Dec 20 Border officers say they felt unsafe enacting Trump asylum crackdown By Nomaan Merchant, Associated Press A March 2019 letter sent to the head of U.S. Customs and Border Protection demanded that he intervene to ensure the agency's front-line employees at one Texas bridge “are not injured or killed” enforcing the policy. Continue reading
Dec 20 2 dead and 2 hurt from shooting at municipal building in North Carolina By Tom Foreman Jr., Associated Press Winston-Salem city spokesman Ed McNeal said: “There is no ongoing threat.”… Continue reading
Dec 20 Trump blasts Christian magazine that called for his removal By Jill Colvin, Associated Press Trump tweeted Friday morning that the magazine, Christianity Today, an evangelical magazine founded by the late Rev. Billy Graham, is a “far left“ publication, which “has been doing poorly and hasn’t been involved with the Billy Graham family for many… Continue reading
Dec 20 WATCH: Boeing’s Starliner off course in orbit after launch debut By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press Everything went flawlessly as the Atlas V rocket soared with the Starliner just before sunrise. But a half-hour into the flight, Boeing reported that the capsule didn't get into the position needed to get to the International Space Station. Continue reading
Dec 19 Watch 10:04 After House impeaches Trump, battle turns to Senate trial A day after the House impeached President Trump, Sen. Mitch McConnell reassured Trump's allies and slammed House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who says she may delay sending the articles of impeachment to the Senate -- a necessary step to begin a… Continue watching
Dec 19 Watch 6:55 News Wrap: House passes USMCA trade deal with broad bipartisan support In our news wrap Thursday, the House approved one of President Trump’s top priorities: the USMCA trade deal, which modernizes the existing NAFTA and won overwhelming bipartisan support, plus the backing of labor unions and business. Also, the Senate moved… Continue watching
Dec 19 At least 15 million TV viewers watch impeachment vote By David Bauder, Associated Press The ratings seemed to justify decisions made in network executive suites about coverage of the impeachment vote. Both CBS and ABC left the debate to air entertainment coverage, while NBC stuck with the news. Continue reading
Dec 19 Hawaii police to stand down from telescope construction site By Jennifer Sinco Kelleher, Associated Press Hawaii officials are having police leave a mountain where protesters are blocking construction of a giant telescope because the project isn't moving forward for now. Continue reading
Dec 19 Georgia restores 22,000 purged voter registrations By Ben Nadler, Kate Brumback, Associated Press After purging more than 300,000 voters from the rolls, Georgia election officials restored roughly 22,000 of them Thursday, citing an error in the way their voting history had been screened. Continue reading
Dec 19 Farm, ethanol groups angered at final EPA ethanol rule By David Pitt, Associated Press The Environmental Protection Agency released its final renewable fuel standard but it did not include language that President Donald Trump agreed to in meetings with industry officials, Iowa’s governor and congressional representatives during September and October. Continue reading