Montana tribe rips Trump administration over federal coal leasing
A Montana tribe this week blasted the Trump administration for seeking to overturn an Obama-era moratorium on federal coal leasing without consulting it, saying the move violated its treaty rights and would have major impacts on its land.
U.S. judge approves Ruth Madoff $594,000 settlement with court-appointed trustee
A federal judge has approved Ruth Madoff’s $594,000 settlement with the court-appointed trustee who is liquidating her husband Bernard Madoff’s firm and raising money for the swindler’s victims.
Democratic presidential hopefuls push for impeachment after Mueller remarks
Democratic presidential candidates ratcheted up the pressure on U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to start the process of impeaching President Donald Trump after Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s first public comments on his two-year Russia probe.
U.S. football player’s overdose death spotlighted in J&J Oklahoma opioid trial
The father of a college football player who died of a drug overdose gave emotional testimony about the U.S. opioid epidemic’s personal cost on Wednesday in the second day of trial of a lawsuit by the state of Oklahoma accusing Johnson & Johnson of fueling the crisis.
Missouri governor says politics plays no role in abortion clinic licensing fight
Missouri Governor Mike Parson on Wednesday renewed his intention to close Missouri’s sole abortion clinic for failing to meet state licensing standards, a move that would make it the only U.S. state with no legal abortion provider.
Pelosi says need compelling case for House to pursue Trump’s impeachment
U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Wednesday the option of impeaching President Donald Trump was not off the table, but that the case should be “iron-clad” before the House of Representatives pursues it.
Democratic presidential candidates push for impeachment after Mueller remarks
Democratic presidential candidates ratcheted up the pressure on U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to start the process of impeaching President Donald Trump after Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s first public comments on his two-year Russia probe.
Private border wall construction halts after New Mexico town protests
A U.S. group building what it claims is the first private wall on the Mexican border wall on Wednesday said it had stopped construction after a New Mexico town ruled the project lacked necessary permits.
Missouri governor says state’s intent to close only abortion clinic not political
Missouri Governor Mike Parson on Wednesday said politics played no role in the state department of health’s intent to close Missouri’s sole abortion clinic, a move that would make it the only U.S. state with no legal abortion provider.
Mueller says he could not charge Trump as Congress weighs impeachment
U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller said on Wednesday his probe into Russian interference in the 2016 election was never going to end with criminal charges against President Donald Trump but he did not clear him and indicated it was up to Congress to d…
