Whistleblower report complains of White House cover-up on Trump-Ukraine scandal
A whistleblower report released on Thursday said President Donald Trump not only abused his office in attempting to solicit Ukraine’s interference in the 2020 U.S. election for his political benefit, but that the White House tried to “lock down” eviden…
Roadmap for Puerto Rico’s exit from bankruptcy filed in U.S. court
Puerto Rico would reduce its core government debt by more than 60% under a restructuring proposal the bankrupt U.S. commonwealth’s federally-created financial oversight board filed in court on Friday.
House Speaker Pelosi accuses U.S. Attorney General of going ‘rogue’
House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Friday accused U.S. Attorney General William Barr of going “rogue” in the Justice Department’s handling of a whistleblower report that President Donald Trump solicited a political favor from Ukraine’s pr…
U.S. agents search Clio Laboratories in fraud probe, says official
U.S. federal agents conducted a search of Clio Laboratories in Lawrenceville, Georgia, on Friday, a government official said, as part of a nationwide crackdown into genetic-testing fraud against federal health insurance programs.
Democratic presidential candidate Warren beefs up anti-corruption plan
Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren, whose sweeping anti-corruption plan has powered her ascendant presidential campaign, stepped up her offensive on Friday, vowing to increase funding for congressional research to reduce corporate lobbyists’ political…
Chicago teachers authorize strike against third-largest U.S. public school district
Chicago teachers locked in protracted labor negotiations with the city have voted overwhelmingly to authorize their union to launch a strike against the third-largest U.S. public school district as soon as next month, the union said on Thursday.
U.S. House Speaker Pelosi says Attorney General Barr “has gone rogue”
U.S. Attorney General William Barr and the U.S. Justice Department have gone “rogue”, U.S. House Speaker Pelosi said on Friday, days after opening an impeachment inquiry into Donald Trump over allegations that the president solicited Ukraine to interfe…
For Ukraine’s leader, Trump memo on their call is a diplomatic car crash
For U.S. President Donald Trump, White House publication on Wednesday of a memo summarizing his call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy fueled a domestic political crisis.
Trump administration plans to slash number of refugees for U.S. resettlement
The Trump administration said on Thursday it plans to allow only 18,000 refugees to resettle in the United States in the 2020 fiscal year, the lowest number in the history of the modern refugee program.
Two U.S. movie theater chains ban masks at screenings of ‘Joker’
The Landmark Theaters chain will ban costumes and masks for moviegoers during screenings of the film “Joker”, it said on Thursday, following concerns expressed by families involved in a 2012 mass shooting during a Batman film in Colorado.
