Sara A. Carter • January 25, 2021

Twitter launches Birdwatch, an initiative to combat 'misleading information'

Twitter on Monday launched a new “community-driven” initiative to combat “misleading information” called Birdwatch, and the website is asking for volunteers.

Sara A. Carter • January 20, 2021

Bernie Sanders' inauguration look is getting memed

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) is getting memed for his overall dressed-down look at President Joe Biden‘s inauguration Wednesday.

Sara A. Carter • January 15, 2021

Up to 25,000 National Guard troops to be in D.C. on Inauguration Day

Following last week’s deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol, at least 25,000 National Guard troops will be in the nation’s capital for President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration next Wednesday to bolster security, the National Guard Bureau (NBG) confirmed on Friday.

Sara A. Carter • January 13, 2021

House votes to impeach Trump, making him first president to be impeached twice

The U.S. House of Representatives have voted 232-197 in favor of impeaching President Donald Trump on the single charge of “high crimes and misdemeanors” for “willful incitement of insurrection” regarding last week’s deadly pro-Trump Capitol riot. There were five no-votes.

Sara A. Carter • December 4, 2020

House passes landmark bill decriminalizing marijuana at federal level

The U.S. House of Representatives on Friday voted to pass a historic bill that would decriminalize marijuana use at the federal level if the U.S. Senate and the president approve it too.

Sara A. Carter • November 24, 2020

Mattis wants Biden to cease Trump's 'America First' policy

Former Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis wrote a Monday op-ed in Foreign Affairs in which he urges President-elect Joe Biden to ditch President Donald Trump‘s “America First” policy when it comes to his national security plan, saying that “the world is not getting safer, for the United States or for U.S. interests.”

Sara A. Carter • November 18, 2020

Pelosi is re-nominated for speaker by House Democrats

Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) was renominated for her position of Speaker of the House of Representatives by the members of the House Democrats on Wednesday after running unopposed, paving the way for a fourth two-year term in the role and securing her another term as the leader of the Democrats in the House.

Sara A. Carter • November 18, 2020

Gov. Newsom apologizes for attending guideline-breaking party, says it was a 'bad mistake'

California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom has apologized for attending a 12-person birthday party, which went against his own coronavirus guidelines, after accusations of being a hypocrite.

Sara A. Carter • November 5, 2020

PA's head of elections: 'We're coming in the home stretch here'

Pennsylvania’s chief election official has suggested that the “overwhelming majority of ballots” have already been counted but that more need to be tallied in order to get a clearer sense of who the winner in the state is.

Sara A. Carter • November 4, 2020

Election 2020 Statewide Referendums: marijuana, mushrooms, wages, state flags, and more

Let’s look over the most significant state ballot measures successfully approved by voters in this election.

Sara A. Carter • November 3, 2020

Election Day 2020: Polling sites in Manhattan not very crowded

I had the opportunity on Election Day to explore Manhattan and visit some of its polling sites. The lines were nonexistent, I found.

Sara A. Carter • November 3, 2020

Election Day 2020: What are we seeing from make or break states?

Let’s go over what will make this election challenging to operate and quickly get the results of as well as which swing states, as of the final polls, will likely have the closest marg

Sara A. Carter • October 29, 2020

Sec. Pompeo condemns arrest of three Hong Kong pro-democracy activists, calls for their release

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo Thursday morning condemned the arrest of three student pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong by its police force and called for their release in an official press statement.

Sara A. Carter • October 28, 2020

DOJ charges 8 individuals for allegedly 'threatening' Chinese citizens in the U.S. to return to China

The U.S. Department of Justice on Wednesday unsealed a complaint and arrest warrants charging eight individuals with conspiring to act as “illegal agents of the People’s Republic of China (PRC)” in an “international campaign to threaten, harass, surveil, and intimidate” Chinese citizens residing in the United States to return to China.

Sara A. Carter • October 23, 2020

U.S. Embassy in Ankara alerted to potential threats of terrorism and kidnappings

The U.S. Embassy in Turkey on Friday issued a warning that there could be potential terrorist attacks against American citizens and other foreign nationals in the capital city of Ankara, telling them to take precautionary measures.

Sara A. Carter • October 23, 2020

White House: Sudan and Israel to normalize relations

Israel and Sudan are on course toward normalizing relations as part of a U.S.-brokered deal, the White House announced on Friday.

Sara A. Carter • October 22, 2020

Senate committee votes to subpoena Twitter, Facebook CEOs over censorship allegations

The Senate Judiciary Committee has voted to authorize subpoenas for the CEOs of Twitter and Facebook after both sites suppressed the spread of a New York Post exposé on their platforms last week for allegedly violating their “hacked materials” policies.

Sara A. Carter • October 22, 2020

Judge drops 3rd-degree murder charge against Derek Chauvin

A judge on Thursday dropped charges of third-degree murder against Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer who used excessive force against George Floyd, a Black man, back in May.

Sara A. Carter • October 20, 2020

McConnell says he'll support stimulus deal if it's backed by Trump

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) gave the slightest glimmer of hope on Tuesday that a coronavirus economic stimulus package will see the light, saying that he would allow for a deal to be voted on in the Senate if House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and President Donald Trump reach an agreement.

Sara A. Carter • October 19, 2020

State Dept. sanctions Chinese, HK officials and entities for supporting Iran

The U.S. Department of State announced Monday afternoon that it has imposed sanctions on Chinese and Hong Kong officials and entities for supporting Iran‘s cargo shipping entity Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL) and its subsidiary, Hafez Darya Arya Shipping Company (HDASCO). IRISL is critical to the regime’s ballistic missile, nuclear, and military programs.