Politics News

August 08, 2020

2 ex-Green Berets sentenced to 20 years for Venezuela attack

A Venezuelan court sentenced two former U.S. special forces soldiers to 20 years in prison for their part in a failed beach ...

August 08, 2020

Remains recovered after California Marine tank sinks

Authorities on Friday recovered the bodies of nine people killed when a Marine landing craft sank in hundreds of feet of ...

August 08, 2020

AP sources: Whitmer met with Biden as he nears VP decision

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer traveled to Delaware last weekend to meet with Joe Biden, the presumptive Democratic presidential ...

August 08, 2020

US sanctions pro-China leader of Hong Kong, other officials

The U.S. on Friday imposed sanctions on Hong Kong officials, including the pro-China leader of the government, accusing them ...

August 08, 2020

Joe Arpaio loses sheriff’s race in 2nd failed comeback bid

Joe Arpaio on Friday was narrowly defeated in his bid to win back the sheriff’s post in metro Phoenix that he held for 24 ...

August 08, 2020

Prosecutors investigating police who handcuffed Black girls

Prosecutors are investigating whether suburban Denver police officers should face criminal charges for putting four Black ...

August 08, 2020

Fort Hood commander's transfer on hold amid investigations

Army leaders have delayed the planned transfer of the Fort Hood commander, as a team of independent investigators heads to ...

August 08, 2020

4 poultry plant execs indicted after 2019 immigration raid

Four executives from two Mississippi poultry processing plants have been indicted on federal charges tied to one of the ...

August 08, 2020

States ask that Trump's district drawing order be stopped

A coalition of states, cities and civil rights groups on Friday asked a federal judge to declare as unconstitutional ...

August 08, 2020

Herman Cain is mourned, celebrated at his funeral in Atlanta

Herman Cain, the former Republican presidential candidate, businessman and close ally of President Donald Trump, was guided ...

August 07, 2020

Court lifts block on 4 Arkansas abortion restrictions

A federal appeals court on Friday lifted a judge's ruling that has blocked four Arkansas abortion restrictions from taking ...

August 07, 2020

Trump moves against Chinese owners of TikTok and WeChat apps

President Trump is broadly prohibiting unspecified ‘transactions’ with Chinese owners of TikTok and WeChat via executive ...

August 07, 2020

Appeals court sides with teen who spoke out against assault

A federal appeals court has ruled that a lower court was justified in blocking the suspension of a Maine high school student ...

August 07, 2020

Judge rejects pharmacy chains' bid to toss opioid suits

Lawsuits filed by two Ohio counties against retail pharmacy chains claiming their opioid dispensing practices flooded ...

August 07, 2020

US: Border tunnel appears to be 'most sophisticated'

An incomplete tunnel found stretching from Mexico to Arizona appears to be “the most sophisticated tunnel in U.S.

August 07, 2020

Federal suit filed against Saudi crown prince by ex-official

A former top Saudi counterterrorism official has filed a federal lawsuit in the United States against Saudi Crown Prince ...

August 07, 2020

Scowcroft, national security adviser to 2 presidents, dies

A lifetime before he served two presidents as national security adviser, Brent Scowcroft was just 12 when he decided to ...

August 07, 2020

Ford, Bush presidential adviser Brent Scowcroft dies at 95

Brent Scowcroft, who played a prominent role in American foreign policy as national security adviser to Presidents Gerald ...

August 07, 2020

Traditional Afghan council meets on release of 400 Taliban

A traditional council met Friday in Kabul to decide whether to release a final 400 Taliban prisoners, the last hurdle to ...

August 07, 2020

Trump bans dealings with Chinese owners of TikTok, WeChat

President Donald Trump has ordered a sweeping but vague ban on dealings with the Chinese owners of popular social media apps ...