Rebuking Trump’s embrace of Putin, U.S. lawmakers look to punish Russia
U.S. President Donald Trump faced outrage on Tuesday for his failure to hold Russia accountable for meddling in the 2016 U.S. election, and some U.S. lawmakers threatened action in Congress to punish Moscow and show support for U.S. intelligence agenci…
Trump to speak about Putin meeting at 2 p.m. EDT (1800 GMT): White House
U.S. President Donald Trump will make remarks about his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin at 2 p.m. EDT (1800 GMT) on Tuesday before his planned meeting with members of Congress, White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders said.
States sue U.S. to void state and local tax deduction cap
Four U.S. states sued the federal government on Tuesday to void the new $10,000 cap on federal deductions for state and local taxes included in President Donald Trump’s 2017 tax overhaul.
Texas to execute convicted killer despite plea by victim’s family
Texas plans to execute a man on Tuesday for murdering a store owner during a robbery in 2004, despite calls from some relatives of the victim that the life of the inmate be spared as they have forgiven him.
Murder suspect due in U.S. court after DNA cracks open 1998 case
A 59-year-old Indiana man will be formally charged on Thursday with the 1998 murder of an eight-year-old girl after the decades-old cold case was cracked open by DNA evidence linked to a genealogical website, authorities said on Tuesday.
Mike Pompeo to testify on Russia next week: Senate panel chair
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will testify before Congress to discuss Russia next week, the Republican chair of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee told reporters on Tuesday.
How many kitties in the city? Feline census in Washington D.C
An alliance of Washington, D.C., public and private groups on Tuesday launched a three-year census that aims to count all the cats in the capital, hoping to help develop ways to manage feline populations throughout the United States.
U.S. court order ‘buys time’ for separated immigrant families: lawyers
Lawyers for immigrant families separated by the U.S. government at the border with Mexico said a federal judge’s order barring rapid deportations until at least next Tuesday would give them breathing room as they struggled for access to clients.
Four states sue U.S. to void cap on state and local tax deduction
Four U.S. states sued the federal government on Tuesday to void the new $10,000 cap on the federal deduction for state and local taxes, included as part of the President Donald Trump’s 2017 tax overhaul.
U.S. court ruling ‘buys time’ for separated immigrant families: lawyers
Lawyers for immigrant families separated by the U.S. government at the border with Mexico said a federal judge’s order barring rapid deportations until at least next Tuesday would give them breathing room as they struggled for access to clients.
