Trump says will make announcement next week on reducing drug prices
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that his administration would make an announcement next week on reducing drug prices, but he did not offer specifics.
Trump says administration in contact with California officials over wildfires
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday his administration was in contact with officials in California over wildfires burning in the state and would look into what could be done to mitigate fire danger in the state.
California battles its biggest ever wildfire and 16 other blazes
A Northern California wildfire became the biggest in state history on Tuesday, eclipsing a previous record set only eight months ago, as hot, windy conditions fanned 17 blazes in what Governor Jerry Brown has called California’s “new normal.”
Manafort defense questions star witness Gates about ‘secret life’
The star witness in the trial of former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort faced tough questioning on cross-examination on Tuesday about a “secret life” that included an extramarital affair and stealing funds from his former boss.
Mattis throws support behind new space-focused military command
U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis on Tuesday threw his support behind the idea of creating a space-focused military command but stopped short of promising the new “Space Force” branch of service that President Donald Trump has touted.
California defies Trump, plans tighter rules on vehicle emissions
California air regulators on Tuesday said they plan to keep tightening state vehicle emissions rules despite a Trump administration proposal last week that would strip the state of the ability to set its own limits.
Puerto Rico bankruptcy judge upholds oversight board powers over government
A U.S. judge ruled on Tuesday that Puerto Rico’s federal oversight board has the power to enforce fiscal discipline on the bankrupt island’s government through the budgetary process, but lacks authority to demand changes in law.
First trial alleging Monsanto’s Roundup causes cancer goes to jury
A trial in which a school groundskeeper alleged that his use of Monsanto’s Roundup weed killer caused his terminal cancer will go to a California jury after lawyers for both sides delivered their closing arguments on Tuesday.
Manafort trial defense lawyer attacks ex-aide Gates’ credibility
Political consultant Paul Manafort’s protege acknowledged writing a fraudulent letter to prospective investors and using business expenses on an extramarital affair as Manafort’s trial defense lawyer on Tuesday attacked the credibility of the star witn…
Ex-Manafort aide Gates admits he had an affair in London 10 years ago
Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort’s longtime aide Rick Gates, accused by a Manafort lawyer at Manafort’s trial on Tuesday of using business expenses for an affair, admitted to the extramarital relationship.
