© Reuters. U.S. Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) is flanked by U.S. Senators’ Patrick Leahy (D-VT) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) as he faces reporters following the Senate Democrats weekly policy lunch at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., November 2, 202 By David Morgan and Susan Cornwell WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A leading moderate Democrat raised…
Voting is underway in state and local elections across the U.S., including closely-watched governor’s races in Virginia and New Jersey. CBSN’s Tanya Rivero is joined by CBS News political analyst and opinion columnist for The New York Times, Jamelle Bouie, and former RNC communications director, Doug Heye.
Republican Rep. Larry Bucshon of Indiana, who unequivocally condemned former President Donald Trump for inciting an insurrection the day after it happened, is now the 2nd House Republican to invest in Trump’s new social media venture.That’s according to new financial disclosures filed with the House Clerk and signed by the Indiana Republican on Monday, which…
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen answers questions during the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 23, 2021. Greg Nash/Pool via REUTERS By Andrea Shalal DUBLIN (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said President Joe Biden should pick an “experienced and credible” person as Federal…
Just days before the presidential election, supporters of then-President Donald Trump ambushed a Biden campaign bus on a Texas highway, leaving staffers fearful for their safety and repeatedly calling local law officials for help.But the City of San Marcos “refused to help,” instead privately mocking the Democratic staffers stuck on the bus and calling them…
SAN MARCOS, Texas (AP) — Police officials in a Central Texas city refused to provide an escort for a Joe Biden campaign bus when it was surrounded by supporters of then-President Donald Trump on an interstate, an amended lawsuit filed over the 2020 encounter alleges.The updated lawsuit, filed Friday, included transcribed 911 audio recordings, The…
2/2 © Reuters. Rostin Behnam testifies before a Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee hearing on his nomination to be chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., October 27, 2021. REUTERS/Elizabeth Fra 2/2 By Chris Prentice and Pete Schroeder WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden’s pick to head…
© Reuters. U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks about his Build Back Better agenda and the bipartisan infrastructure deal during a speech from the East Room of the White House in Washington, U.S., October 28, 2021. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst By Alexandra Ulmer (Reuters) – The Biden administration on Friday made a renewed attempt to end a…
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta said Thursday that Africa is at a crossroads, poised on one hand to reap the economic benefits of its youthful population and economic reforms but facing the spread of terrorism and insurgency on the other that are challenging almost all 54 nations on the continent.Ghana’s President Nana…
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Principal deputy press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre holds a media briefing at the White House in Washington, U.S., July 30, 2021. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (Reuters) – White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said on Thursday that the administration will continue working on prescription drug pricing after it did not…