Citing racial bias, Jay-Z seeks to halt arbitration against Iconix
Jay-Z on Wednesday sued to halt his private arbitration with clothing company Iconix Brand Group Inc, saying the company's inability to find an African-American arbitrator to hear the trademark dispute was unfair.Powered by WPeMatico
Nancy Pelosi in spotlight as Democrats seek a House speaker
Nancy Pelosi, a pillar of American politics for nearly two decades, is expected to move a step closer toward becoming the next speaker of the House of Representatives as her fellow Democrats on Wednesday steered toward nominating her to the powerful job. Powered by...
Trump again threatens to shut government over wall funding
U.S. President Donald Trump said he would "totally be willing" to shut down the federal government unless Congress authorized $5 billion to fund his long-promised wall along the U.S. border with Mexico, according to a Politico interview published on Wednesday. Powered...
Race, Trump factors in final U.S. Senate race of 2018, in Mississippi
Voters in Mississippi on Tuesday will decide a U.S. Senate special election runoff marked by racial controversy and capped by a last-minute visit by President Donald Trump to shore up the beleaguered Republican incumbent. Powered by WPeMatico
Former Pennsylvania attorney general may soon begin jail sentence
Pennsylvania's former top prosecutor Kathleen Kane could soon begin serving her jail sentence for perjury after the state's Supreme Court denied her appeal, with prosecutors asking a judge on Tuesday to revoke bail. Powered by WPeMatico
Trump is right, jobs for black Americans abound. Here’s why it may not last
Ask Memphis residents and they might say that President Donald Trump got this one right: this is the best job market as far as many in this majority black city can remember. Powered by WPeMatico
U.S. judge orders former Trump campaign adviser Papadopoulos to jail
A U.S. federal judge on Sunday denied a motion by George Papadopoulos, a former aide for Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign, seeking to postpone his sentence pending a separate case he hoped would lead to his conviction being overturned. Powered by WPeMatico
Bernardo Bertolucci of “Last Tango” fame, dies in Rome
Italian director Bernardo Bertolucci, whose 1972 movie "“Last Tango in Paris" shocked audiences with a notorious sex scene that came back to haunt him in his later years, died on Monday.Powered by WPeMatico
Trump says asylum seekers to wait in Mexico, incoming government denies
U.S. President Donald Trump tweeted on Saturday that migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border would stay in Mexico until their asylum claims were individually approved in U.S. courts, but Mexico's incoming government denied they had struck any deal. Powered by WPeMatico
Trump fails to end New York lawsuit over his charity
A New York state judge rejected U.S. President Donald Trump's request to dismiss a lawsuit in which New York's attorney general accused him of misusing his namesake foundation to advance his 2016 presidential campaign and his businesses. Powered by WPeMatico