Top Senate Democrat wants FBI briefing on Kavanaugh probe before vote
Top Senate Democrat Chuck Schumer on Tuesday called for the FBI to brief senators on its investigation of sexual misconduct allegations against Brett Kavanaugh at least 24 hours before a vote on the U.S. Supreme Court nominee.
McConnell says senators will get FBI report on Kavanaugh
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Tuesday that each U.S. senator would get a copy of the FBI report on sexual misconduct allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.
Hurricane Florence death toll rises to 50
The death toll from Hurricane Florence has risen to 50, officials said on Tuesday, more than two weeks after it made landfall in North Carolina as a Category 1 storm and brought devastating floods to the region.
U.S. arrests four men in connection to Charlottesville rally
Four men linked to a white supremacist group were arrested on Tuesday in connection with the white nationalist rally that turned deadly in Charlottesville, Virginia, last year, authorities said.
Suspected ricin-laced mail sent to U.S. defense secretary
The Pentagon said on Tuesday that it had received mail suspected of containing the deadly poison ricin, including an envelope that a U.S. official said was addressed to Defense Secretary Jim Mattis.
Chicago policeman accused of killing black teen takes stand at trial
The white Chicago police officer who shot to death a black teen in 2014 took the witness stand on Tuesday in his own defense at his trial, in a decisive case for race relations and policing in the third-largest U.S. city.
Powder found in senator’s campaign building non-hazardous: officials
At least two people were taken to a hospital after a suspicious white powdery substance was found in a Houston building where U.S. Senator Ted Cruz’s electoral campaign office is located, but tests showed the substance to be non-hazardous, fire officia…
U.S. top court weighs death penalty for killer who forgot crime
U.S. Supreme Court justices, delving into the issue of aging prisoners with dementia, struggled on Tuesday over whether a convicted Alabama murderer should be spared the death penalty because strokes have wiped out his memory of committing the crime.
Pentagon gets suspected ricin-laced packages, FBI analyzing
The Pentagon said on Tuesday it put its mail facility “under quarantine” after receiving multiple items in the mail suspected of containing the deadly poison ricin.
U.S. military comes to grips with over-reliance on Chinese imports
A Pentagon-led review ordered by President Donald Trump has identified hundreds of instances where the U.S. military depends on foreign countries, especially China, for critical materials, U.S. officials said.
