Category Archives: WMAL News Now Headlines

WASHINGTON (AP) - The prospect that President Donald Trump and Senate Republicans will fill Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's Supreme Court seat before the year is out has ignited a call for major changes...

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - Ranked choice voting will be used for the first time in a presidential race under a ruling Tuesday by the Maine Supreme Court, which concluded a GOP petition drive came up short...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - Just days after Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis won a court victory to keep felons from voting until they've paid off fines, restitution and court fees, billionaire Mike Bloomberg h...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Police in Louisville, Kentucky, were restricting access to downtown in preparation for the state attorney general's announcement about whether he will charge officers in Breonna...

Utah Sen. Mitt Romney says he will not oppose a Senate vote on President Donald Trump's nominee to the Supreme Court. In a statement Tuesday, Romney said he intends to follow the Constitution and prec...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - The state of Florida is going to get tough on people who engage in violence during protests, Florida's Republican governor said Monday in announcing new legislation. Gov. Ron ...

NEW YORK (AP) - The top U.S. public health agency has stirred confusion by posting - and then taking down - an apparent change in its position on how easily the coronavirus can spread from person to p...

Heather CurtisWMAL.comMONTGOMERY COUNTY (WMAL) – Restaurants in Frederick and Montgomery counties will not be allowed to host more indoor diners when the state allows restaurants to expand indoo...

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Justice Department identified New York City, Portland, Oregon, and Seattle as three cities that could have federal funding slashed under a memorandum by President Donald Trump th...

Major cruise lines say they will test all passengers and crew for COVID-19 prior to boarding as part of their plan for resuming sailing in the Americas.The Cruise Lines International Association, a tr...