Democrats slam McConnell’s stance on election-year Supreme Court opening
Democrats in the U.S. Congress on Wednesday slammed Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell for promising to fill a Supreme Court vacancy if one occurs during the 2020 presidential election year, after he refused to do so in 2016 because of that year’s …
Man lights himself on fire near White House: U.S. Secret Service
A man set himself on fire outside the White House on Wednesday and was being treated at the scene, the U.S. Secret Service said.
VW Tennessee plant employees to vote on whether to join union
Volkswagen AG and the United Auto Workers union confirmed on Wednesday that workers at the German automaker’s Chattanooga, Tennessee assembly will vote June 12, 13 and 14 on whether to unionize.
Overdose victim’s father testifies in Oklahoma opioid trial of J&J
The father of a university football player who died of a drug overdose provided emotional testimony about the personal cost of the nationwide opioid epidemic on Wednesday during the second day of trial in a lawsuit by the state of Oklahoma accusing drugmaker Johnson & Johnson of fueling the crisis.
U.S. Special Counsel Mueller’s statement on Russia probe
The following is the full text of a statement on Wednesday by U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller on his investigation into Russia interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election. “Two years ago, the Acting Attorney General asked me to serve as Spe…
Trump says “nothing changes” after Mueller statement
U.S. President Donald Trump reacted swiftly to a statement by Special Counsel Robert Mueller on his Russia investigation on Wednesday, saying nothing had changed and “the case is closed!”
House Judiciary chairman vows to ‘respond’ to Trump ‘crimes’
The Democratic chairman of the House Judiciary Committee vowed to hold President Donald Trump accountable after Special Counsel Robert Mueller said he could not have brought charges against Trump after his investigation into Russian interference in the…
Special Counsel Mueller says charging Trump was ‘not an option’
U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller said on Wednesday his investigation into Russia’s interference in the 2016 election was never going to end with criminal charges against President Donald Trump and indicated it was up to Congress to decide if impeach…
Mueller says charging Trump was never an option for Russia probe
U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller, in his first public comments on his investigation, said on Wednesday that charging President Donald Trump was never an option for his team of prosecutors, citing Justice Department guidelines that prohibit charging …
Arkansas, Oklahoma brace for historic flooding in storm-hit U.S. Midwest
Communities along the swollen Arkansas River in Oklahoma and Arkansas prepared on Wednesday for further flooding, with the mayor of Tulsa urging thousands of residents behind the city’s aging levees to be ready to evacuate in the event of a “worst-case…
