Politics News

November 18, 2019

Teacher union to sue Quebec on religious symbols ban

A union federation representing 45,000 teachers in Quebec is suing the Canadian province over its ban on the wearing of ...

November 18, 2019

US cancels civil nuclear cooperation waiver for Iran

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Monday he is canceling one of four sanctions waivers that had allowed foreign companies ...

November 18, 2019

AP Exclusive: US officials knew of Ukraine’s Trump anxiety

U.S. State Department officials were informed that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy was feeling pressure from the ...

November 18, 2019

Native American shield returned to New Mexico from France

A ceremonial Native American shield has been welcomed back to New Mexico by tribal leaders, in the culmination of a yearslong ...

November 18, 2019

Pennsylvania agrees to upgrade inmates’ death row conditions

Pennsylvania’s prison agency agreed to improve death row conditions under a settlement announced Monday of a federal lawsuit ...

November 18, 2019

Trump summons Powell to discuss rates amid WH attacks on Fed

President Donald Trump summoned Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell to the White House on Monday to discuss the economy ...

November 18, 2019

Iran downplays, demonizes protests amid internet shutdown

Iranian officials on Monday alternatively downplayed and demonized ongoing protests across the country that have killed at ...

November 18, 2019

Anti-government protests cripple major Iraqi port, oil field

Anti-government demonstrations in southern Iraq blocked roads leading to the country’s main port and an oil field on Monday, ...

November 18, 2019

Buttigieg touts military service, wary of overstating role

Pete Buttigieg strides past an oversized photograph of himself dressed in fatigues, the Afghan horizon behind him, as he ...

November 18, 2019

Time and again, envoy’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 18, 2019

Companies can get govt loans if revenue falls after disaster

Months after a storm, fire, drought or other disaster has struck, small businesses that have lost revenue due to the ...

November 18, 2019

Bloomberg wins key SC endorsement ahead of possible 2020 bid

Before he’s officially a presidential candidate, former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg is picking up a key endorsement in ...

November 18, 2019

What’s next: Impeachment hearings enter crucial stretch

The House impeachment hearings are entering a crucial second week as Democrats are set to hear from eight additional ...

November 18, 2019

Stocks subdued after US record highs, eyes on trade talks

Global markets were subdued Monday as investors look for developments in the U.S.-China trade war and the outlook for stocks ...

November 18, 2019

US draws fewer new foreign students for 3rd straight year

The number of foreign students coming to U.S. colleges and universities continued to fall last year, according to a new ...

November 18, 2019

2020 hopeful Harris focuses on black women in South Carolina

Kamala Harris is framing an upcoming campaign swing through early voting South Carolina around the voting demographic most ...

November 18, 2019

North Korea says it won’t give Trump a summit for free

North Korea on Monday responded to a tweet by U.S. President Donald Trump that hinted at another summit with North Korean ...

November 18, 2019

2020 Watch: Big tests loom for late entries and top tier

Presidential politics move fast. What we're watching heading into a new week on the 2020 campaign: Days to Iowa caucuses: 77 ...