US expatriate arrested after allegedly threatening US senators and Marines
An American living abroad was arrested last week on a charge of threatening US senators and political groups over the number of unsolicited political emails he was receiving, the Justice Department announced Tuesday.
2023-05-31 06:55
Russia puts U.S. Senator Graham on wanted list - Russian media
MOSCOW Russia's interior ministry has put U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham on a wanted list, Russian media reported on
2023-05-29 17:58
Dismissing Russian criticism, U.S. Senator Graham praises Ukrainian resistance
(Reuters) -U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham disputed Russian criticism of his support for Ukraine on Sunday, saying he had simply praised
2023-05-29 04:56
South Africa period poverty: 'I don't want anyone else to use rags for sanitary pads'
South African Tamara Magwashu grew up unable to afford pads or tampons - now she is changing that for others.
2023-05-28 08:19
Doug Mastriano says he's not running for US Senate in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania state Sen. Doug Mastriano, a fervent election denier who lost last year's gubernatorial race, said he's not running for US Senate on Thursday night, a relief for some Republicans who had feared the controversial conservative would complicate their hopes of flipping a Democratic-held seat.
2023-05-26 08:46
South Carolina Senate passes 6-week abortion ban
A controversial six-week abortion ban bill is headed to South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster's desk to be signed into law after the measure cleared the state Senate Tuesday.
2023-05-24 07:16
First on CNN: Democratic lawmakers ask Biden to raise issue of jailed Navy officer with Japanese PM
A pair of Democratic lawmakers from California have asked President Joe Biden to once again raise the case of a US Navy officer jailed in Japan with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida while at the Group of Seven summit in Hiroshima.
2023-05-21 00:49
Minnesota on track to legalize recreational marijuana after legislature advances bill to governor
A bill that would legalize recreational marijuana in Minnesota is on its way to Democratic Gov. Tim Walz for his signature after the state Senate gave the legislation its final stamp of approval following weeks of debate.
2023-05-20 23:55
Group of Senate Democrats to Biden: Use 14th Amendment to avoid debt default
WASHINGTON A group of U.S. Senate Democrats including Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren urged President Joe Biden in
2023-05-19 00:50
Senate passes resolution to overturn Biden administration rule that does not penalize immigrants for receiving government benefits
The Senate passed a resolution Wednesday to stop a Biden administration immigration rule that eliminates potential hurdles for immigrants using some public benefits and trying to obtain legal status, known as "public charge."
2023-05-18 06:52
Feinstein's return prompts renewed scrutiny over her fitness for office
Just a week after her return to the United States Senate after a roughly three month absence, questions continue to swirl around Sen. Dianne Feinstein and her mental capacity to serve in the world's greatest deliberative body.
2023-05-18 05:18
Senate GOP Covid origins probe finds circumstantial evidence but no 'smoking gun' to support lab leak theory
A Republican-led investigation into the origins of Covid-19 has unearthed additional, though circumstantial, evidence supporting the theory that the virus likely escaped from a lab in Wuhan, China, but it did not find any "smoking gun" evidence to prove the theory, according to a new report released on Wednesday.
2023-05-17 17:18