Spectacle or substance? High stakes for Trump ex-lawyer’s testimony
Michael Cohen, Donald Trump’s former “fixer” and longtime lawyer, will try to turn the tables on his former boss in congressional testimony on Wednesday that promises to be a media spectacle with potentially high stakes for the Trump presidency.
Two black women advance to runoff in tight Chicago mayor race
Two black women will face off in an historic April runoff for Chicago mayor, one a former prosecutor and anti-establishment candidate and the other a career politician, as the third-largest U.S. city struggles with crime and racial divisions.
Lockheed expects F-35 flying costs will take time to come down: executive
Lockheed Martin Corp expects it will take around 15 to 20 years to bring the cost per flight hour of the F-35 below fourth-generation fighter jets such as the F-16, the head of the F-35 program said on Wednesday.
Long Island train strikes truck, killing three: authorities
Three people were killed on Tuesday when a commuter train headed into New York City collided with their vehicle, local police said.
Chicago mayoral vote with record candidates leads to tight race
A record number of candidates in Chicago’s mayoral election made it too close to determine late on Tuesday who would advance to an April runoff in a city struggling with crime and racial divisions, with nearly four-fifths of precincts counted.
Former U.S. AG Whitaker to clarify House testimony: Nadler
Former acting U.S. Attorney General Matthew Whitaker agreed to meet with lawmakers to clarify his testimony, a congressional leader said on Tuesday, referring to an appearance where Whitaker was quizzed about whether President Donald Trump had sought t…
Leaders of ‘9/11 Commission’ recommend new U.S. approach to extremism
Leaders of the commission that recommended changes in U.S. counterterrorism strategy after the Sept. 11 attacks called on Tuesday for another shift, saying the country still falls short in preventing, rather than striking back at, extremism.
United Methodist Church strengthens ban on same-sex marriage, LGBT clergy
The United Methodist Church voted on Tuesday to uphold and strengthen its ban on same-sex marriage and LGBT clergy in a move likely to alienate large numbers of followers who had pushed for reform.
U.S. House passes bill funding conservation via drilling royalties
The House of Representatives on Tuesday easily passed a public lands bill on Tuesday, as the Senate did earlier this month, that permanently reauthorizes a fund that has funneled billions of dollars into land conservation, paid for by revenues from off…
House passes bill rejecting Trump’s border wall emergency
In a stinging rebuke to President Donald Trump, the House of Representatives on Tuesday brushed aside veto threats and passed legislation to terminate the emergency he declared at the U.S.-Mexico border in order to build a wall there.
