U.S. census head count launched in rural Alaska after weather delay
(This corrects penultimate paragraph to show that translations are provided to agency by native-speaking advocates, not that agency provides the translations in January 21 story.)
U.S. Senate blocks three Democratic bids for documents in Trump impeachment trial
The Republican-controlled U.S. Senate rejected three Democratic efforts on Tuesday to obtain documents and evidence in President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial, an early sign the proceeding could advance along lines favorable to Trump.
Foul weather delays launch of U.S. census head count in rural Alaska
The launch of the U.S. Census Bureau’s once-in-a decade head count of Americans was delayed on Tuesday by bad weather in one of the most remote corners of the country – a tiny Alaska Native settlement on the Bering Sea coast.
Senate’s McConnell eases marathon late-night impeachment schedule
The septuagenarian members of the U.S. Senate could get a little more sleep during President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial after Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell backed off a plan for 48 hours of arguments over four days, a schedule that had r…
Washington state man who traveled to China is first U.S. victim of coronavirus
A Washington state man who recently traveled to China has been diagnosed with the coronavirus, becoming the first confirmed U.S. case of the newly identified illness that has killed six people in China and sickened some 300 others across Asia.
U.S. Senate rejects Democratic bid for documents in Trump impeachment trial
The Republican-controlled U.S. Senate rejected a Democratic bid on Tuesday to force the White House to produce documents and evidence in President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial, an early sign the trial could proceed along lines favorable to Trump.
U.S. Senate blocks Democrats’ bid for White House documents in Trump impeachment trial
The Republican-controlled Senate rejected a Democratic bid to force the White House to produce more documents and evidence on Tuesday, in a sign the third impeachment trial in U.S. history could proceed along lines favorable to President Donald Trump.
U.S. chief justice juggles dual roles during Trump impeachment trial
U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts pulled double duty on Tuesday as he juggled dual responsibilities at the Supreme Court and President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial.
U.S. Senate votes to block Democrats’ call for White House documents in impeachment trial
The U.S. Senate on Tuesday voted to block, at least for now, Democrats’ demand that White House documents be subpoenaed for use in President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial.
Health officials confirm first U.S. case of China coronavirus, expand screening
A U.S. resident who recently traveled to China has been diagnosed with the newly identified coronavirus that has sickened more than 300 people and killed at least six in China, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Tuesday.
