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U.S. senators want stiff sanctions to deter Russia election meddling
U.S. Republican and Democratic senators introduced legislation on Wednesday seeking to deter Russia from meddling in U.S. elections by threatening stiff sanctions on its banking, energy and defense industries and sovereign debt. The Deter Act is the latest effort by U.S. lawmakers to increase pressure ...
Ex-prosecutor Sen. Kamala Harris announces U.S. presidential run as Democrat field widens
Sen. Kamala Harris announced Monday that she is seeking to become the first African-American woman to hold the office of U.S. president, joining an already-crowded field of Democrats lining up to take on Donald Trump. "The future of our country depends on you and millions ...
U.S. Democrats hit Andrew Wheeler's environmental rollbacks at EPA during hearing
Acting Environmental Protection Agency chief Andrew Wheeler described himself as a champion of deregulation and the environment at his confirmation hearing Wednesday, even as a leading Democrat called him "just as extreme" as predecessor Scott Pruitt. The Republican-controlled Senate Environment and Public Works Committee was ...
Defying Trump, U.S. Senate advances measure critical of easing Russia sanctions
The U.S. Senate voted on Tuesday to move ahead with a resolution disapproving of a Trump administration plan to ease sanctions on Russian companies tied to Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska, clearing the way for debate and a vote on the plan. The vote marked a ...
Senate Judiciary Committee senators renew attempt to protect special counsel Robert Mueller
Republicans and Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee are renewing their attempt to protect special counsel Robert Mueller's job, sending a signal to President Donald Trump as he keeps up his criticism of Mueller's Russia investigation. The legislation, sponsored by incoming Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman ...
Trump tweets return fire after incoming GOP Sen. Mitt Romney blasts his character
U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday cautioned fellow Republican Mitt Romney to be a "team player" after the former presidential candidate and incoming U.S. senator sharply criticized the president's actions and questioned his character. In a Washington Post essay published late on Tuesday, Romney suggested ...
GOP senator more upbeat on Syria troop pullout after Trump assures him Islamic State will fall first
A senior Republican U.S. senator said he emerged from a White House meeting with President Donald Trump on Sunday reassured that Trump is committed to defeating Islamic State even as he plans to withdraw American troops from Syria. Sen. Lindsey Graham had warned that removing ...
Senate to vote on funding bill, easing U.S. shutdown threat after Trump backs off on wall demands
The Senate is preparing to vote Wednesday on a short-term measure to fund the government through Feb. 8, a move that eases the risk of a shutdown and comes only after President Donald Trump backed off his demand for border wall funds. Senate Majority Leader ...
Russia social media interference efforts ongoing and Instagram looms as key conduit: U.S. report
A report compiled by private researchers and expected to be released Monday by the Senate intelligence committee says that "active and ongoing" Russian interference operations still exist on social media platforms, and that the Russian operation discovered after the 2016 presidential election was much ...
Yemen's warring parties agree to Hodeida cease-fire at U.N. talks
Yemen's warring parties on Thursday agreed to a cease-fire on a vital port in a series of breakthroughs in U.N.-brokered peace talks that could mark a major turning point after four years of devastating conflict. If implemented, the deal on the Hodeida port, a key ...
Defying Trump, U.S. Senate votes to end military support for Saudi-led Yemen war
The U.S. Senate sent a fresh warning to President Donald Trump and Saudi Arabia Thursday by approving a resolution to end U.S. military support for Riyadh's war in Yemen. The largely symbolic resolution cannot be debated in the House of Representatives before January, and would ...
James Comey: FBI probe of Russia initially looked at four Trump-linked Americans
The FBI's counterintelligence investigation into potential ties between the Trump campaign and Russia initially focused on four Americans and whether they were connected to Russian efforts to interfere in the 2016 presidential election, former FBI Director James Comey told lawmakers during hours of closed-door ...
