Politics May 16 WATCH: House panel advances effort to hold AG Garland in contempt of Congress The House panel voted Thursday afternoon to advance the contempt maneuver. A similar vote is scheduled for later Thursday with the House oversight committee.
Politics May 16 Live Updates: Cross-examination of Michael Cohen resumes Cohen is prosecutors’ final witness — at least for now — as they try to prove Donald Trump schemed to suppress a damaging story he feared would torpedo his 2016 presidential campaign, and then falsified business records to cover it…
Education May 15 A slick, monumental ritual at the Naval Academy ends after more than 2 hours It took Naval Academy plebes two hours, 19 minutes and 11 seconds Wednesday to accomplish the ultimate in upward mobility: scaling a greased obelisk and swapping out a cup with a cap, this year with an unusual hitch.
Politics May 15 WATCH: White House holds news briefing as Biden and Trump agree to presidential debates White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre will hold a news briefing on Wednesday as President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump agreed to hold two campaign debates in June and September, but there were no guarantees that they would…
World May 14 A wildfire forces out hundreds of residents in Canada's oil sands hub of Fort McMurray The Rural Municipality of Wood Buffalo says residents in Beacon Hill, Abasand, Prairie Creek and Grayling Terrace need to leave by 4 p.m.
World May 14 Putin signs decree naming new Russian government, including defense minister replacement Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday signed a decree appointing a new government, including replacement of the defense minister with a former deputy prime minister who is an economics expert with no military background.
Economy May 14 Justice Department says Boeing violated deal that avoided prosecution after 737 Max crashes The Justice Department said Tuesday in a filing in federal district court in Texas that Boeing failed to make changes to prevent it from violating federal anti-fraud laws — a condition of the the 2021 settlement.
World May 14 Putin visits China to discuss with Xi 'cooperation in various fields' The two continent-sized authoritarian states are increasingly in dispute with democracies and NATO while seeking to gain influence in Africa, the Middle East and South America.
Politics May 14 Live Updates: Michael Cohen testifies for 2nd day in Trump hush money trial Cohen's testimony on Monday linked Trump to all aspects of a hush money scheme that prosecutors say was aimed at stifling stories that threatened his 2016 campaign. Follow updates here.
World May 14 More than half a million Palestinians displaced as Israeli military fighting escalates in Gaza Some 1.1 million Palestinians in Gaza face catastrophic levels of hunger, on the brink of starvation, and a “full-blown famine” is taking place in the north, according to the U.N.