Trump signs ‘FOSTA’ bill targeting online sex trafficking, enables states and victims to pursue websites President Trump signed a bill Wednesday that gives federal and state prosecutors greater power to pursue websites that host sex-trafficking ads and enables victims and state attorneys general to file lawsuits against those sites. Addressing […]
California governor, a frequent Trump critic, agrees to limited National Guard role at Mexico border California Gov. Jerry Brown (D), the only border state governor who had not yet committed troops to President Trump’s National Guard deployment, said Wednesday that he will accept federal funding for 400 personnel — though […]
Accused Parkland killer wants to give inheritance to victims: Attorney The alleged gunman in the Valentine’s Day massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida wants to give any inheritance due him from his late mother’s estate to the victims’ families or an organization that will help the community […]
DOJ gives Nunes access to document that launched FBI’s Russia probe House Intelligence Chairman Devin Nunes’ dispute with Depuity Attorney General Rod Rosenstein and FBI Director Christopher Wray appeared to de-escalate Wednesday after Nunes was given access to the document that kicked off the FBI’s investigation into the Trump campaign […]
Sex Claims Against Missouri Governor Vividly Detailed in Report He blindfolded and bound a woman to exercise equipment, spanked her, and tried to kiss her without her consent. Those are among the scandalous allegations against Gov. Eric Greitens of Missouri that were released in a legislative report on Wednesday that […]
Paul Ryan’s GOP swept away by a Trumpian revolution he could neither contain nor control As he announced his exit from public life, House Speaker Paul D. Ryan tried hard to show appreciation for the man who took the Republican Party from his grasp and transformed it into something else. […]
China’s Xi renews vow to open economy, cut tariffs as U.S. trade row deepens Chinese President Xi Jinping promised on Tuesday to open the country’s economy further and lower import tariffs on products like cars, in a speech seen as an attempt to defuse an escalating trade dispute with the […]
Brent hits highest since 2014 after Trump warns missiles ‘will be coming’ Some major airlines were re-routing flights on Wednesday after Europe’s air traffic control agency warned aircraft flying in the eastern Mediterranean to exercise caution due to possible air strikes on Syria. Trump has criticized Moscow for standing by […]
Second day of U.S. congressional hearings awaits Facebook CEO Zuckerberg The internet magnate is scheduled to testify at 10 a.m. EDT (1400 GMT) before the U.S. House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Committee, a day after he appeared for nearly five hours before a U.S. Senate hearing. Zuckerberg, wearing a […]
Zuckerberg resists effort by U.S. senators to commit him to regulation Facebook Inc Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg on Tuesday navigated through the first of two U.S. congressional hearings without making any further promises to support new legislation or change how the social network does business. During nearly five hours of […]
