House advances bill rejecting Trump’s border wall emergency
The U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday, ignoring White House veto threats, moved toward passage of legislation to terminate President Donald Trump’s proclaimed national emergency at the U.S.-Mexico border, in what would be a stinging rejection of his proposed wall there.
U.S. judge delays admitted Russian agent Butina’s sentencing
A federal judge on Tuesday agreed to delay sentencing for Maria Butina, who has admitted to working to infiltrate a gun rights group and make inroads with U.S. conservative activists and Republicans as an agent for Russia, after a prosecutor said her c…
Bill to block Trump’s border emergency advances in House
A bill to stop President Donald Trump’s declaration of a national emergency to build a border wall with Mexico advanced in the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday.
U.S. denied tens of thousands more visas in 2018 due to travel ban: data
The U.S. State Department refused more than 37,000 visa applications in 2018 due to the Trump administration’s travel ban, up from less than 1,000 the previous year when the ban had not fully taken effect, according to agency data released on Tuesday.
Manhattan drivers face congestion charge to fund subway repairs
Drivers entering midtown and lower Manhattan would have to pay a congestion charge to help fund repairs to New York City’s deteriorating subway system under a plan announced on Tuesday by Mayor Bill de Blasio and New York Governor Andrew Cuomo.
Amtrak train with 183 aboard freed after 37 hours in snowy Oregon
An Amtrak train with 183 passengers and crew on board was on its way back to civilization on Tuesday after it hit a fallen tree and was stranded in the snowy Oregon wilderness for about 37 hours, railroad officials said.
New York leaders agree on plan for ‘congestion’ charge on vehicles
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio agreed to a plan to charge vehicles for entering much of Manhattan to help pay for repairs to the city’s deteriorating subway system, according to a joint statement on Tuesday.
House set to reject Trump’s border wall emergency declaration
The U.S. House of Representatives was poised on Tuesday to vote to terminate President Donald Trump’s proclaimed national emergency at the U.S.-Mexico border, in what would be another stinging rejection of his proposed border wall.
Mother, daughter charged with slaying five family members in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania officials on Tuesday charged a 45-year-old woman and her daughter with murdering five family members whose bodies were discovered in an apartment outside Philadelphia, court records showed.
Can a sitting U.S. president face criminal charges?
The U.S. Constitution explains how a president can be removed from office for “high crimes and misdemeanors” by Congress using the impeachment process. But the Constitution is silent on whether a president can face criminal prosecution in court, and th…
