US sailors missing after Navy destroyer collision off Japan Seven US sailors are missing and the commanding officer of a US destroyer is among the injured after the warship collided with a merchant ship off the coast of Japan, the US Navy said Friday. The USS Fitzgerald suffered damage to […]
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Pence hires his own lawyer for Russia probes U.S. Vice President Mike Pence has hired a lawyer known for defending government officials in high-profile investigations to help him with probes into whether there were ties between the election campaign of U.S. President Donald Trump and Russia, his office said on […]
Senate Republicans crack down on press access Senate Republicans on Tuesday shocked the Capitol with an apparent crackdown on media access that immediately drew criticism from reporters and lawmakers. Reporters were told they would no longer be allowed to film or record audio of interviews in the Senate side hallways […]
Maryland and District of Columbia Sue Trump Over His Businesses Maryland and District of Columbia Sue Trump Over His Businesses:- In a new legal challenge to President Trump, the Democratic attorneys general of Maryland and the District of Columbia filed a lawsuit on Monday claiming that the president’s failure to […]
Post-Orlando Trump counter-terrorism proposals not yet reality The day after the Pulse nightclub in Orlando became the site of the deadliest terrorist attack since 9/11, then-candidate Donald Trump reiterated his plans to cut off Syrian refugees from the US, produced the latest iteration of his Muslim ban and previewed his […]
Congressman-elect Gianforte gets anger management but no jail time for assaulting reporter Congressman-elect Greg Gianforte will perform community service and anger management classes but serve no jail time for body-slamming a reporter on the eve of his election last month. Gianforte pleaded guilty to charges that he assaulted Guardian reporter […]
Trump air traffic control plan faces fight in Congress Trump air traffic control plan faces fight in Congress:- An intraparty legislative fight is already shaping up this fall over President Trump's desire to privatize the country's air traffic control system. Trump held an elaborate ceremony last week promoting the privatization of the […]
D.C. and Maryland to sue President Trump, alleging breach of constitutional oath Attorneys general for the District of Columbia and the state of Maryland say they will sue President Trump on Monday, alleging that he has violated anti-corruption clauses in the Constitution by accepting millions in payments and benefits from […]
Poll: Trump's approval rating dips to 34% President Donald Trump's approval rating is at 34%, a new Quinnipiac poll released Wednesday finds, a slight dip from the last time the university surveyed the President's popularity. Fifty-seven percent of surveyed voters said they do not approve of the job the President […]
Reality Winner, N.S.A. Contractor Accused of Leak, Was Undone by Trail of Clues In the months after President Trump was elected, Reality Leigh Winner frequently expressed outraged political views about him on social media, in between photos of her cats and favorite quotations. But on the afternoon of May 9, […]
