Category Archives: WMAL News Now Headlines

Milley Says He Was Wrong To Accompany Trump On Church Walk
WASHINGTON - Army Gen. Mark Milley, the nation's top military officer, said Thursday he was wrong to accompany President Donald Trump on a walk through Lafayette Square that ended in a photo op at a c...
Syndicated Author Jun 11, 2020

US General: Taliban Not Yet Met Conditions For US Withdrawal
WASHINGTON - The Taliban have not yet met conditions required for a complete U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan by next May as envisioned in a U.S.-Taliban deal signed in February, the commander o...
Syndicated Author Jun 10, 2020

Trump: No Change At Bases Named For Confederate Officers
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump on Wednesday said his administration will "not even consider" changing the name of any of the 10 Army bases that are named for Confederate Army officers. Two days e...
Syndicated Author Jun 10, 2020

Jacksonville Is Front-Runner For Trump Convention Speech
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Jacksonville, Florida, is the front-runner to host the GOP celebration marking President Donald Trump's acceptance of his party's nomination for reelection, the Republican National...
Syndicated Author Jun 10, 2020

Fed To Keep Providing Aid And Sees No Rate Hike Through 2022
WASHINGTON - The Federal Reserve said Wednesday that it will keep buying bonds to maintain low borrowing rates and support a U.S. economy mired in a deep recession with high unemployment. And it said ...
Syndicated Author Jun 10, 2020

Ex-Judge Says Push To Dismiss Flynn Case Is ‘Abuse Of Power’
WASHINGTON - A former federal judge appointed to review the Justice Department's motion to dismiss criminal charges against former national security adviser Michael Flynn has found that the government...
Syndicated Author Jun 10, 2020

Movie Theaters, Shuttered For Months, Plan July Reopening
NEW YORK - After three months of near total blackout of cinemas nationwide, movie theaters are preparing to reopen - even if it means only a few titles on the marquee and showings limited to as little...
Syndicated Author Jun 10, 2020

Minneapolis Police Chief Takes On Union, Promises Reform
MINNEAPOLIS - The Minneapolis Police Department will withdraw from police union contract negotiations, Chief Medaria Arradondo said Wednesday as he announced the first steps in what he said would be t...
Syndicated Author Jun 10, 2020

HBO Max Removes ‘Gone With the Wind,’ Will Add Context
NEW YORK - HBO Max has temporarily removed "Gone With the Wind" from its streaming library in order to add historical context to the 1939 film long criticized for romanticizing slavery and the Civil W...
Syndicated Author Jun 10, 2020

D.C. National Guard members test positive for Coronavirus
WASHINGTON–Members of the D.C. National Guard have tested positive for COVID-19 in the wake of the massive protests across the city last week over the death of George Floyd. Guard spokeswoman Lt...
Syndicated Author Jun 09, 2020
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