Jun 21 Pelosi says any ‘hostilities’ with Iran need Congressional approval By Associated Press A spokesman for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said she was not given a heads-up about President Trump's planned retaliatory strike against Iran. Continue reading
Jun 21 Supreme Court says prosecutors must prove that people knew they couldn’t have guns By Associated Press The court ruled 7-2 Friday in the case of a foreign student from the United Arab Emirates who took target practice at a Florida shooting range, even though he had been dismissed from the Florida Institute of Technology and was… Continue reading
Jun 21 Trump says strike on Iran would have been a disproportionate response By Associated Press The president told NBC News in an interview that about 150 Iranians would have been killed by the strikes, and he did not think such an attack was a proportionate response for Iran's shooting down of a U.S. drone. Continue reading
Jun 21 House panel to subpoena Felix Sater after no-show By Mary Clare Jalonick, Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press The House intelligence committee says it will subpoena the Russia-born business executive after he did not appear for a scheduled interview Friday to discuss his behind-the-scenes role in Donald Trump's effort to build a skyscraper in Moscow during the presidential… Continue reading
Jun 20 Hope Hicks interview transcript released by House By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press Hicks refused to answer any questions related to her time working for President Donald Trump after he was elected, following orders from White House lawyers. She was blocked from answering questions 155 times, the committee said in a statement accompanying… Continue reading
Jun 20 Iran accuses U.S. of ‘dangerous’ act in drone spying By Associated Press Iran's U.N. Ambassador Majid Takht Ravanchi says a U.S. drone despite repeated radio warnings entered into Iranian airspace "and engaged in a clear spying operation."… Continue reading
Jun 20 S&P 500 index closes at a record high By Associated Press The rally came as investors balanced optimism over the possibility that the Federal Reserve could cut interest rates in response to a slowing economy and jitters about the prospects of dimmer corporate profits should a severe slowdown take hold. Continue reading
Jun 20 Walmart to pay $282 million over foreign corruption By Matthew Barakat, Associated Press Walmart faced civil and criminal allegations of overseas corruption, including payment through a Brazilian subsidiary of more than $500,000 to an intermediary known as a "sorceress" for her uncanny ability to make permit problems disappear. Continue reading
Jun 20 Judge halts immigration arrests at Massachusetts courts By Associated Press The lawsuit alleges the practice is scaring victims and defendants away from court and making it harder for prosecutors to hold people accountable. Continue reading
Jun 20 Appeals court allows Trump abortion rules to take effect By Gene Johnson, Associated Press More than 20 states and several civil rights and health organizations challenged the rules in cases filed in Oregon, Washington and California. But a three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco called the rules… Continue reading