Actor Hill Harper announces US Senate bid in Michigan
Actor Hill Harper announced on Monday his plans to run for US Senate in Michigan to fill retiring Democratic Sen. Debbie Stabenow's seat.
2023-07-11 00:50
Republican block means major branch of US military lacks a confirmed leader for first time in over a century
A major branch of the US military does not have a Senate confirmed leader for the first time in more than a century, as a result of a Republican senator refusing to lift his block on military nominations.
2023-07-10 23:27
Steve Bannon ordered to pay nearly $500,000 in legal fees to firm that represented him in subpoena fight
A New York judge has ordered Steve Bannon to pay his former attorneys nearly $500,000 in unpaid legal fees for work on various legal matters, including his fight against a subpoena by the congressional committee investigating the January 6, 2021, US Capitol attack.
2023-07-10 23:24
Democratic state senator launches challenge to Sen. Ted Cruz in Texas
Texas state Sen. Roland Gutierrez entered the state's US Senate race on Monday, becoming the second high-profile Democrat vying to take on Republican Sen. Ted Cruz next fall.
2023-07-10 20:45
Republicans get top recruit in Nevada to take on Democratic Sen. Jacky Rosen
Sam Brown, a retired Army captain who was severely burned by the explosion of a roadside bomb in Afghanistan, announced his plans to enter Nevada's Republican primary Monday to take on Democratic Sen. Jacky Rosen next fall.
2023-07-10 18:24
Biden and Sunak sit down at 10 Downing Street as US president starts high-stakes European trip
President Joe Biden on Monday kicked off the first full day of his trip abroad with a London visit aimed at bolstering the US-UK "special relationship" -- including his first meeting with King Charles III since the monarch's coronation -- on the eve of a high-stakes summit with NATO leaders.
2023-07-10 17:47
US airstrikes kill 10 al-Shabaab members in Somalia
The Defense Department said 10 al-Shabaab members were killed by airstrikes conducted by US Africa Command in Somalia in the overnight hours of Saturday.
2023-07-10 01:54
Why Trump's Republican rivals should focus on New Hampshire, not Iowa
Donald Trump continues to be the clear favorite to win the 2024 Republican presidential nomination.
2023-07-10 00:45
A top House Republican backs Biden's decision to send cluster munitions to Ukraine, while a prominent Democrat disagrees
A top House Republican said Sunday he agreed with the Biden administration's contentious decision to supply cluster munitions to Ukraine as part of a new military aid package, while a prominent progressive Democrat said the US risks "losing our moral leadership" over the move.
2023-07-09 23:27
CNN Exclusive: Biden says war with Russia must end before NATO can consider membership for Ukraine
President Joe Biden told CNN in an exclusive interview that Ukraine is not yet ready for NATO membership, saying that Russia's war in Ukraine needs to end before the alliance can consider adding Kyiv to its ranks.
2023-07-09 22:27
US says drones harassed by Russian aircraft killed ISIS leader in Syria
The US military killed an ISIS leader on Friday in a drone strike in eastern Syria, the US Central Command announced Sunday.
2023-07-09 21:50
Grace Napolitano, longtime California congresswoman, announces her retirement
Longtime California Rep. Grace Napolitano announced Saturday that she is retiring from Congress at the end of her current term.
2023-07-09 05:55