Wednesday, June 12, 2019

Evening Edition: House panel votes to hold Barr, Ross in contempt over census probe

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House panel votes to hold Barr, Ross in contempt over census probe
The full House must also vote on the resolution, which authorizes the House Oversight Committee to ask a federal court to order Attorney General William P. Barr and Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross to comply with subpoenas. Earlier, President Trump asserted executive privilege to shield documents about his administration's decision to add a citizenship question to the next census.
Former White House aide Hicks agrees to testify to House panel investigating Trump
Earlier this month, the White House told Hope Hicks not to cooperate with a congressional subpoena for documents related to her service in the administration.
 
After congressional testimony, Trump Jr. says he's 'not at all' worried about Democrats' perjury suspicions
The president's eldest son testified for a second time before the Senate Intelligence Committee for its Russia probe.
 
Ex-Stanford sailing coach sentenced to 1 day of time served in admissions bribery scandal
John Vandemoer is the first person to be sentenced in the "Varsity Blues" scandal. Prosecutors said he accepted $610,000 in bribes; the judge noted that he funneled the money into the sailing program instead of keeping it.
 
 
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Post Reports | Listen Now
'I can't breathe:' Five years later, Eric Garner's family is still seeking justice
Wesley Lowery on the disciplinary hearing for the officer involved in Eric Garner's death. Ashley Parker about what President Trump calls "the I-word. And Steven Goff unpacks criticism of the U.S. women's domination in their first World Cup game.
 
Thanks to HBO, more tourists are flocking to the eerie Chernobyl nuclear disaster site
The surge in bookings that followed the widely discussed miniseries has raised questions over how to commemorate a disaster that exposed hundreds of thousands to radiation.
 
Kevin Durant has surgery for ruptured Achilles' tendon
Repercussions from Golden State's star forward's injury could ripple throughout the league and have an impact far beyond the NBA Finals, which continue Thursday with Game 6.
 
After emotional testimony from 9/11 responders, House panel votes to replenish victims fund
Anger over the fund had been growing since it was announced that future payouts for those who are sick or dying from illnesses linked to their work amid the toxic debris at the 9/11 attack sites would be cut as much as 70 percent.
 
 
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Campaign 2020 | Analysis
'A product of the 9/11 generation': Buttigieg leans into his youth as he outlines a foreign policy
The 37-year-old mayor talks constantly about 2054 because that's when he'll be President Trump's age.
 
Women's World Cup
Alex Morgan is the face of U.S. soccer, and now its golden boot
The forward had a leading role in women's soccer well before she tied an American record with five goals in a World Cup match on Tuesday.
 
Crackdowns and defiance in Hong Kong as protests continue over extradition bill
Tens of thousands of demonstrators occupied main boulevards and faced down tear gas and rubber bullets fired by police in the widening crisis in the former British colony.
 
Lawmakers introduce bills to ban inclined sleepers
The bassinet-like device for babies faced widespread criticism after Fisher-Price recalled its popular Rock 'n Play inclined sleeper in April following reports it was tied to more than 30 infant deaths.
 

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