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Branstad, Friend of Beijing, Confirmed As US Envoy To China
The US Senate on Monday confirmed Iowa Governor Terry Branstad as the next ambassador to Beijing, providing President...
Branstad, Friend of Beijing, Confirmed As US Envoy To China
The US Senate on Monday confirmed Iowa Governor Terry Branstad as the next ambassador to Beijing, providing President...
Democrats Threaten To Block Trump’s Pick For FBI
President Donald Trump stepped up the search Monday for a new FBI director after his abrupt firing of James Comey, but...
Trump Supreme Court Pick Neil Gorsuch Faces Senate Showdown
Gorsuch gave three days of testimony to the Senate panel last month President Trump's Supreme Court nominee is expected...
Senate To Vote April 7 On US Supreme Court Nominee Gorsuch
The US Senate will vote April 7 on confirming Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch, the chamber's Republican leader...
Texas Senate Passes Bill Allowing OBs To Keep Info From Pregnant Women
The Texas Senate passed a controversial bill on Tuesday that critics argue would empower doctors to lie to pregnant...
Senators Clash At Neil Gorsuch Hearing
Senators have clashed at the confirmation hearing for Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch over why the post was not...
Duterte Wants End To ‘war Games’ With US
President Rodrigo Duterte has announced that the military exercises between the Philippines and the United States...
Obama Chides Trump After Putin Jibe
Barack Obama has chided Donald Trump as "wacky" and "uninformed" after the Republican candidate said Russia's President...
Putin A Better Leader Than Obama
Donald Trump has showered Vladimir Putin with praise as he and rival Hillary Clinton took pointed questions from...
US Congress Blocks Zika Funding Bill
The Aedes aegypti mosquito is known to transmit Zika virus The US Senate has failed to pass a funding bill to help...
Lula Praises Rousseff’s Defense Speech In Senate
Brazil's former President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva praised on Monday the speech made by his successor Dilma Rousseff...