Politics

Former President Obama is on the campaign trail rallying for Democrat Terry McAuliffe in the Virginia gubernatorial election. Polls show McAuliffe and Republican Glenn Youngkin are neck and neck.

New hardline government's refusal to communicate or allow access to key site is worrisome, Grossi says.

Defying government warnings and recent crackdowns, the artist and opposition leader Yunior García insists "Nov. 15 has to happen," saying people "are losing their fear."

Democrats say the House will aim to vote on the bipartisan infrastructure bill and Biden’s larger social policy package next week.

Prosecutors had accused Parnas and an associate, Andrey Kukushkin, of illegally funneling foreign cash into the 2018 midterm elections.

Universal pre-K and money for elder care are likely to be included in the bill, while free community college and expanded Medicare coverage are likely out.

President Joe Biden will also meet with French President Emmanuel Macron in Rome later this month during the Group of 20 forum.

The meeting with Pelosi and Schumer comes as Democrats move closer to finalizing a social safety net spending package.

Powell died Monday of complications from Covid-19.

On Thursday, the U.S. Senate confirmed the civil rights attorney as a federal judge in Seattle, making her the first Asian American federal judge in Washinton state.

State Department policy advises U.S. diplomats against taking a position, for or against, on same-sex marriage abroad, according to testimony from top officials.