Jan 18 Impeachment lands Sen. Collins in familiar spot: crosshairs By Alan Fram, Associated Press Facing perhaps her toughest reelection fight, veteran Sen. Susan Collins has parachuted into familiar terrain — the heart of a hot-button issue, this time President Donald Trump's impeachment. Continue reading
Jan 17 Ex-Rep. Collins gets over 2 years in insider trading case By Larry Neumeister, Associated Press The Republican pleaded guilty in October to conspiracy to commit securities fraud and lying to law enforcement officials. Continue reading
Jan 17 High court to consider whether electors must support state’s popular vote winner By Mark Sherman, Associated Press Under the Constitution, the country elects the president indirectly, with voters choosing people who actually cast an Electoral College ballot for president. Continue reading
Jan 17 Court to look anew at birth control rules in health care law By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The justices agreed Friday to yet another case stemming from President Barack Obama's health care overhaul, this time about cost-free birth control. Continue reading
Jan 17 Jury of 7 men, 5 women selected for Weinstein rape trial By Tom Hays, Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press A jury was selected after an arduous, two-week process in which scores of people were dismissed because they had already made up their minds about the disgraced Hollywood mogul. Continue reading
Jan 17 Pompeo breaks silence on alleged threats to former envoy in Ukraine By Matthew Lee, Associated Press In interviews with conservative radio hosts, Pompeo said he had no knowledge of the allegations until earlier this week when congressional Democrats released documents from an associate of President Donald Trump's personal attorney suggesting that Marie Yovanovitch was being watched. Continue reading
Jan 17 WATCH: U.S. hits Iran general with sanctions over protest crackdown By Associated Press The State Department said it imposed penalties on Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Gen. Hassan Shahvarpour for directing a massacre of nearly 150 demonstrators in southwestern Iran in November. Continue reading
Jan 16 U.S. Treasury announces it will begin selling new 20-year bond By Martin Crutsinger, Associated Press Faced with financing budget deficits topping $1 trillion annually, the Treasury is introducing a new 20-year bond. Continue reading
Jan 16 Rep. Ayanna Pressley shares her story of living with alopecia By Leanne Italie, Associated Press Pressley, whose hair twists have been an inspiration to young girls and part of her personal identity and political brand, said Thursday in a video that she has gone bald due to the autoimmune disease. Continue reading
Jan 16 12-year sentence for having a phone in jail is ‘failure,’ Mississippi justice says By Emily Wagster Pettus, Associated Press The Mississippi Supreme Court's confirmation of a 12-year prison sentence for an African American man who carried his mobile phone into a county jail cell is being slammed as a brutal example of racial injustice. Continue reading