Ex-Vice President Biden Launches 2020 Presidential Campaign

  WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Vice President Joe Biden formally joined the crowded Democratic presidential contest on Thursday, betting that his working-class appeal and ties to Barack Obama’s presidency will help him overcome questions about his place in today’s increasingly liberal Democratic Party. He made […]

Trump doesn’t want aides testifying to Congress

  Trump argued in an interview with The Washington Post that having his current or former aides talk to Democrats in Congress is unnecessary after the release of special counsel Robert Mueller’s report. “There is no reason to go any further, and especially in Congress, […]

Kim Jong Un arrives ahead of Putin meeting

  Russian state television showed Kim stepping out of his green private train at a railway station in the eastern port city, Wednesday afternoon under a leaden sky. Wearing a black homburg and overcoat, he was greeted at the station by officials and a brass […]

Treasury misses deadline to turn over Trump tax returns

“Although federal law establishes no deadline for a response to your request, we expect to provide the Committee with a final decision by May 6, after receiving the Justice Department’s legal conclusions,” Mnuchin wrote in a letter to House Ways and Means Chairman Richard Neal. […]

Xi Jinping is determined to end all poverty in China by 2020

  The idea to stream videos of the village came from Gaibao’s chief poverty alleviation official, Wu Yusheng, and has helped the town, in the province of Guizhou, sell its organic produce online. Residents also receive virtual gifts from fans via the app, which they […]