Trump not planning to invoke emergency powers in Tuesday speech: Washington Post
President Donald Trump does not plan to invoke emergency powers over what he calls a crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border during a televised speech later on Tuesday, the Washington Post reported, citing an unnamed senior White House official.
New York City launches $100 million universal health insurance program
New York City has launched a $100 million health insurance program to cover 600,000 uninsured residents, including those unable to afford coverage and those living in the United States illegally, Mayor Bill de Blasio said on Tuesday.
Trump to highlight border ‘crisis,’ seek wall support in televised address
President Donald Trump will make his case to Americans on Tuesday that a wall is urgently needed to resolve what he calls a crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border, trying to make good on a campaign promise in a dispute that has sparked an 18-day partial gove…
Oil executive arrested for throwing Chihuahuas off balcony
An oil trading executive was arrested on suspicion of throwing two Chihuahua dogs off a second floor balcony, a police report showed.
Russian lawyer at Trump Tower meeting charged in unrelated case
A Russian lawyer who attended a June 2016 meeting at Trump Tower under scrutiny in the U.S. special counsel’s probe of Russian election meddling was charged in an unrelated case that U.S. prosecutors said showed evidence of her ties to the Kremlin.
U.S. top court’s Kavanaugh issues first opinion in arbitration case
The U.S. Supreme Court’s newest member, Brett Kavanaugh, issued his first written opinion on Tuesday as the justices in a unanimous ruling bolstered companies’ ability to use arbitration to resolve disputes with customers or other businesses.
U.S. top court’s Ginsburg misses oral arguments again
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s first absence from the bench extended into a second day on Tuesday as the 85-year-old jurist continued her recovery from lung cancer surgery at home.
New York weatherman fired over racial slur in forecast
A New York television meteorologist was fired after saying what many heard as a racial slur on air, which he defended on Monday evening as a slip of the tongue that he tried to quickly correct.
Trump to press U.S. border ‘crisis’ in televised address
President Donald Trump will make his case to Americans on Tuesday that a wall is needed to resolve a “crisis” at the U.S.-Mexico border, trying to make good on a campaign promise in a dispute that has sparked an 18-day partial government shut-down.
Trump to make case about U.S. border ‘crisis’ in address about wall
President Donald Trump will make his case to Americans on Tuesday that a “crisis” at the U.S. border with Mexico requires a wall in a prime-time address aimed at building support for a campaign promise that has sparked an 18-day government shutdown.
