Nov 14 RNC cuts fundraising ties to Roy Moore By Associated Press A Federal Election Commission filing late Tuesday shows that the national party is no longer part of the effort to raise money for Moore, the embattled GOP nominee facing allegations of molesting two teenagers when he was in his 30s. Continue reading
Nov 14 House approves $700 billion defense bill By Richard Lardner, Associated Press The funding boost pays for more troops, jet fighters, ships and other weapons needed to halt an erosion of the military’s combat readiness, according to the bill’s backers. Continue reading
Nov 14 House to adopt mandatory sexual harassment training By Juliet Linderman, Associated Press The move comes days after the Senate unanimously approved a measure requiring all senators, staff and interns to be trained on preventing sexual harassment. Continue reading
Nov 14 WATCH: Lawmaker asks Sessions why there’s an FBI report about black ‘extremists,’ but not one about those who are white By Associated Press Sessions said he believed there were certain minority groups with the potential for violence. He struggled to answer when asked the same about white groups. Continue reading
Nov 14 Puerto Rico ignored advice on Whitefish power contract, documents show By Matthew Daly, Associated Press Rep. Rob Bishop, R-Utah, the panel’s chairman, said “a legacy of dysfunction” at PREPA has created “a competence deficit” that threatens Puerto Rico’s ability to improve conditions for its 3.4 million citizens. Continue reading
Nov 14 At least 6 dead, 2 school children wounded after shooting in Northern California By Laura Santhanam Authorities in California said Wednesday that the body of the wife of a man who went on a shooting rampage was found in the floorboards of their home, bringing the death toll to six. Continue reading
Nov 14 Ex-general says nuclear launch order can be refused By Associated Press A former senior U.S. military officer said an order from the president to launch nuclear weapons can be refused if that command is determined to be illegal. Continue reading
Nov 14 Can Republicans keep Roy Moore out of Congress? By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press If he were to win, there’s no precedent in the Senate for refusing to seat him, but they do have these options. Continue reading
Nov 14 Sessions says he has ‘no reason to doubt’ women accusing Senate candidate Moore of sexual misconduct By Associated Press Sessions declined to say whether he thinks Senate candidate Roy Moore, who is running for his former seat in Alabama, should drop out of the race. Continue reading
Nov 14 U.S. Postal Service marks 11 straight years of financial loss By Hope Yen, Associated Press The Postal Service reported a loss of $2.7 billion for the fiscal year that ended Sept. 30. That was better than a $5.6 billion loss in the prior year but was mainly due to fluctuations in interest rates that reduced… Continue reading