Politics News

October 21, 2020

Buffett's firm to pay $4.1M fine for subsidiary's Iran sales

Warren Buffett's company has agreed to pay a $4.1 million fine because one of its subsidiaries improperly sold equipment that ...

October 20, 2020

Navy jet crashes in California, but pilot ejects safely

A Navy fighter jet crashed Tuesday in the Mojave Desert, but its pilot safely ejected, the Navy said. The F/A-18E Super ...

October 20, 2020

High court allows 3-day extension for Pennsylvania ballots

The Supreme Court will allow Pennsylvania to count mailed-in ballots received up to three days after the Nov. 3 election, ...

October 20, 2020

Ex-Mexican defense secretary is denied bail on drug charges

A judge denied bail to Mexico's former defense secretary on Tuesday on charges of helping a Mexican cartel smuggle drugs to ...

October 20, 2020

Utah rivals in governor's race unite in call for decency

Rival candidates vying to become Utah's next governor joined together in new ads Tuesday urging people to accept the results ...

October 20, 2020

Wisconsin voters line up to cast early in-person ballots

Voters across Wisconsin lined up Tuesday to cast their ballots on the first day of early in-person voting in the presidential ...

October 20, 2020

Window opens for Virgin Galactic's final round of testing

The window for the final round of testing of Virgin Galactic’s rocket-powered spacecraft opens later this week as the company ...

October 20, 2020

Family of slain Saudi journalist sues Saudi Crown Prince

The family of slain Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi has filed a federal lawsuit accusing Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin ...

October 20, 2020

Tribes make new move to shut down Dakota Access Pipeline

Native American tribes opposed to the Dakota Access Pipeline once again have asked a federal judge to stop the flow of oil ...

October 20, 2020

AP Exclusive: 1,500 arrests in DEA violent crime initiative

More than 1,500 people have been arrested on state and federal criminal charges in the last three months as part of a Drug ...

October 20, 2020

Canada-China spat heats up over ambassador's alleged threat

The diplomatic spat between Canada and China grew more heated on Monday as Beijing denounced press criticism of its ...

October 19, 2020

Florida begins early voting with no major problems reported

Floridians began early voting in much of the state Monday with no serious problems reported as the Trump campaign tries to ...

October 19, 2020

Trump envoy traveled to Syria for talks on missing Americans

A senior White House official made an unusual, secret visit to Syria for high-level talks aimed at securing the release of ...

October 19, 2020

High court to review two cases involving Trump border policy

The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear two cases involving Trump administration policies at the U.S.-Mexico border: one ...

October 19, 2020

John Oliver now has a sewage plant named after him

Comedian John Oliver made a secret trip to Connecticut last week to help cut the ribbon on a sign naming a sewage treatment ...

October 19, 2020

Supreme Court to hear case over border wall funding

The Supreme Court agreed Monday to hear the Trump administration's appeal of a lower court ruling that it improperly diverted ...

October 19, 2020

Australia: Most of 1,100 refugees in US deal have resettled

The United States is expected to have resettled more than 1,100 refugees by early next year under a deal President Donald ...

October 19, 2020

UN arms embargoes on Iran expire despite US objections

A decade-long U.N. arms embargo on Iran that barred it from purchasing foreign weapons like tanks and fighter jets expired ...

October 19, 2020

Black officers break from unions over Trump endorsements

Police unions nationwide have largely supported President Donald Trump’s reelection, amid mass demonstrations over police ...