Category Archives: WMAL News Now Headlines
Conservative Lawmakers Lash Out At Liz Cheney Over Trump Criticism
WASHINGTON - House Republicans facing electoral uncertainty in November turned on one another in a private meeting on Tuesday, as a small group of conservative lawmakers confronted House Republican Co...
Jul 23, 2020
Judge Orders Michael Cohen To Be Released From Prison
NEW YORK - A judge ordered the release from prison of President Donald Trump's former personal lawyer on Thursday, saying he believes the government retaliated against him for writing a book about Tru...
Jul 23, 2020
White House Drops Payroll Tax Cut As GOP Unveils Virus Aid
WASHINGTON - The White House has reluctantly dropped a bid to cut Social Security payroll taxes as Republicans unveil a $1 trillion COVID-19 rescue package on Thursday, ceding to opposition to the ide...
Jul 23, 2020
Virus Sends Jobless Claims Up For First Time Since March
WASHINGTON - The viral pandemic's resurgence caused the number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits to rise last week for the first time in nearly four months, evidence of the deepening economic...
Jul 23, 2020
Joe Biden Calls Trump The Country’s ‘First Racist President’
WASHINGTON - Joe Biden said Wednesday that President Donald Trump was the country's "first" racist president. The presumptive Democratic presidential nominee's comments came during a virtual town hall...
Jul 22, 2020
MLB Allows Black Lives Matter, Social Justice Jersey Patches
NEW YORK - Major League Baseball players have the option of having a patch with "Black Lives Matter" or "United For Change" on a jersey sleeve on opening day of the pandemic-delayed season. Teams have...
Jul 22, 2020
House Votes To Remove Confederate Statues From Capitol
WASHINGTON - The House has approved a bill to remove statues of Robert E. Lee and other Confederate leaders from the U.S. Capitol, as well as a bust of Chief Justice Roger B. Taney, the author of the ...
Jul 22, 2020
California Surpasses New York State In Confirmed Virus Cases
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - California has surpassed New York for the most coronavirus cases in the country, surpassing 409,000 after setting a record on Tuesday for the state's most confirmed new cases in a...
Jul 22, 2020
Trump, Barr To Expand Anti-Crime Push To Several US Cities
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump and Attorney General William Barr are expected to announce Wednesday that federal agents will surge into several American cities including Chicago to help combat ri...
Jul 22, 2020
US Orders China To Close Its Consulate In Houston
BEIJING - The United States said Wednesday that it has ordered China to close its consulate in Houston "to protect American intellectual property" and the private information of Americans.China strong...
Jul 22, 2020
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