Thursday 26 April 2018

White House doctor Ronny Jackson withdraws from VA nomination

White House doctor Ronny Jackson withdraws from VA nomination

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's physician Ronny Jackson withdrew on Thursday from consideration to head the Department of Veterans Affairs after allegations about misconduct mounted and a Senate panel postponed his confirmation hearing.

Lawyers for Trump, Cohen to return to court over seized documents

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal judge is expected to weigh who should get the first look at documents seized from U.S. President Donald Trump's personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, at a hearing in Manhattan on Thursday.

EPA chief Pruitt faces congressional grilling on spending, ethics

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt will face tough questions from lawmakers in congressional budget hearings on Thursday over a long list of alleged ethical missteps plaguing his tenure.

Bill Cosby jury hunkers down for second day in sexual assault trial

NORRISTOWN, Pa. (Reuters) - The jury in Bill Cosby's sexual assault trial begins a second day of deliberations on Thursday, charged with deciding whether the comedian once known as "America's Dad" drugged and molested a younger woman at his Pennsylvania home more than a decade ago.

U.S. Marines say new CH-53K helicopter program on track

BERLIN (Reuters) - The U.S. Marine Corps is on track to declare an initial four CH-53K heavy-lift helicopters, built by Lockheed Martin Corp's Sikorsky unit , ready for combat use as planned in December 2019, senior Marine Corps officials said on Thursday.

Trump officials warn of arrests as migrant caravan reaches U.S. border

TIJUANA, Mexico (Reuters) - Hundreds of Central American migrants from a caravan through Mexico reunited in Tijuana on Wednesday and planned to cross into the United States together this weekend, in defiance of threats by President Donald Trump to repel them.

Supreme Court appears ready to uphold Trump's travel ban

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court's conservative majority appeared poised to hand President Donald Trump a huge legal victory, signaling on Wednesday it was likely to uphold his contentious travel ban targeting several Muslim-majority countries.

Ex-California policeman arrested in 'Golden State' serial killer case

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) - An elderly former policeman has been arrested and charged with eight murders attributed to the Golden State Killer, a serial criminal responsible for dozens of rapes and slayings that terrorized parts of California during the 1970s and 1980s, authorities said on Wednesday.

Liberals on top U.S. court ask if Trump travel waivers just 'window dressing'

NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Liberal U.S. Supreme Court justices sought assurances on Wednesday that the Trump administration's policy for granting medical or other exceptions to a ban on travelers from several Muslim-majority countries amounted to more than window dressing.

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