NATO

Kamala Harris, one of Biden's early presidential rivals, seen here in Detroit on July 31, 2019, is the former California attorney-general and the daughter of Indian and Jamaican immigrants. Lucas Jackson/Reuters Joe Biden announced California Senator Kamala Harris as his running mate Tuesday in a historic nomination that puts the…

Courtney Subramanian USA TODAYPublished 7:39 PM EDT Aug 11, 2020WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump on Tuesday attacked Sen. Kamala Harris over her questioning of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh during his confirmation hearings in his first public remarks since she was named Joe Biden's running mate. Harris, a former prosecutor, grilled the judge…

Republican Sen. Ron Johnson says he has subpoenaed the FBI to produce documents to his committee related to the Trump-Russia investigationBy ERIC TUCKER Associated PressAugust 10, 2020, 7:22 PM4 min readWASHINGTON -- Republican Sen. Ron Johnson said Monday that he has subpoenaed the FBI to produce documents to his committee…

Florida Republican senator Marco Rubio is among those targeted. Photo: AFPMove follows Washington’s decision to target Hong Kong and mainland officials over city’s national security law Beijing says the sanctions will take place immediately but has not provided details of how they will work Topic |   US-China decouplingPublished: 5:50pm, 10 Aug,…

Home News Tech An artist rendering of the DragRacer experimental mission, which includes two satellites to test space debris deorbit technologies with and without a space tether.  (Image credit: Millennium Space Systems)An experimental mission to test tether-based orbital debris cleanup method with "Terminator Tape" is slated to launch this fall…

Three people were found guilty of trying to transfer R500 million from the Royal Bafokeng Trust Fund into another account.They pretended to be signatories for the trust - but a bank worker became suspicious and raised the alarm. Their bail privileges were withdrawn, pending their sentencing. Three people were found guilty of…

The top Democrat on a Senate committee overseeing the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) has launched a probe into service cuts after Trump donor Louis DeJoy took over the agency as postmaster general. Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich., the ranking member of the Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee, opened an investigation…

PHOENIX (AP) — Republican Rep. Nancy Barto declared victory Thursday evening in her primary campaign against GOP state Sen. Heather Carter for a north Phoenix state Senate seat as new tallies show her lead increasing to more than 1,400 votes.Carter conceded in a statement and said the race had “been…

A Green Party senator texted colleagues after the leadership election, saying: "fuck her" about deputy leader Catherine Martin and accused the returning officer of being a "Sinn Féin front".Róisín Garvey, a senator from Clare, was supportive of Eamon Ryan's leadership campaign and was included in a Whatsapp messaging group with…

A group of 16 Republican senators has endorsed giving more money to airlines to avoid layoffs right before the November election, giving a boost to a lobbying effort by airlines and their unions.The GOP senators did not specify an amount, but a proposal by several airline unions would give the…