Former political rivals to meet
President Donald Trump will meet with former primary rival and frequent critic John Kasich on Friday. The White House says the Ohio governor reached out to request a meeting with Trump “on multiple occasions.”
Answers sought from VA
The heads of two congressional committees say they want the Department of Veterans Affairs to better explain its efforts to stem drug theft and loss in light of rising cases of missing prescriptions and other unauthorized use at VA hospitals.
Planned Parenthood ruling
A federal judge rules that Texas can’t cut off Medicaid dollars to Planned Parenthood over secretly recorded videos taken by anti-abortion activists in 2015 that launched GOP efforts to defund the nation’s largest abortion provider.
Kansas governor plans veto
Gov. Sam Brownback criticizes a bipartisan bill to hike income taxes as harmful to middle-class families and small business owners, but supporters say it’s necessary to help close projected budget shortfalls.
Deadline looms for protest camp
The Army Corps of Engineers says it won’t extend a Wednesday deadline for Dakota Access oil pipeline opponents to vacate their encampment on federal land in North Dakota.
Iraqi forces gird for fierce fight
Iraqi troops work to secure a strategic hilltop overlooking Mosul’s international airport and a nearby military base, fearing the Islamic State group, which still holds both facilities, may launch another wave of nighttime counterattacks.
New details in assassination
Malaysia’s police chief says the two female suspects in the killing of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s half brother at Kuala Lumpur’s airport were trained to wipe toxin on his face, then wash their hands.
Culinary mistaken identity
The Michelin Guide accidently awards one of its coveted stars to a lowly cafe in France that shares its name with a gastronomic restaurant 93 miles away. “Le Bouche a Oreilles” in Bourges serves burgers and fries while “Le Bouche a Oreille” in Boutervilliers has an award-winning chef.