Justice Department watchdog to release report on Russia probe Dec 9
The U.S. Justice Department’s internal watchdog said he expects to be able to release on Dec. 9 a long-awaited report on the origins of investigations into alleged Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election.
McDonald’s employees in Chicago sue over workplace violence
McDonald’s Corp employees on Thursday sued the fast food giant and several of its franchisees in Chicago over a store redesign that staffers say has made it easier for angry customers to leap over the counter and attack them.
U.S. federal judge halts Trump administration’s bid to resume executions
A U.S. federal judge has ordered a temporary halt to the scheduled executions next month of four inmates, saying that President Donald Trump’s administration lacked legal authorization to use its intended lethal-injection drug.
Trump says U.S. Navy will not remove Gallagher’s status as SEAL
U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday blasted the U.S. Navy’s handling of a U.S. Navy SEAL whose rank he recently restored following a court martial, saying he would not allow the service to remove his SEALS status.
Factbox: ‘No pressure on Ukraine’ – Reaction to Trump impeachment hearing
A former U.S. national security official warned lawmakers at an impeachment hearing on Thursday not to promote the “fictional” narrative https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-hill/nsc-ex-official-to-urge-lawmakers-to-reject-false-ukr…
‘Politically driven falsehoods’: Quotes from Trump impeachment hearing
The following are quotations from the fifth day of public hearings by the U.S. House of Representatives Intelligence Committee on Thursday, in an impeachment inquiry examining President Donald Trump’s dealings with Ukraine.
Trump ex-Russia adviser Hill to tell U.S. lawmakers to stop promoting ‘falsehoods’
President Donald Trump’s former Russia adviser Fiona Hill will warn lawmakers in the House of Representatives impeachment inquiry on Thursday against promoting falsehoods that minimize Russia’s attempts to interfere in U.S. elections.
NSC ex-official to urge lawmakers to reject false Ukraine narrative: statement
A former White House official on Thursday will call on some lawmakers investigating impeachment of U.S. President Donald Trump not to perpetuate the “alternative narrative” that Ukraine, not Russia, interfered in the 2016 U.S. election, according to he…
Lawsuit challenges Trump order requiring local sign-off on refugees
A U.S. coalition of refugee resettlement groups sued the Trump administration on Thursday seeking to block a new policy that would allow refugees to be resettled only if state and local officials agree to accept them.
More U.S. children die in mass shootings at home than at school: study
Three out of four U.S. children and teenagers killed in mass shootings over the past decade were victims of domestic violence and generally died in their homes, according to a study released on Thursday by the gun control group Everytown. https://every…
