Category Archives: WMAL News Now

WASHINGTON — (CNN) Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders have said repeatedly that America’s unemployment rate is higher than 5%. Now a Wall Street bank agrees with them. The real rate is “...

WASHINGTON — (CNN) John Kasich insists he still has a shot at the GOP presidential nomination, at least at a contested convention. But if Ted Cruz and Donald Trump get their way, he could be blo...

WASHINGTON — (CNN) In a candid interview, Megyn Kelly says she hasn’t decided whether she wants to stay at Fox News after her contract expires next year. “I don’t know whatR...

The Panama Papers leaks apparently resulted in a political casualty Tuesday when Icelandic Prime Minister Sigmundur David Gunnlaugsson resigned. Sigurdur Ingi Johannsson, the deputy chair of the Progr...

WASHINGTON — (CNN) At age 40, Daniel Utter is about to become a father for the first time. His family’s future — and America’s — are a lot more in focus now. He really li...

WASHINGTON — (CNN) Donald Trump announced Tuesday he would use a federal anti-terrorism surveillance law as a tool to force Mexico to pay for the border wall he has pledged to build on the U.S.&...

Jeff Weaver, Bernie Sanders’ campaign manager, said Tuesday he believes the Democratic primary fight will continue until the convention, and that Sanders will emerge as the winner, not Hillary C...

Americans are anxious and deeply dissatisfied, seven months ahead of the 2016 election, according to a new poll.Majorities — and supporters of GOP presidential front-runner Donald Trump in parti...

Grace PaloWMAL.comWASHINGTON (WMAL) — Montgomery County will now consider continuing to gradually increase it to $15/hour by 2020, it is currently in the process of slowly raising its minimum wa...

MILWAUKEE — (CNN) Two candidates vying to take down their parties’ front-runners could get big boosts if they win Tuesday in Wisconsin. Texas Sen. Ted Cruz is leading Donald Trump in the B...