Category Archives: WMAL News Now

BAGHDAD — (CNN) About 70 hostages facing “imminent mass execution” were rescued and an American service member was killed in an operation against an ISIS-controlled prison in norther...

WASHINGTON — (CNN) The Republican Study Committee and the “Tuesday group” of House GOP moderates both endorsed Paul Ryan for speaker of the House on Thursday, meaning the Wisconsin R...

(CNN) — Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton took direct aim at her Republican critics from the witness chair at a highly anticipated congressional hearing on Benghazi Thursday t...

(CNN) — The U.S. Treasury canceled its sale of two-year debt slated for next week due to fears Congress won’t act in time to raise the debt ceiling. Treasury specifically cited “debt...

(CNN) — Rep. Paul Ryan said he would run for speaker — under certain conditions. A few are political, but one is personal. Ryan said he would not sacrifice the time he spends with his fami...

(CNN) — Ben Carson has knocked Donald Trump from his perch atop the field in Iowa, according to the latest Quinnipiac University poll of Iowa Republicans. Carson has opened up an 8 percentage po...

WASHINGTON — (CNN) The third Republican presidential primary debate will once again be divided into two tiers: a main event with the top 10 candidates and an undercard with the rest.CNBC announc...

  WASHINGTON — (CNN) Billionaire Carl Icahn has made a lot of money by forcing corporate CEOs to quit and replacing them with better managers. Now he wants to do the same to Congress. Icahn...

Daniela Berson WMAL.com DALLAS — (WMAL) Ahmed Mohamed, the 14-year-old boy who built a clock that was mistaken for a bomb, is leaving the United States for Qatar with his family. His father told...

(CNN) A Texas teen who gained national attention after he was arrested for bringing a homemade clock to school is expected to hear from President Barack Obama in person Monday when he participates in ...