Booker To Testify Against Fellow Senator Sessions In Unprecedented Move
Democratic Sen. Cory Booker is set to testify against Republican Sen. Jeff Sessions Wednesday in an unprecedented move during his ...
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UK In ‘front Seat’ For US Trade Deal, Top Republican Says
Britain will be in the "front seat" to negotiate a new trade deal with the incoming Trump administration, a top ...
Heed The Lesson Jimmy Carter Never Learned
I recently observed how the 2016 race reflects American conditions in the late 1970s — also stagnant — and how ...
New Congress Prepares To Undo Obamacare, Weigh Trump Personnel Picks
A new, Republican-controlled U. S. Congress convenes on Tuesday eager to repeal major portions of President Barack Obama's healthcare law ...
Clinton Didn’t Know Why She Was Running For President
Hillary Clinton felt compelled to run for president despite lacking a clear campaign vision, Vice President Joe Biden argued in ...
Clashes As Senate Approves 20-Year Austerity Plan
The Brazilian Senate has approved a controversial amendment to the constitution capping public spending for the next 20 years. The ...
Mr. Trump, Heed The Lesson Jimmy Carter Never Learned
In my previous column I observed here how the 2016 race reflects American conditions in the late 1970s — also ...
Republican Wins Senate Runoff In Louisiana,
Republican John Neely Kennedy, a candidate for the U. S. Senate, won a runoff election in Louisiana on Saturday against ...
Trailblazing US Astronaut Was 95
The ex-Marine and US Senator had been in hospital in Columbus, Ohio, for more than a week and died surrounded ...
Trump Vows To Back Away From Business To Focus On White House
Trump vows to back away from business to focus on White House U. S. President-elect Donald Trump vowed on Wednesday ...
Trump National Security Adviser Mike Flynn Calls Islam ‘a Cancer’
The man whom President-elect Donald Trump picked as his national security adviser has said he doesn’t believe that all cultures ...
ICC Signals Charges Against US Armed Forces
The US may have committed war crimes of torture, cruel treatment and rape, when it interrogate dozens of people in ...
Down-Ballot Candidates Make History
The highest -- and toughest -- glass ceiling remains unshattered. This year's presidential election ultimately was not kind to Hillary ...
Trump Triumphs Over Clinton In Stunning White House Upset
Republican Donald Trump stunned the world by defeating heavily favored Hillary Clinton in Tuesday's presidential election, ending eight years of ...
Double Amputee Veteran Tammy Duckworth Wins U.S. Senate Seat
Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth, a U. S. Army veteran who lost both her legs in the Iraq war, unseated U.S. Senator ...
At Last, Americans Choose Between Clinton and Trump
Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump face voters on Tuesday as millions of Americans turn out on Election Day ...
Nigeria’s Parliament Reject President Buhari’s $30bn Loan Request
The Senate, yesterday, unanimously, threw out President Muhammadu Buhari’s request for external loan of $29.96 billion to execute key infrastructural ...
Clinton Camp Blasts FBI ‘double Standards’
The Clinton campaign has blasted FBI Director James Comey for "blatant double standards" over the new inquiry into Hillary Clinton's ...
FBI Chief May Have Broken Law, Says Top Democrat
The Democratic leader in the US Senate says the head of the FBI may have broken the law by revealing ...
FBI Obtains Warrant To Examine Clinton Emails
Federal investigators have secured a warrant to examine newly discovered emails related to Hillary Clinton's private server, a source familiar ...