Politics

AOC warns Bloomberg would be ‘a worse Trump’ if elected president

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez warned that electing Mike Bloomberg in November would pave the way for another candidate who could be…

Trump again nominates Congressman Ratcliffe as his intelligence director

FILE PHOTO: Rep. John Ratcliffe (R-TX) questions Intelligence Committee Minority Counsel Stephen Castor and Intelligence Committee Majority Counsel Daniel Goldman…

Roger Stone, under gag order, rebuffed questions on case in ‘testy’ Axios interview: source

The news site Axios is teasing an upcoming interview it conducted with former Trump adviser Roger Stone, but a source…

House panel seeks to interview the four career prosecutors who quit Roger Stone case

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Democrat-controlled U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee on Friday said it is seeking interviews with current…

Former NFL player calls Trump ‘first black president’ at White House event

A former NFL player called President Trump the “first black president,” during a Black History Month roundtable in the White…

U.S. judge mulls holding Russian firm linked to election meddling in contempt

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A federal judge is weighing civil contempt charges against a Russian company accused of funding a Russian…

Joe Biden under probe in Ukraine for alleged link to top prosecutor’s 2016 ouster: report

Investigators in Ukraine have launched a probe into former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden over allegations that he pressured Ukrainian…

On the trail: Democrats slam Trump’s coronavirus response

MCCLELLANVILLE, S.C/WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (Reuters) – Democratic presidential hopefuls spread out across South Carolina on Thursday as the clock ticked down…

Sanders making gains with black voters ahead of South Carolina contest, top state officials say

COLUMBIA, S.C. – South Carolina’s Democratic Party chairman and a conservative U.S. senator here both agree that Sen. Bernie Sanders…

Democratic candidates’ drilling ban would cost U.S. economy $7 trillion: oil group

FILE PHOTO: Democratic 2020 U.S. presidential candidate Senator Elizabeth Warren speaks as Senator Bernie Sanders raises his hands during the…