Racial diversity dispute spurs shakeup at House Democratic campaign arm
The congresswoman who heads the campaign arm for U.S. House of Representatives Democrats has acknowledged mistakes after lawmakers complained about a lack of racial diversity within the organization, and she named a Cuban-American as interim executive …
Progressives Sanders and Warren come under attack in Democratic debate
Progressive candidates Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren came under fire from more moderate rivals as the second round of Democratic debates began on Tuesday, spotlighting the ideological divide in the party’s crowded presidential field.
U.S. judge tosses Democratic Party lawsuit against Trump campaign, Russia over election
A U.S. judge on Tuesday dismissed a Democratic Party lawsuit arguing that the Russian government, President Donald Trump’s campaign and WikiLeaks carried out a conspiracy to influence the 2016 U.S. election.
Puerto Rico governor taps former U.S. delegate as successor: report
Puerto Rico’s embattled governor will name the island’s former representative in the U.S. Congress, Pedro Pierluisi, as his new secretary of state and next in line to succeed him when he steps down, El Nuevo Dia newspaper reported.
Over 900 children separated at U.S. border since policy halted: ACLU
The American Civil Liberties Union on Tuesday asked a federal judge to stop the Trump administration’s ongoing separation of families at the U.S.-Mexico border, saying the government had taken more than 900 children from their parents since the policy officially ended last year.
Motive for slayings at California festival still unclear two days later
California police on Tuesday were still trying to determine why a teenager went on a shooting rampage over the weekend at a popular food festival south of San Jose, killing a 6-year-old boy, a 13-year-old girl and a man in his 20s.
Two TSA agents suspended after ‘offensive’ display found at Miami airport
The U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) said on Tuesday it suspended two agents after it became aware of an “offensive display” in a baggage screening area at the Miami International Airport, saying it would not tolerate racist behavior.
Bulk of Trump’s U.S. farm aid goes to biggest and wealthiest farmers: advocacy group
More than half of the Trump administration’s $8.4 billion in trade aid payments to U.S. farmers through April was received by the top 10% of recipients, the country’s biggest and most successful farmers, a study by an advocacy group showed on Tuesday.
U.S. rapper A$AP Rocky kicked and punched me, teenager tells Swedish court
A teenager told a Swedish court on Tuesday that he was kicked and punched by U.S. rapper A$AP Rocky and two of his entourage during an altercation outside a hamburger restaurant in Stockholm last month.
Trump condemns slavery in Jamestown speech amid controversy over prior incendiary remarks
U.S. President Donald Trump, under fire in Washington for verbal attacks on racial minority lawmakers, condemned American slavery on Tuesday at the 400th anniversary of the first legislative assembly in Virginia and was briefly interrupted by a protest…
