Senators to watch in battle over Trump impeachment trial witnesses
The U.S. Senate is holding an impeachment trial on charges by the House of Representatives that President Donald Trump abused his powers and obstructed a congressional inquiry into whether he put pressure on Ukraine to investigate Democratic presidenti…
Trump administration to try letting states limit Medicaid benefits
The Trump administration on Thursday said it would launch a pilot program that would allow states to limit health benefits for their Medicaid patients and negotiate drug prices on their behalf using an approach similar to commercial health plans.
Michael Bloomberg tackles gun violence in Super Bowl campaign commercial
Democratic presidential hopeful Michael Bloomberg will make addressing gun violence in the United States the focus of his 60-second commercial that will air during Sunday’s Super Bowl, the campaign said on Thursday.
New York Guardian Angels patrol a Jewish neighborhood on edge
On a windy January night in Brooklyn, a young Jewish woman wary of rising anti-Semitism in her city threw a man who had confronted her to the sidewalk.
Trump impeachment trial nears end of initial phase in Senate
The U.S. Senate is expected to wrap up the initial phase of President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial before turning on Friday to the explosive question of whether to call witnesses such as former national security adviser John Bolton.
Nike faces SEC probe over illicit payment claim: Bloomberg
A lawyer for Michael Avenatti told a jury that Nike Inc was being probed by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) over claims that it made illicit payments to elite youth basketball players, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday.
Man convicted of killing ex-wife, boyfriend executed in Georgia
A man convicted more than two decades ago of shooting and killing his ex-wife’s boyfriend and then bludgeoning her to death with the shotgun he used was executed by lethal injection in Georgia on Wednesday.
Chesapeake Energy oil-well fire kills one, injures three in Texas
One Texas oil worker was killed and three others hospitalized on Wednesday when a Chesapeake Energy Corp well caught fire during service work, a spokesman for the company said.
U.S. evacuees from China placed on 72-hour ‘hold’ at California military base for medical evaluation
Nearly 200 Americans airlifted from China in the midst of the coronavirus outbreak arrived on Wednesday at a U.S. military base in California, where they will remain isolated for at least 72 hours of medical evaluation, public health officials said.
Republicans hopeful Senate will acquit Trump in impeachment trial as early as Friday
A Democratic push to force Republicans to accept witnesses at President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial in the U.S. Senate appeared to be flagging on Wednesday, raising the possibility he could be acquitted as early as Friday.
