Politics Aug 14 House panel subpoenas owner of 8chan, message board tied to mass killings Homeland Security Committee Chairman Bennie Thompson and the panel's top Republican announced the subpoena Wednesday, saying that "at least three acts of deadly white supremacist extremist violence have been linked to 8chan in the last six months."…
Nation Aug 14 Texas governor forms new anti-terrorism unit after El Paso attack Gov. Greg Abbott says Texas is adding manpower to gang investigations surrounding white nationalist groups in the wake of the El Paso shooting that left 22 people dead.
Politics Aug 14 Democrats want answers from Barr on federal executions decision Democrats on the House Oversight and Reform Committee are asking Attorney General William Barr in a letter about the decision to resume executing federal death-row inmates for the first time since 2003.
World Aug 14 Eco-activist Greta Thunberg sets sail for New York The 16-year-old activist is hitching a ride on the high-tech yacht to attend the U.N. climate summits next month in New York.
Economy Aug 14 Treasury yields invert, stoking fears of possible recession Yields on 2-year and 10-year Treasury notes inverted early Wednesday, a market phenomenon that shows investors want more in return for short-term government bonds than they are for long-term bonds.
World Aug 13 Guatemala president-elect says U.S. immigration agreement is not sustainable Alejandro Giammattei has been saying that Guatemala isn't in a position to receive the asylum seekers.
World Aug 12 Bolton says U.S. ready to negotiate post-Brexit trade pact National Security Adviser John Bolton told reporters after meeting with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson in London that a piecemeal approach to trade negotiations was "not unprecedented" and talks between the U.S. and the U.K. could start with areas where…
Nation Aug 12 Justice Department challenges immigration judges' union The Department of Justice is challenging the right of the country's 440 immigration judges to be represented by a labor union in a move the judges said was aimed at silencing their criticism.
Politics Aug 11 Pelosi: Immigration reform is Congress' moral responsibility House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says she sees comprehensive immigration reform not only as Congress' official work but also as its moral responsibility as she finishes up a tour of Central America.
Politics Aug 11 Border official: Timing of immigration raids 'unfortunate' Trump administration officials are defending last week’s mass immigration raids in Mississippi, including emotional footage of a girl pleading with authorities to let her father go.