VOA/Michael Bowman CAPITOL HILL — The first woman who accused Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexually assaulting her decades ago provided detailed and emotional testimony Thursday before a Senate panel, saying she is “100 percent” certain of her attacker’s identity and that she feared Kavanaugh was «going to accidentally kill» her during the alleged ordeal. […]Load more...
VOA News The first woman who accused Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexually assaulting her decades ago provided detailed and emotional testimony Thursday before the Senate Judiciary Committee, saying she thought Kavanaugh was «going to accidently kill me» during the alleged ordeal. Accuser Christine Blasey Ford recalled a 1982 house party that she attended […]Load more...
31 State Lawmakers Recognized for Helping Advance MADD’s Mission WASHINGTON, D.C. (September 26, 2018) — Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) announces the “2018 Legislators of the Year” who partnered with MADD on lifesaving legislation to stop the tragedies caused by drunk driving, the leading killer on U.S. roads. MADD recognized 31 lawmakers from 13 states […]Load more...
VOA/Victoria Macchi The U.S. State Department is proposing that the United States receive proportionally fewer refugees from Africa and the Middle East in the coming year than it planned to last year, in favor of an increase in refugees from Asia and Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, according to data obtained from the agency. […]Load more...
VOA/Jeff Seldin WASHINGTON — China’s growing prowess in cyberspace is a bigger, more dangerous threat to the United States than Russia’s attempt to undermine U.S. elections, Washington’s top intelligence official said, warning that Beijing is on a path that could lead to global supremacy. Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats characterized the Chinese threat as deliberate, […]Load more...
Peter Feldman Confirmed as Commissioner of U.S. Consumer Product Safety
WASHINGTON, D.C. –Attorney Peter Feldman, senior counsel to the United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, has been confirmed as a Commissioner of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). President Donald J. Trump originally nominated Feldman on June 4, 2018 and he was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on a bipartisan 80-19 […]Load more...
VOA News/Michael Bowman CAPITOL HILL — The U.S. Senate’s partisan brawl over President Donald Trump’s embattled Supreme Court nominee intensified Tuesday, fewer than 48 hours before Judge Brett Kavanaugh and one of his accusers were expected to give contradictory testimony on whether the nominee committed sexual assault as a teenager. Republican Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of […]Load more...
VOA NEWS/Katherine Gypson KINDRED, NORTH DAKOTA — Throughout West Acres, North Dakota’s largest shopping mall in Fargo, help wanted signs fill storefront windows. «It’s a very competitive market,» said Brad Ruhro, owner of Legacy Toys, a family-owned chain of toys stores with a location at West Acres. Ruhro said that as a toy store owner, it’s […]Load more...
VOA News/Ken Bredemeier WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump launched an array of attacks Wednesday on Attorney General Jeff Sessions, disparaging Sessions’ performance as the country’s top law enforcement official. «I’m disappointed in the attorney general for many reasons,» Trump told reporters at the White House. His remark came hours after a television interview with HillTV […]Load more...
VOA News President Donald Trump arrived Wednesday in North Carolina to see the destruction Hurricane Florence left behind and the challenging relief efforts that are underway. «The planning that went into this is beyond belief,» Trump said shortly after arriving at the Marine Corps Air Station in Cherry Point, North Carolina.» Trump told the victims […]Load more...