Nine U.S. lawmakers who were once on food stamps ask Trump not to shrink program
A handful of U.S. lawmakers have a unique argument for asking President Donald Trump not to slash the food stamp program – they themselves once relied on it.
New York governor signals possible compromise with Trump in immigration spat
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo indicated on Wednesday that he will make concessions to Republican President Donald Trump in a dispute over the state’s pro-immigrant “sanctuary” policies.
Some U.S. states launch coronavirus testing while faulty test kits delay others
Several U.S. states said new coronavirus test kits did not work, while others said they were reliable as the United States tried to speed up testing for virus cases, which rose to 14 on Wednesday.
CDC confirms 14th U.S. case of coronavirus with patient in San Diego
A second person evacuated from Wuhan, China, to a U.S. Marine base near San Diego has been diagnosed with the new coronavirus, raising the tally of confirmed cases in the United States to 14, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reporte…
Harvard and Yale universities investigated for possible non-disclosure of foreign money
The U.S. Department of Education said on Wednesday it has opened an investigation into whether the universities of Harvard and Yale failed to report hundreds of millions of dollars in foreign gifts and contracts as required by law.
Democrats turn focus to Nevada and South Carolina after Sanders’ narrow win in New Hampshire
Democrats vying for the right to challenge U.S. President Donald Trump turned their focus on Wednesday to Nevada and South Carolina after Bernie Sanders solidified his front-runner status by narrowly beating Pete Buttigieg in New Hampshire.
Democrat Sanders, Nevada union in escalating feud ahead of state nominating contest
Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders, who bills himself as a champion of organized labor, found himself in an escalating feud with Nevada’s Culinary Workers Union on Wednesday, 10 days before the state holds the party’s third nominating con…
Accused El Paso shooter pleads not guilty to hate crime charges
A Texas man pleaded not guilty to 90 federal hate crime charges on Wednesday after he was accused of deliberately targeting people of Mexican heritage in the shooting rampage that killed 22 people at a Walmart store in El Paso last year.
Mnuchin and Blankfein say Bernie Sanders would ‘ruin’ U.S. economy
Former Goldman Sachs head Lloyd Blankfein and U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin both said that Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders would destroy the U.S. economy if he wins.
U.S. judge likely to approve Philadelphia refiner’s bankruptcy plan
A federal judge on Wednesday said he was prepared to approve Philadelphia Energy Solutions’ bankruptcy plan which includes the sale of the largest East Coast oil refinery to a Chicago real estate developer for $252 million.
