New York City police commissioner to be replaced by chief of detectives: mayor
New York Police Department Commissioner James O’Neill was expected to step down on Monday and be replaced by the department’s chief of detectives, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced on Twitter.
Hundreds of Oklahoma prison inmates granted early release
Hundreds of Oklahoma inmates who served time for low-level, non-violent crimes will walk out of prison on Monday in the largest single-day commutation of criminal sentences in U.S. history, Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt said.
U.S. career diplomats testify that State Department was misused for domestic politics
Two U.S. career diplomats told the Trump impeachment inquiry that they did not feel supported by the State Department under President Donald Trump and that the department was being used for domestic political purposes, according to transcripts of their…
California blazes mostly contained as flame-fanning winds die down
Winds that had fanned California’s wildfires were calmer on Monday, helping firefighters contain blazes that have destroyed homes, prompted large-scale evacuation orders and forced mass power outages since late last month.
Trial of longtime Trump adviser Roger Stone to begin on Tuesday
The criminal trial of President Donald Trump’s longtime adviser Roger Stone is set to begin on Tuesday in what could become a colorful sideshow generating unflattering headlines for the president even as he faces a fast-moving impeachment inquiry.
Trump is sued for defamation by woman who claims he raped her in 1990s
A woman who accuses Donald Trump of raping her more than 23 years ago in a New York department store sued the U.S. president on Monday over statements he made in June denying that the attack occurred and criticizing her for coming forward.
New York City police commissioner expected to resign: New York Post
New York Police Department Commissioner James O’Neill is expected to step down as early as Monday, the New York Post reported, citing unidentified sources.
House committees release first transcripts of closed-door Trump impeachment testimony
U.S. House of Representatives committees conducting an impeachment probe of President Donald Trump released the first transcripts of one of their closed-door witness interviews on Monday.
Schiff expects White House officials subpoenaed to testify Monday to defy summons
U.S. House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff said on Monday he fully expected four White House officials scheduled for depositions with investigators in the House’s impeachment inquiry to defy congressional subpoenas.
Buttigieg expanding early state efforts as he gains ground in White House bid
(This November 4 story corrects Nevada staff totals in paragraph 12. U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren has at least 50 staff and U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders has at least 70 staff.)
