Lawmaker quizzes Attorney General Barr on protest surveillance
A U.S. senator on Thursday urged Attorney General Bill Barr to provide an account of how surveillance technology has been deployed against Americans during protests over the death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man, in police custody.
U.S. CDC reports 1,994,283 coronavirus cases
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Thursday reported 1,994,283 cases of the new coronavirus, an increase of 20,486 cases from its previous count, and said that the number of deaths had risen by 834 to 112,967.
Democratic candidate Biden calls on Facebook to change political speech rules
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden’s campaign published an open letter to Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg on Thursday, calling for the company to fact-check politicians’ ads in the two weeks ahead of the U.S. presidential election in…
Georgia Democrat Jon Ossoff wins nomination to run for U.S. Senate after chaotic vote
Georgia Democrat Jon Ossoff has clinched his party’s nomination for a U.S. Senate seat representing the state, three years after narrowly losing a special House election for a district that had been a Republican stronghold, election results showed.
U.S. lawmakers back new helicopter safety equipment after Kobe Bryant crash
A group of Democratic U.S. lawmakers on Thursday introduced legislation that would require new safety equipment on helicopters that carry six or more passengers in the wake of the crash that killed NBA star Kobe Bryant in January.
U.S. House Republicans to put forward their own police reform plan
Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives will put forward their own proposal on police reform that would focus on performance, transparency and accountability, House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy said on Thursday.
White House’s top lawyer at the Supreme Court to resign
The U.S. government’s top advocate before the Supreme Court, Noel Francisco, who defended President Donald Trump’s policies, including the travel ban on people from mainly Muslim countries, is expected to resign, according to a person familiar with his…
After rebuke, top U.S. general says joining Trump church walk during protests was ‘mistake’
The top U.S. military officer on Thursday said he should not have joined President Donald Trump as he walked from the White House to a nearby church for a photo opportunity after authorities cleared the way of protesters using tear gas and rubber bulle…
U.S. Treasury’s Mnuchin considering changes to aid for national security firms
U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Thursday he was considering possible changes to the definitions of companies that could access $17 billion in coronavirus aid for companies important to national security.
Former DEA official admits to posing as CIA agent in fraud scheme
A former spokesman for the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration on Thursday pleaded guilty to orchestrating an elaborate scheme in which he collected millions of dollars by falsely claiming to be a covert intelligence officer.
