Politics News

November 20, 2019

Freeland named deputy prime minister in Trudeau new cabinet

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced his new cabinet Wednesday and Chrystia Freeland is moving from foreign ...

November 20, 2019

AP-NORC/USAFacts Poll: Facts missing from American democracy

At a time when many Americans say they're struggling to distinguish between fact and fiction, the country is broadly ...

November 20, 2019

Pence aide denies discussion of link in Ukraine aid holdup

A top aide to Vice President Mike Pence said Wednesday that a conversation described by U.S. European Union Ambassador Gordon ...

November 20, 2019

Trump directed Ukraine quid pro quo, key witness says

Ambassador Gordon Sondland told House impeachment investigators Wednesday that he worked with Rudy Giuliani on Ukraine at the ...

November 20, 2019

Buttigieg looks to prove his staying power in Atlanta debate

Pete Buttigieg’s dramatic rise in the Democratic race makes him a prime target at Wednesday’s debate as the candidates ...

November 20, 2019

Feds release data on wages, debt for specific college majors

The U.S. Education Department has released information for the first time that allows students to compare earnings and debt ...

November 20, 2019

US envoy says time running short for North Korea deal

The U.S. official in charge of talks with North Korea said Wednesday that time is running short to achieve a deal, but not ...

November 20, 2019

Iran blames deadly unrest on outsiders, including US

As a cold rain fell on a suburb of Iran’s capital on Wednesday, women swallowed by black chadors and men in green ...

November 20, 2019

Escaping impeachment, Trump to showcase Apple plant in Texas

President Donald Trump is getting out of Washington during the House impeachment probe. He’s headed to Texas to tour an ...

November 20, 2019

Colombia ambassador criticizes State Department in recording

Colombia’s ambassador in Washington is taking heat after a recording surfaced in which he criticizes the U.S.

November 20, 2019

A glance at NATO’s aims for Dec. summit, as tensions simmer

NATO foreign ministers met in Brussels Wednesday to make final preparations for an imminent summit of the military alliance’s ...

November 20, 2019

State Department approves $1b weapons sale to India

The State Department says it has approved the sale of naval guns and related equipment to India in a deal worth more than $1 ...

November 20, 2019

Putin says US ‘political dramas’ diverting focus from Russia

Russian President Vladimir Putin says he’s pleased that the “political battles” in Washington have put on the back-burner ...

November 20, 2019

World shares retreat on jitters over US bill on Hong Kong

Global shares declined Wednesday after the U.S. Senate passed a resolution supporting human rights in Hong Kong following ...

November 20, 2019

Esper accuses China of intimidating smaller Asian nations

U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper on Wednesday accused China of using coercion and intimidation against smaller Asian nations ...

November 20, 2019

Time and again, Sondland’s Ukraine tale differs from others

The witnesses who have testified publicly and privately in the House impeachment inquiry so far have generally told a ...

November 20, 2019

Senate passes bill to support human rights in Hong Kong

The Senate on Tuesday easily approved a bill to support human rights in Hong Kong following months of often-violent unrest ...

November 20, 2019

PG&E boss says it wasn’t fully ready for California outages

The head of Pacific Gas & Electric Corp. told angry California lawmakers Monday that the nation’s largest electric utility ...

November 20, 2019

Ruling backs asylum seekers at border prior to policy shift

A federal judge ruled Tuesday that a partial ban on asylum does not apply to anyone who appeared at an official U.S.