Politics News

December 11, 2019

US military convoy in Afghanistan targeted by car bomb

An Afghan official says a powerful suicide bombing has targeted a U.S. military convoy near the main American Bagram Air Base ...

December 11, 2019

Corruption allegations long dogged ex-Mexico security chief

Mexico's former security chief was dogged by so many allegations of corruption and wrongdoing for so long that some said it ...

December 11, 2019

Pelosi offers some trade policy with that impeachment

For the House progressives: a pair of impeachment articles against President Donald Trump. For the vulnerable Democratic ...

December 11, 2019

Democrats' impeachment charges say Trump 'betrayed' US

House Democrats announced two articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump on Tuesday, declaring he “betrayed the ...

December 11, 2019

Congress finalizes bill restoring black college funding

After months of negotiation, Congress gave final approval Tuesday for a bill promising to restore more than $250 million a ...

December 11, 2019

AP Analysis: Trump faces narrow but consequential charges

The articles of impeachment offered up Tuesday against President Donald Trump are narrow, but consequential. They are also ...

December 11, 2019

Afghanistan's Karzai tells AP that US cash fed corruption

Afghanistan’s former president argued Tuesday that Washington helped fuel corruption in his nation by spending hundreds of ...

December 11, 2019

Trump to sign order targeting anti-Semitism at colleges

President Donald Trump will sign an executive order on Wednesday targeting antisemitism on college campuses, the White House ...

December 11, 2019

Wynn lawyers raise jurisdiction issue in Nevada license case

Attorneys for former Las Vegas casino mogul Steve Wynn say Nevada gambling regulators can’t discipline Wynn over allegations ...

December 11, 2019

Giuliani indicates he'll report on Ukraine trip this week

Rudy Giuliani, President Donald Trump’s personal attorney, said Tuesday that the president asked him to brief the Justice ...

December 11, 2019

Pentagon orders review of international student vetting

The Pentagon on Tuesday ordered a broad review of vetting procedures for international students who participate in training ...

December 11, 2019

Democrats, White House forge new North American trade deal

House Democrats and the White House announced a deal Tuesday on a modified North American trade pact, handing President ...

December 10, 2019

Multistate voter database suspended in lawsuit settlement

A much-criticized database that checks whether voters are registered in multiple states has been suspended “for the ...

December 10, 2019

Trump pays up: $2M to charities as fine for foundation abuse

President Donald Trump is paying up after conceding that he used his charitable foundation at times as a personal piggy bank.

December 10, 2019

US charges: Mexico ex-security chief took bribes from cartel

Mexico's former top security chief has been indicted in New York City on charges he accepted a fortune in drug-money bribes ...

December 10, 2019

Key dates in the House impeachment inquiry into Trump

APRIL 21, 2019 President Donald Trump speaks with then-President-elect Volodymyr Zelenskiy to congratulate him on his ...

December 10, 2019

U of Phoenix agrees to settle FTC case alleging deceptive ad

The University of Phoenix and its parent company have agreed to pay $50 million in cash and cancel $141 million in student ...

December 10, 2019

Democrats agree to North America trade pact: What's in it?

After months of political wrangling, House Democrats agreed Tuesday to President Donald Trump’s revamped version of a ...