Politics News

September 24, 2020

Executive leaves mine project amid recorded comment fallout

The man helping lead efforts to develop a copper and gold mine near the headwaters of a major salmon fishery in Alaska has ...

September 24, 2020

Anger, tears for protesters seeking justice for Taylor

Angry, confused and shedding tears, demonstrators who spent months calling for justice in the fatal police shooting of ...

September 24, 2020

TikTok asks judge to block Trump's ban as deadline looms

Chinese-owned TikTok asked a judge to block the Trump Administration's attempt to ban its app, suggesting the video-sharing ...

September 23, 2020

Trump, social media, right-wing news stir up antifa scares

The group gathered around the town square, waiting for the arrival of what has become a new American boogeyman: antifa.

September 23, 2020

Lawyers eye neo-Nazi website founder's assets for $14M award

Attorneys for a Montana real estate agent are eyeing the assets of a neo-Nazi website operator to collect a $14 million court ...

September 23, 2020

Lawsuit asks court to force Facebook to ban militia posts

Facebook can't be trusted to enforce its ban on violent rhetoric in the run-up to the November elections, as is evident by ...

September 23, 2020

Trump tightens Cuba sanctions as he woos Cuban-American vote

President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that U.S. travelers won't be allowed to bring home Cuban cigars and rum or stay ...

September 23, 2020

US firm pleads guilty to paying bribes in Brazil, Venezuela

A major U.S. asphalt company agreed to pay $16.6 million in fines while pleading guilty Tuesday to federal charges that it ...

September 23, 2020

'Rock star' appeals judge Allison Rushing in high court mix

Called both a legal “rock star” by Republican senators and an “ideological extremist” by critics, Allison Jones Rushing had ...

September 23, 2020

Trump Homeland Security pick denies intelligence meddling

President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Department of Homeland Security denied allegations Wednesday that he molded ...

September 23, 2020

Pence, Ivanka bring law-and-order tour to city of Floyd

Vice President Mike Pence and Ivanka Trump are bringing President Donald Trump’s law-and-order campaign message to ...

September 23, 2020

Vision 2020: Are the nation's voting systems secure?

Election Question: What steps have been taken to protect the nation’s election systems from potential interference by foreign ...

September 23, 2020

Cindy McCain rebukes fellow Republican Trump to back Biden

Cindy McCain has endorsed Democrat Joe Biden for president in a rebuke of President Donald Trump by the widow of the ...

September 23, 2020

Not so hush-hush search: Trump airs thinking on court seat

Barack Obama spent hours reading legal briefs as he mulled candidates for the Supreme Court. Bill Clinton savored building ...

September 23, 2020

Pence's jet returns to airport after hitting bird on takeoff

Vice President Mike Pence's airplane struck a bird Tuesday on takeoff in New Hampshire, causing the pilot to return to the ...

September 23, 2020

Some Dems, not yet Biden, talk of expanding Supreme Court

The prospect that President Donald Trump and Senate Republicans will fill Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's Supreme Court seat ...

September 23, 2020

Attorney: Black man shot by LA deputies wasn't holding a gun

A Black man shot and killed by Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies wasn't holding a gun when they opened fire, attorneys ...

September 23, 2020

Congress seeks to block goods from China over forced labor

A bipartisan bill aimed at keeping goods out of the U.S. that are made with the forced labor of detained ethnic minorities ...

September 23, 2020

Facebook: Fake pages from China tried to disrupt US politics

Facebook says it has removed a small network of fake accounts and pages that originated in China and focused on disrupting ...