Category Archives: WMAL News Now
Trump Says A Shutdown Would ‘Last For A Very Long Time’
WASHINGTON - Facing a midnight deadline to avoid a partial government shutdown, President Donald Trump said Friday a closure would drag on "for a very long time" and he tried to build the case that co...
Dec 21, 2018
Father Of Dying Toddler Slams U.S. Travel Ban For Keeping Mom Away
SAN FRANCISCO — After months of legal challenges, conference calls with doctors and hours aboard a plane, a Yemeni mother has finally arrived in California to reunite with her dying son.Shaima S...
Dec 21, 2018
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis leaving as Pentagon Chief
WASHINGTON (AP) - Defense Secretary Jim Mattis is stepping down from his post, President Donald Trump announced Thursday, after the retired Marine general clashed with the president over a troop drawd...
Dec 20, 2018
Donald Trump Announces Farm Bill Signing With ‘Green Acres’ Parody Video
President Trump announced the signing of the farm bill Thursday with a "Green Acres" parody. Farm Bill signing in 15 minutes! #Emmys #TBT pic.twitter.com/KtSS17xvIn- Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldT...
Dec 20, 2018
Mars Lander Sets Quake Monitor On Planet’s Red Surface
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - NASA's new Mars lander has placed a quake monitor on the planet's dusty red surface, just a few weeks after its arrival. Mars InSight 's robotic arm removed the seismometer from...
Dec 20, 2018
Markets Right Now: Stocks Plunge Again, Dow Sinks 464 Points
NEW YORK - Another miserable day on Wall Street knocked 464 points off the Dow Jones Industrial average, bringing its losses since Friday to more than 1,700 points. The index is now down more than 10 ...
Dec 20, 2018
Trump Scrambles To Keep Campaign Promise As Shutdown Looms
WASHINGTON - Under intense political pressure from his conservative base, President Donald Trump is trying to find a way to fulfill a central promise from his 2016 campaign, constructing a border wall...
Dec 20, 2018
Democrats To Start Presidential Primary Debates In June 2019
Democrats will hold at least a dozen presidential primary debates starting in June 2019 and running through April 2020, with party Chairman Tom Perez promising rules that will give everyone in a poten...
Dec 20, 2018
President Trump tells House GOP he won’t sign Senate bill
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump has told congressional Republicans he "will not sign" a spending bill passed by the Senate to avoid a partial government shutdown Friday, and he's citin...
Dec 20, 2018
Judge Declines To Throw Out Harvey Weinstein Criminal Case
NEW YORK - A New York judge declined to dismiss sexual assault charges against Harvey Weinstein Thursday, rejecting the latest push from the disgraced film producer's lawyers to have his indictment th...
Dec 20, 2018
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