Dan Goughnour wins election in Pennsylvania, keeping Democrats in control of state House

Democrat Dan Goughnour handily won a special election in western Pennsylvania on Tuesday, keeping majority control of the state House in his party’s hands by a single seat. Goughnour beat Republican Chuck Davis in a district in the Mon Valley region southeast of Pittsburgh, winning a seat that became vacant in January with the death of

Trump administration doubles down on stand on deportations to El Salvador

The Trump administration continues to insist it didn’t defy a federal judge’s order when it failed to turn around planes carrying Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador. U.S. District Judge James Boasberg is weighing whether the government defied his order blocking the deportations of alleged gang members who hadn’t been afforded due process. It’s a case

China’s Mineral Exploitation in Africa Threatens US National Security, Congress Hears

Experts say the U.S. government must act to weaken China’s control over African minerals sectors to ensure America’s security and combat corruption in Africa. China is securing dominance in the global minerals sector by propping up illegitimate regimes, bribing government officials for mining rights, and actively encouraging gross violations of human rights, according to testimony