U.S. sues Edward Snowden over new book, cites non-disclosure agreements
The United States filed a lawsuit on Tuesday against Edward Snowden, the former National Security Agency contractor who in 2013 leaked secret documents about U.S. telephone and Internet surveillance, saying his new book violates non-disclosure agreemen…
White House candidate Harris urges new investigation of Kavanaugh, FBI
U.S. Senator Kamala Harris on Tuesday urged a House of Representatives panel to investigate Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh in the wake of new allegations of sexual misconduct by the conservative judge when he was a college student in the 1980s.
U.S. Senate confirms Trump donor Rakolta as ambassador to UAE
The U.S. Senate approved businessman John Rakolta on Tuesday as ambassador to the United Arab Emirates, making the long-time Republican donor the first political appointee ever to hold the position.
Ex-campaign chief defends Trump, blasts Democrats at impeachment hearing
Corey Lewandowski, President Donald Trump’s former campaign manager and close confidant, on Tuesday stoutly defended his former boss and lashed out at Democrats during testimony to a U.S. congressional panel considering whether to impeach Trump.
Famed U.S. journalist Cokie Roberts, a ‘founding mother’ of NPR, dead at 75
American journalist Cokie Roberts, regarded by National Public Radio as one of its “founding mothers” and a prominent political commentator on ABC News, died on Tuesday at 75 at her Washington home from complications of breast cancer, her family said i…
Swedish activist Thunberg joins other teens on Capitol Hill to urge climate action
Swedish teenage climate change activist Greta Thunberg joined other youth leaders to urge U.S. lawmakers to support “transformative climate action” during two days of meetings and speeches on Capitol Hill, starting on Tuesday.
Ex-campaign chief Lewandowski ‘excited’ to defend Trump at impeachment hearing
Corey Lewandowski, President Donald Trump’s former campaign manager and close confidant, said he was “excited” to have an opportunity to defend his former boss in testimony later on Tuesday to a Democratic-led U.S. congressional panel considering impea…
Veteran broadcast journalist Cokie Roberts dead at 75
Cokie Roberts, a pioneering female journalist with National Public Radio and ABC News, died on Tuesday at 75 at her home in Washington from complications due to breast cancer, her family said in a statement.
Police test ‘Spider-Man’ device as alternative to Taser
With 49 people killed last year after being shocked by Tasers, police departments across the United States are trying out a “Spider-Man”-like device that fires a tether that entangles and restrains the suspect.
Democratic White House hopeful Warren rails against corruption at big N.Y. rally
Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren on Monday denounced the corruption she argues has crippled the country’s politics and economy, drawing her largest crowd thus far in a sign of her campaign’s growing strength.
