Politics Jun 17 Republicans divided as Trump reverses some Obama Cuba policy While anti-Castro conservatives hailed Trump's partial roll-back of President Barack Obama's detente, a number of other GOP lawmakers, particularly from farm states, criticized the change as misguided and isolationist.
Nation Jun 14 Senate approves sanctions bill to punish Russia for meddling The Republican-led Senate voted decisively to punish Moscow for interfering in the 2016 election by approving a wide-ranging sanctions package that targets key sectors of Russia's economy and individuals who carried out cyber attacks.
Politics Jun 14 WATCH LIVE: Tillerson to testify in House as Russia sanctions vote nears Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will testify before a House panel as momentum builds on Capitol Hill for a package of new Russia sanctions. Watch live here.
Politics Jun 13 Tillerson says U.S. relationship with Russia is deteriorating Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said the U.S. relationship with Russia is at an all-time low, yet he cautioned against taking steps that might close off promising avenues of communication between the two former Cold War foes.
World May 25 Senate panel backs bill to authorize new sanctions on Iran A Senate panel overwhelmingly backed bipartisan legislation that would authorize President Donald Trump to put new sanctions on Iran while keeping the landmark nuclear deal with Tehran in place.
World May 23 Top official says U.S. hasn’t verified ISIS claim on Manchester attack The United States' top intelligence official says the U.S. has not yet verified that the Islamic State group is responsible for the attack in Manchester, England, but called the deadly incident a reminder of how serious the terror threat remains.
World May 22 Senate confirms Iowa governor as ambassador to China Senators voted 82-13 Monday to approve the nomination of Branstad, who is in his sixth non consecutive term as Iowa's governor.
Politics May 05 Mark Green, Trump’s pick for Army post, drops out amid growing criticism The Republican state senator from Tennessee picked by President Donald Trump to be Army secretary has withdrawn from consideration.
Politics May 05 Senate wary on ‘Obamacare’ repeal, bumpy path ahead Republicans are claiming a triumph by pushing their legislative centerpiece scuttling much of President Barack Obama's health care law through the House. It was a perilous journey, and its Senate pathway will be at least as bumpy with little doubt…
Politics May 04 House approves new sanctions against North Korea Determined to exert greater economic pressure on North Korea, the Republican-led House on Thursday overwhelmingly voted to impose new sanctions on Pyongyang targeting its shipping industry and use of slave labor.