Category Archives: WMAL News Now Headlines
Judge: Women Can Get Abortion Pill Without Doctor Visits
SILVER SPRING, Md. - A federal judge agreed Monday to suspend a rule that requires women during the COVID-19 pandemic to visit a hospital, clinic or medical office to obtain an abortion pill. U.S. Dis...
Jul 13, 2020
Federal Judge Seeks More Details On Trump’s Clemency For Roger Stone
WASHINGTON - A federal judge on Monday demanded more information about President Donald Trump's decision to commute the prison sentence of longtime ally Roger Stone.U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jack...
Jul 13, 2020
Court Refuses To Order Houston To Host Texas GOP Gathering
HOUSTON - The Texas Supreme Court on Monday upheld Houston's refusal to allow the state Republican convention to hold in-person events in the city due to the coronavirus pandemic.The court dismissed a...
Jul 13, 2020
More Than 200 Schools Back Lawsuit Over Foreign Student Rule
BOSTON - More than 200 universities are backing a legal challenge to the Trump administration's new restrictions on international students, arguing that the policy jeopardizes students' safety and for...
Jul 13, 2020
Trump’s Reelection Operation Hires 1,500 Field Staffers
WASHINGTON - The Republican National Committee and President Donald Trump's campaign say they have now hired 1,500 field staffers, aiming to convert their financial advantage over Democrats into votes...
Jul 13, 2020
President Trump commutes Roger Stone’s sentence
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump called Roger Stone to inform his longtime political confidant that he would commute his sentence for crimes related to the Russia investigation, Stone told The...
Jul 10, 2020
Trump Orders Treasury Department To Re-Examine Tax-Exempt Status Of Schools, Colleges
Trump said on Twitter on Friday he was ordering the Treasury Department to re-examine the tax-exempt status of schools that he says provide "radical indoctrination" instead of education. "Too many Uni...
Jul 10, 2020
Fast-Moving Tropical Storm Fay Makes Landfall In New Jersey
NEW YORK - Fast-moving Tropical Storm Fay made landfall in New Jersey on Friday amid heavy, lashing rains that closed beaches and flooded shore town streets. The storm system was expected to bring 2 t...
Jul 10, 2020
California May Release 10% Of Inmates In Pandemic Response
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - California officials will soon release another 3,100 inmates from state prisons in response to the coronavirus pandemic and in all now plans to release a total of more than 10,000...
Jul 10, 2020
Lawyer: Over 150 Minneapolis Officers Seeking Disability Claims
MINNEAPOLIS - More than 150 Minneapolis police officers are filing work-related disability claims after the death of George Floyd and ensuing unrest, with about three-quarters citing post-traumatic st...
Jul 10, 2020
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