U.S. courts have funds to operate through Jan. 31: statement
U.S. federal courts can operate through Jan. 31 despite a partial government shutdown, but warned they will not have funds to operate as normal beyond Feb. 1, officials said in a statement on Tuesday.
Body found in area of Southern California charred by wildfire
A body has been found in an area of the California seaside town of Malibu left blackened by a massive wildfire in November, and investigators were trying to determine if the victim was slain or died in the flames, a Los Angeles County Sheriff’s spokesw…
Trump administration to ask Supreme Court to decide census dispute
President Donald Trump’s administration said on Tuesday it will urge the Supreme Court to rule by the end of its term in June on a bid to implement a plan, blocked by a judge, to ask people in the 2020 national census whether they are U.S. citizens.
Los Angeles teachers’ union, school district reach tentative deal to end strike
A week-old strike by more than 30,000 Los Angeles teachers that has disrupted classes for nearly half a million students neared an end Tuesday after the teachers’ union and the second-largest U.S. school district reached a tentative contract agreement….
Trump seeks to move ahead with big speech despite Pelosi shutdown concerns
President Donald Trump on Tuesday attempted to move ahead with planning for a State of the Union speech to the U.S. Congress on Jan. 29 despite pressure from Democrats to delay it due to the partial government shutdown.
USDA says exploring options to continue food stamps amid shutdown
The Trump administration said on Tuesday it is exploring ways to keep providing food assistance to America’s poor if a partial government shutdown continues much longer, and urged lawmakers to end the uncertainty with a budget deal stalled by President…
U.S. military service member killed in Afghanistan: statement
A U.S. military service member was killed in Afghanistan on Tuesday, the U.S. military said in a statement, without providing additional details.
Supreme Court to hear biggest gun rights case since 2010
The conservative-majority U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday took up its biggest gun rights case in nearly a decade, agreeing to hear a challenge backed by the influential National Rifle Association lobby group to New York City’s strict limits on handgun ow…
U.S. home sales hit three-year low, prices rise slowly
U.S. home sales tumbled to their lowest level in three years in December and house price increases slowed sharply, suggesting a further loss of momentum in the housing market.
Senate to vote on Trump plan to re-open government this week: McConnell
U.S. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell said on Tuesday the Senate would vote this week on President Donald Trump’s proposal to end a partial government shutdown.
