Trump signs into law stopgap U.S. federal funding through November 21
U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday signed a stopgap government funding bill into law to keep the government open through Nov. 21.
U.S. House panel to hear from inspector general on whistleblower complaint
A U.S. House of Representatives committee will hear closed-door testimony from the intelligence community’s inspector general on Oct. 4, a congressional official said on Friday.
Boeing wins $2.6 billion U.S. defense contract: Pentagon
Boeing Co has been awarded a $2.6 billion U.S. defense contract for the production of 15 KC-46 aircraft and related equipment, the Pentagon said on Friday.
U.S. Defense Dept. awards Northrop Grumman Systems $1.89 billion in contracts
The U.S. Defense Department awarded Northrop Grumman Systems Corp, a subsidiary of Northrop Grumman Corp, $1.89 billion worth of contracts, the Pentagon said on Friday.
‘System is not broken’ after 737 MAX crashes: review panel chair
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration process for certifying new airplanes is not broken but needs to be improved, the chair of an international panel of air-safety regulators, tasked to review Boeing Co’s 737 Max, said on Friday.
House Democrats subpoena Pompeo for Ukraine documents
Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives who are pursuing an impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump forged ahead with their probe on Friday, issuing a subpoena to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo for documents concerning contact with th…
Lavrov says Trump-Zelenskiy call blown out of proportion
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Friday said the controversy over a phone call between U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has been blown out of proportion and dismissed a suggestion that Russia was behind i…
U.S. judge blocks Trump rule on migrant child detention
A U.S. judge on Friday blocked a Trump administration rule that would have allowed indefinite detention of migrant families, saying it was inconsistent with a decades-old court settlement that governs conditions for migrant children in U.S. custody.
Half of California voters have considered leaving over housing costs, politics: poll
More than half of California voters have thought about moving out of the nation’s most populous state, citing the high cost of housing, taxes or it’s political culture, according to a University of California, Berkeley poll released on Friday.
Trump administration reverses course on worker safety rule involving beryllium
The Trump administration has scrapped plans to roll back safety rules protecting construction and shipyard workers from exposure to beryllium, a toxic, carcinogenic element found in abrasive powders often used to remove rust and paint from ship hulls.
