight will be on U.S. chief justice in Trump trial and in major cases
U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts is poised to serve a highly visible though largely ceremonial role in the Senate impeachment trial of President Donald Trump due next month. But it is in his day job on the Supreme Court that the mild-mannered jurist cou…
Exclusive: Pentagon to stockpile rare earth magnets for missiles, fighter jets
The U.S. military plans to stockpile rare earth magnets used in Javelin missiles and F-35 fighter jets, according to a government document seen by Reuters, a step that critics say does little to help create a domestic industry to build specialized magn…
Blitzing Buttigieg: Democratic U.S. presidential rivals train debate attacks on young mayor
If either Elizabeth Warren or Amy Klobuchar is going to win the 2020 Democratic U.S. presidential nomination, they will have to take down Pete Buttigieg to do it.
Wine caves and billionaires: Buttigieg under fire over fundraising at Democratic debate
Rising Democratic candidate Pete Buttigieg came under attack during a debate among U.S. presidential hopefuls on Thursday, as his rivals questioned the 37-year-old mayor’s thin political resume and criticized his fundraising from wealthy donors.
Sparks fly as Democrats Warren and Buttigieg spar over wealthy donors
Billionaires and crystal-studded wine caves became the center of a spat as seven Democratic U.S. presidential contenders squared off in Los Angeles on Thursday for the final televised debate of the year.
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.
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.
