Senate Pledges Thorough Inquiry
The Republican and Democrat leaders of a Senate panel investigating alleged Russian interference in the US election have vowed a thorough inquiry. The pledge comes as a similar inquiry in the House...
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US Senate Committee To Question 20 In Russia Probe
The Senate Intelligence Committee has requested 20 individuals to be interviewed for the panel's probe of alleged Russian interference in last year's US election. Richard Burr, the Republican...
David Friedman Takes Oath As New US Ambassador To Israel
David Friedman, a Jewish American attorney close to President Donald Trump, and who is known for a hardline stand in favor of settlements in occupied territories, was sworn in on Wednesday as new US...
Trump Border Wall Funding Facing Delay
President Donald Trump’s Mexican border wall may be delayed as Republicans consider putting its funding on hold. Senator Roy Blunt said cash for the wall would be left out of a spending bill that...
Woman Arrested For Driving Into Police Car Near US Capitol
A woman was arrested Wednesday near the US Capitol after driving into a police vehicle and narrowly missing several officers on foot, but police said the incident appears unrelated to terrorism....
Nigeria’s Buhari Acts To Fill Vacant Ministries
Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari has submitted the names of two ministerial nominees to the Senate, the upper house said on Wednesday, moving to reassert his authority after returning from seven...
US Lawmakers Roll Back Privacy Rules For Internet Carriers
US lawmakers voted Tuesday to roll back rules that would block internet service providers from selling user data to third parties, following a heated debate over privacy protections. The House of...
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 announced Tuesday, amid debate over whether President Donald Trump's pick will...
Spy Fiction? Byzantine Russia Tale Envelops Washington
Secret meetings, phone taps, Russian oil money and mysterious intelligence dossiers: the swirling scandal over Donald Trump's ties to Moscow has all the makings of a classic spy novel -- whose ending...
Pakistan Extends Secret Military Courts
An expired Pakistani law allowing secret military courts to try civilians on terror charges was extended by the Senate for another two years Tuesday, despite stringent criticism from rights groups....
Trump Pivots To Tax Reform After Obamacare Shipwreck
After a crushing defeat in the effort to repeal Obamacare, the Trump administration is hoping for smoother sailing on tax reform, expecting this will be less divisive among Republican party factions....
Top Trump Aide Kushner To Face Russia Investigation Panel
Donald Trump's son-in-law and top aide Jared Kushner will appear before a Senate panel investigating Russian interference in the US election, the White House said Monday. Kushner, 36, was Trump's...
How Trump’s Health Care Loss Will Shape His Presidency
The fate of Donald Trump's presidency may hinge on what he does next. His failure to convert the core campaign promise of repealing and replacing Obamacare -- even with a GOP monopoly on power in...
Buck Stops With Trump After Health Care Failure
Donald Trump sat in the Oval Office on Friday evening in an unfamiliar position -- having to own failure. His health care reform, his very first significant legislative proposal, had fallen at the...
Trump Defiant After Healthcare Failure
US President Donald Trump has blamed Democrats for the failure of his healthcare bill. Both houses of Congress are controlled by Mr Trump’s Republican party but the bill was withdrawn on Friday...
Trump Blames Democrats For Failed Healthcare Bill
US President Donald Trump has blamed Democrats for the failure of his healthcare bill. The bill was withdrawn on Friday because it did not have enough support to pass in Congress. Speaking to the...
US Senate Approves Settlement Backer As Israel Envoy
The US Senate on Thursday approved the appointment of President Donald Trump's former bankruptcy lawyer, a supporter of Israeli settlement building, as Washington's ambassador to Israel. Trump's...
Democrats Vow To Oppose Vote On Trump Supreme Court Nominee
The top Democrat in the US Senate vowed Thursday that his party will block a confirmation vote on President Donald Trump's nominee to fill a vacant Supreme Court seat. The Republican-controlled upper...
Democrats Press Trump SEC Nominee For Wall Street Regulator
President Donald Trump's pick to serve as the chief US financial markets regulator defended himself Thursday against charges his career as a Wall Street lawyer could hinder his ability to oversee the...
Supreme Court Pick Neil Gorsuch To Be Blocked By Democrats
The leading Democrat in the US Senate says he will lead an attempt to block President Donald Trump's nomination for the Supreme Court. Chuck Schumer said Judge Neil Gorsuch favoured the "powerful...