Feb 28 Benjamin Netanyahu to be indicted on corruption charges, Israeli media reports By Associated Press Israeli media is reporting that the decision to indict Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu came from the attorney general, according to the Associated Press. Continue reading
Feb 28 Economic growth lagged in late 2018, government says By Martin Crutsinger, Associated Press The government cited slower consumer spending as the biggest factor in the slowdown. Continue reading
Feb 28 Michael Cohen to testify behind closed doors on Capitol Hill Thursday By Mary Clare Jalonick, Eric Tucker, Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press A day after publicly testifying before the House's oversight committee, Michael Cohen returned Thursday to Capitol Hill, this time to testify behind closed doors to the House intelligence committee. Continue reading
Feb 28 Pakistan says it will release Indian fighter pilot to ease tension By Munir Ahmed, Kathy Gannon, Associated Press World powers have called on India and Pakistan to de-escalate the tensions gripping the contested region since a Feb. 14 suicide bombing killed over 40 Indian paramilitary troops in Indian-controlled Kashmir. Continue reading
Feb 27 Transgender care cost military less than 1 percent of its health budget since 2016 By Julie Watson, Jennifer McDermott, Associated Press The military has spent about $8 million on transgender care since 2016 out of its $50 billion overall health care budget. Continue reading
Feb 27 Why robocalls are unstoppable By Raymond Huahong Tu, The Conversation It doesn’t matter if you’ve signed up with the federal Do Not Call Registry, though companies that call numbers on the list are supposed to be subject to large fines. Continue reading
Feb 27 Leslie McCrae Dowless, political operative, charged in North Carolina congressional race By Emery P. Dalesio, Jonathan Drew, Associated Press The North Carolina political operative at the center of a ballot fraud scandal was arrested Wednesday on criminal charges over activities in the 2016 elections and the Republican primary in 2018. Continue reading
Feb 27 WATCH: ‘Nothing went on in Trump world’ without his knowledge and approval, Cohen says By Associated Press Cohen says Donald Trump had told him that Donald Trump Jr. “had the worst judgment of anyone in the world.”… Continue reading
Feb 27 WATCH: Cohen accuses Trump of being a ‘racist’ By Associated Press Ex-lawyer Michael Cohen told congressional lawmakers in a House hearing Wednesday that President Donald Trump is a "racist," saying in private conversations, "he is even worse."… Continue reading
Feb 27 WATCH: Trump ‘knew of and directed’ negotiations for Trump Tower in Moscow, Cohen testifies By Associated Press Former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen told Congress that President Donald Trump lied to the American people about negotiations during the 2016 presidential campaign about a proposed Trump building in Russia. Continue reading