Category Archives: WMAL News Now Headlines
Judge Grants Sanctions Against DOJ Over Census Citizenship Question
A federal judge on Thursday agreed to impose financial sanctions against the Trump administration for failing to produce hundreds of documents during litigation over whether a citizenship question cou...
May 21, 2020
NFL Looks At Adding “Booth Umpire” And Tech Adviser For Refs
The NFL is considering adding a "booth umpire" and a senior technology adviser to the referee to assist the officiating crew.The league also is looking at other rules changes, including an alternative...
May 21, 2020
Senate confirms Ratcliffe as national intelligence chief
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate on Thursday confirmed Texas Rep. John Ratcliffe as director of national intelligence.Ratcliffe seemed unlikely to get the position when he was nominated in February, as he...
May 21, 2020
Coronavirus-Triggered Layoffs In US Hit Nearly 39 Million
WASHINGTON - The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits in the two months since the coronavirus took hold in the U.S. has swelled to nearly 39 million, the government reported Thursday...
May 21, 2020
US Says It’s Pulling Out Of Open Skies Surveillance Treaty
WASHINGTON - The Trump administration notified international partners on Thursday that it is pulling out of a treaty that permits 30-plus nations to conduct unarmed, observation flights over each othe...
May 21, 2020
Loughlin, Giannulli To Serve Prison Time For College Scam
"Full House" actress Lori Loughlin and her fashion designer husband, Mossimo Giannulli, agreed to serve prison time as part of a plea deal in the college admissions bribery case, according to court pa...
May 21, 2020
Northam Says 30,000 Enrolled In Medicaid During Pandemic
RICHMOND, Va. - Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam says almost 30,000 adults have enrolled in the state's expanded Medicaid program since he declared a state of emergency in response to the coronavirus pande...
May 20, 2020
Largest Yet: $1.3 Billion Contract For Border Wall Awarded
PHOENIX - A North Dakota construction company favored by President Donald Trump has received the largest contract to date to build a section of Trump's signature wall along the U.S.-Mexico border. Rep...
May 20, 2020
Supreme Court Blocks House From Mueller Grand Jury Material
WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court on Wednesday temporarily prevented the House of Representatives from obtaining secret grand jury testimony from special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation. Th...
May 20, 2020
Ukraine To Investigate Leaked Tapes With Ex-President And Biden
MINSK, Belarus - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Wednesday that prosecutors have opened a criminal inquiry into leaked tapes that allegedly feature the country's former leader discussing ...
May 20, 2020
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