Factbox: Republicans gain a net three seats in U.S. Senate, with two races outstanding
Republicans were projected to retain control of the U.S. Senate after voters cast ballots on Tuesday in races to decide 35 of the chamber’s 100 seats.
U.S. senator adds to pressure on Pentagon to clean up military housing
A U.S. senator added to calls on the Department of Defense to address housing hazards documented by Reuters at military bases across the country.
Victorious U.S. House Democrats could stymie census citizenship query
With their party set to control the U.S. House of Representatives after Tuesday’s congressional elections, Democrats are already looking to halt the Trump administration’s efforts to collect citizenship data during the 2020 U.S. Census.
Trump fires Sessions, vows to fight Democrats if they launch probes
President Donald Trump on Wednesday forced out Attorney General Jeff Sessions a day after congressional elections, and vowed to fight if the U.S. House of Representatives’ new Democratic majority launches probes into his administration.
Factbox: Democratic critics of Trump set to lead U.S. House committees
The Democratic takeover of the U.S. House of Representatives will likely put the leadership of many congressional committees into the hands of some of Republican President Donald Trump’s most prominent adversaries on Capitol Hill.
Factbox: Democrats to pick up net 28 seats in U.S. House – media/data provider DDHQ
U.S. voters went to the polls in congressional elections on Tuesday for all 435 seats of the House of Representatives.
Nevadans back Buffett’s Berkshire in energy spat with Adelson
Nevada voters have blocked efforts supported by casino magnate Sheldon Adelson to open up the state’s electricity market, delivering welcome news to Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc .
Jury chosen for U.S. trial of Mexico’s ‘El Chapo’
Twelve New Yorkers were chosen Wednesday to sit on the jury that will decide the fate of accused Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, whose trial on U.S. drug trafficking charges begins next week.
Factbox: Women shatter many barriers in Congress, states in U.S. elections
From New Mexico’s Debra Haaland, who became one of the first two indigenous women elected to the U.S. Congress to New York’s Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who at 29 became the youngest woman elected to the chamber, American political candidate notched seve…
Supreme Court divided over USS Cole bombing lawsuit against Sudan
U.S. Supreme Court justices appeared divided on Wednesday as they weighed an effort by Sudan, backed by the U.S. government, to avoid paying $314.7 million in damages to American sailors injured in a 2000 deadly bombing of the Navy destroyer USS Cole b…
