Mar 20 5 important stories you may have overlooked By Erica R. Hendry, Jessica Yarvin, Dan Cooney These days, it’s hard to stop news from Washington, D.C., from flooding your news feed. We take a moment every week to bring you important stories beyond the White House and the Capitol. Here’s what we’re reading now. Continue reading
Mar 20 WATCH: Trump praises Saudi crown prince during visit to the White House By Josh Lederman, Associated Press Soaking in Trump's plaudits in the Oval Office, Prince Mohammed said little and left most of the talking to his host, who offered an optimistic forecast of lucrative U.S. arms sales to the kingdom and more Saudi investment in the… Continue reading
Mar 20 Judge won’t throw out ‘Apprentice’ contestant’s lawsuit against Trump By Associated Press Supreme Court Justice Jennifer Schecter ruled Tuesday that Summer Zervos' lawsuit can proceed. Lawyers for the president had asked that the lawsuit be tossed out or delayed until Trump is no longer president. Continue reading
Mar 20 Trump calls Russia’s Putin to congratulate him on re-election By Jonathan Lemire, Vladimir Isachenkov, Associated Press "I suspect that we'll probably be meeting in the not too distant future to discuss the arms race, which is getting out of control," Trump said. Continue reading
Mar 20 Minneapolis officer charged in 2017 shooting of Australian woman By Amy Forliti, Associated Press Officer Mohamed Noor turned himself in Tuesday after a warrant was issued for his arrest. He shot Justine Ruszczyk Damond, a 40-year-old life coach, on July 15 minutes after she called 911 to report a possible sexual assault in the… Continue reading
Mar 20 Federal judge blocks Mississippi’s new 15-week abortion ban By Associated Press The law and responding challenge set up a confrontation sought by abortion opponents, who are hoping federal courts will ultimately prohibit abortions before a fetus is viable. Current federal law does not. Continue reading
Mar 20 WATCH: Senators say U.S. needs to do more to protect elections from foreign interference By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press Senate Intelligence Committee Chair Richard Burr, R-N.C., and Virginia Sen. Mark Warner, the top Democrat on the panel, are scheduled to speak at 12:15 p.m. ET. Watch live here. Continue reading
Mar 20 UK parliament asks Mark Zuckerberg to testify in data misuse case By Danica Kirka and Gregory Katz, Associated Press A British parliamentary committee on Tuesday summoned Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg to answer questions on fake news as authorities step up efforts to determine whether data has been improperly used to influence elections. Continue reading
Mar 20 Paul Ryan hoping for Thursday vote on spending bill By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press House Speaker Paul Ryan says he's hoping bargainers can resolve the final disputes in a government-wide spending bill on Tuesday. Continue reading
Mar 20 Republicans dismiss legislation to protect special counsel Mueller By Mary Clare Jalonick, Zeke Miller and Chad Day, Associated Press More Republicans are telling President Donald Trump to lay off his criticism of special counsel Robert Mueller. But party leaders are taking no action to protect Mueller, embracing a familiar strategy with the president — simply waiting out the storm. Continue reading