House to vote next week on whether to find Barr, McGahn in contempt
The U.S. House of Representatives will vote next week on whether to hold Attorney General William Barr and former White House counsel Don McGahn in contempt of Congress for failing to comply with subpoenas related to the probe into Russian meddling in …
Congress passes $19.1 billion disaster aid bill, sends to Trump
The U.S. Congress on Monday approved legislation providing $19.1 billion in emergency funding for disaster recovery efforts throughout the United States, including Puerto Rico, sending it to President Donald Trump to sign into law.
Credit analysts cautious over Illinois budget, infrastructure plan
Some results from Illinois’ action-packed spring legislation session that produced a budget and a variety of revenue-raising measures won initial praise on Monday from credit rating analysts, who cautioned that fiscal challenges remain.
House panel threatens contempt of Congress vote against Barr, Ross
The top U.S. law enforcement officer and the Commerce secretary will face a contempt of Congress vote unless they hand over documents by Thursday on efforts to put a citizenship question on the 2020 census, the chairman of a House of Representatives pa…
House to vote next week on whether to find Barr in contempt
The full U.S. House of Representatives will vote next week on whether to hold Attorney General William Barr in contempt for failing to comply with a subpoena seeking the full, unredacted report on Russian meddling in the 2016 election, House aides sai…
Kinder Morgan says no impact to Carson oil storage facility after fire
Kinder Morgan Inc said on Monday that there was no impact to its crude and petroleum products storage facility in Carson, California after a fire on its truck rack earlier in the day.
State Department OKs possible sale of F-16 fighters to Bulgaria
The U.S. State Department has approved the possible sale of eight F-16 aircraft and related equipment to Bulgaria at an estimated cost of $1.67 billion, a Pentagon agency said on Monday.
Man sentenced to 19 years in prison for tossing boy off Minnesota mall balcony
A man who admitted hurling a 5-year-old boy off a third-floor balcony at Minnesota’s Mall of America was sentenced to 19 years in prison on Monday.
House Judiciary Committee to hold June 10 hearing on Mueller report
The Democrat-controlled U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing on June 10 on Robert Mueller’s report on Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election and its connections to Donald Trump’s campaign.
Kinder Morgan evacuates Carson, California oil terminal after fire
Kinder Morgan Inc said it has evacuated its crude and petroleum products storage terminal in Carson, California after a fire on Monday morning that also injured a truck driver, the company said.
