CNN ousted chief executive Chris Licht after a tumultuous year leading the struggling news network that culminated in a damning magazine profile and the growing realization that he’d lost the confidence of the network’s journalists.… Read more
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Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie Set to Launch 2024 Presidential Bid at New Hampshire Town Hall
Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is set to launch his bid for the Republican nomination for president at a town hall in New Hampshire on Tuesday evening.… Read more
Three Bodies Recovered in Iowa Building Collapse; Lawsuit Accuses City and Owners of Negligence
The bodies of three men have been removed from the site of a collapsed six-story apartment building in Davenport, Iowa, about a week after part of the century-old structure tumbled to the ground, the city’s police chief announced Monday.… Read more
Debt Deal Imposes New Work Requirements for Food Aid and that Frustrates Many Democrats
Democrats are deeply conflicted about the food aid requirements that President Joe Biden negotiated as part of the debt ceiling deal, fearing damage has been done to safety net programs that will be difficult to unravel in the years ahead as Republicans demand further cuts.… Read more
DeSantis Hits Trump from the Right While the Ex-President Looks Ahead to the General Election
In his first week on the campaign trail as a presidential candidate, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis repeatedly hit his chief rival, Donald Trump, from the right.… Read more
House OKs Debt Ceiling Bill to Avoid Default, Sends Biden-McCarthy Deal to Senate
Veering away from a default crisis, the House approved a debt ceiling and budget cuts package late Wednesday, as President Joe Biden and Speaker Kevin McCarthy assembled a bipartisan coalition of centrist Democrats and Republicans against fierce conservative blowback and progressive dissent.… Read more
DeSantis Kicks Off Presidential Campaign in Iowa as he Steps Up Criticism of Trump
Ron DeSantis plans to kick off his presidential campaign in Iowa on Tuesday, the start of a busy week that will take him to 12 cities in three states as he tests his pitch as the most formidable Republican challenger to former President Donald Trump.… Read more
Debt Ceiling Agreement gets Thumbs Up from Business Groups, Jeers from Some on Political Right
The reviews are starting to come in as details emerge about the debt ceiling agreement reached by President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy.… Read more
Trump Lawyers Seek Meeting with Garland as Mar-a-Lago Investigation Shows Signs of Winding Down
Lawyers for Donald Trump on Tuesday asked for a meeting with Attorney General Merrick Garland as a Justice Department investigation into the former president’s handling of classified documents shows signs of winding down.… Read more
Donald Trump to Appear by Video as Judge Reinforces Ban on Attacking Witnesses
The judge in Donald Trump’s criminal case is holding a hybrid hearing Tuesday to make doubly sure the former president is aware of new rules barring him from using evidence to attack witnesses.… Read more
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Category Archives: WMAL News Now
CNN Ousts CEO Chris Licht After a Brief, Tumultuous Tenure
CNN ousted chief executive Chris Licht after a tumultuous year leading the struggling news network that culminated in a damning magazine profile and the growing realization that he’d lost the confidence of the network’s journalists.… Continue Reading
Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie Set to Launch 2024 Presidential Bid at New Hampshire Town Hall
Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is set to launch his bid for the Republican nomination for president at a town hall in New Hampshire on Tuesday evening.… Continue Reading
Three Bodies Recovered in Iowa Building Collapse; Lawsuit Accuses City and Owners of Negligence
The bodies of three men have been removed from the site of a collapsed six-story apartment building in Davenport, Iowa, about a week after part of the century-old structure tumbled to the ground, the city’s police chief announced Monday.… Continue Reading
Debt Deal Imposes New Work Requirements for Food Aid and that Frustrates Many Democrats
Democrats are deeply conflicted about the food aid requirements that President Joe Biden negotiated as part of the debt ceiling deal, fearing damage has been done to safety net programs that will be difficult to unravel in the years ahead as Republicans demand further cuts.… Continue Reading
DeSantis Hits Trump from the Right While the Ex-President Looks Ahead to the General Election
In his first week on the campaign trail as a presidential candidate, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis repeatedly hit his chief rival, Donald Trump, from the right.… Continue Reading
House OKs Debt Ceiling Bill to Avoid Default, Sends Biden-McCarthy Deal to Senate
Veering away from a default crisis, the House approved a debt ceiling and budget cuts package late Wednesday, as President Joe Biden and Speaker Kevin McCarthy assembled a bipartisan coalition of centrist Democrats and Republicans against fierce conservative blowback and progressive dissent.… Continue Reading
DeSantis Kicks Off Presidential Campaign in Iowa as he Steps Up Criticism of Trump
Ron DeSantis plans to kick off his presidential campaign in Iowa on Tuesday, the start of a busy week that will take him to 12 cities in three states as he tests his pitch as the most formidable Republican challenger to former President Donald Trump.… Continue Reading
Debt Ceiling Agreement gets Thumbs Up from Business Groups, Jeers from Some on Political Right
The reviews are starting to come in as details emerge about the debt ceiling agreement reached by President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy.… Continue Reading
Trump Lawyers Seek Meeting with Garland as Mar-a-Lago Investigation Shows Signs of Winding Down
Lawyers for Donald Trump on Tuesday asked for a meeting with Attorney General Merrick Garland as a Justice Department investigation into the former president’s handling of classified documents shows signs of winding down.… Continue Reading
Donald Trump to Appear by Video as Judge Reinforces Ban on Attacking Witnesses
The judge in Donald Trump’s criminal case is holding a hybrid hearing Tuesday to make doubly sure the former president is aware of new rules barring him from using evidence to attack witnesses.… Continue Reading