(Reuters) – Conservative U.S. Representative Steve King wondered aloud on Wednesday whether the human race would still exist without rape and incest, as he explained his anti-abortion position to an audience in his home state of Iowa, local media reported. FILE PHOTO: Republican Rep. Steve King (R-IA) speaks during a town hall in Primghar, Iowa,
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A prominent U.S. senator warned China on Tuesday Hong Kong could lose its special U.S. trade status if Beijing intervenes directly to crack down on increasingly violent pro-democracy protests in the city. FILE PHOTO: U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD) speaks with reporters ahead of the weekly policy luncheons on Capitol Hill in
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Democrats sought to gain the upper hand in the gun debate with President Donald Trump and Senate Republicans on Tuesday, demanding quick action on background checks and suggesting that money for Trump’s border wall be used to fight domestic terrorism. FILE PHOTO: A member of the U.S. Congress wears a “Background
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Donald Trump Jr, the eldest son of the U.S. president, said he was upbeat about two planned Trump-branded projects in Indonesia and dismissed any risk of conflict of interest over involvement in the luxury resorts in Southeast Asia’s biggest economy. Executive Vice President of The Trump Organization, Donald J. Trump Jr. talks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Members of the Democratic-led U.S. House Judiciary Committee could end their August recess a week early to move forward on legislation to curb gun violence after shootings in Texas and Ohio that left 31 people dead, aides said on Monday. The Democratic aides, who spoke on condition of anonymity because no final
DES MOINES, Iowa (Reuters) – It was on the third day of a five-day bus tour across Iowa last week that 2020 White House contender Kamala Harris finally seemed to hit her stride. 2020 Democratic U.S. presidential candidate and U.S. Senator Kamala Harris (D-CA) speaks at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines, Iowa, U.S.,
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democratic presidential contenders Beto O’Rourke and Cory Booker slammed U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday for promoting unfounded conspiracy theories about the apparent suicide of disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein in his New York jail cell. Democratic presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke crosses the Paso del Norte International border bridge to attend the funeral
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Universal Pictures on Saturday canceled the release of “The Hunt,” a satirical thriller about a group of Americans who are captured to be hunted and killed for sport, following apparent criticism by President Donald Trump and a recent series of mass shootings. The Comcast Corp division had held back on marketing
DES MOINES, Iowa (Reuters) – Marianne Williamson came to the Iowa State Fair on Friday with a simple request: Take me seriously. Democratic 2020 U.S. presidential candidate and author Marianne Williamson walks through the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines, Iowa, U.S., August 9, 2019. REUTERS/Brian Snyder The self-help guru and bestselling author appeared on
CLEAR LAKE, Iowa (Reuters) – A cavalcade of Democratic presidential hopefuls on Friday tried to turn a few precious minutes before Iowa voters into the momentum needed to catapult their campaigns in the pivotal state. A rite of passage for Democratic presidential candidates, the annual “Wing Ding Dinner” featured five-minute speeches from almost two dozen
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican and Democratic foreign policy leaders in the U.S. Congress came out on Friday against a Trump administration review of foreign aid that critics fear could lead to sharp cuts in funds for global health, peacekeeping and other programs. FILE PHOTO: U.S. Representative Eliot Engel (D-NY) speaks during the introduction of the
DES MOINES, Iowa (Reuters) – Former Vice President Joe Biden said he was not taking his front-runner status for granted as he returned to Iowa on Thursday, ahead of a wave of rival Democratic presidential contenders who will in coming days visit the state that starts the party’s nominating contest. Democratic 2020 U.S. presidential candidate
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Former top FBI official Andrew McCabe, who was dismissed from the agency following a tumultuous relationship with President Donald Trump, filed a lawsuit on Thursday alleging the termination violated his constitutional rights to free speech and due process. FILE PHOTO: FBI Acting Director Andrew McCabe speaks during a news conference announcing the
EL PASO, Texas (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump met victims and first responders from last weekend’s deadly shootings in Texas and Ohio on Wednesday, and chanting protesters accused him of inflaming tensions with anti-immigrant and racially charged rhetoric. In El Paso, on the border with Mexico, Trump visited the University Medical Center where wounded
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Democratic-led U.S. House Judiciary Committee asked a federal court on Wednesday to compel former White House Counsel Don McGahn to testify about President Donald Trump’s alleged efforts to impede the federal probe into Russian meddling in the 2016 election. FILE PHOTO: White House Counsel Don McGahn listens to Supreme Court nominee
FILE PHOTO – Attendees walk past a Facebook Messenger logo during Facebook Inc’s annual F8 developers conference in San Jose, California, U.S. May 1, 2018. REUTERS/Stephen Lam (Reuters) – Democratic U.S. senators Edward Markey and Richard Blumenthal have written to Facebook Inc (FB.O) questioning whether there was a “worrying pattern” of poor privacy protection for