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WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General William Barr has emerged as one of the most divisive figures in Donald Trump's administration. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has accused him of lying, a charge the Justice Department calls reckless and false. House Democrats are poised to hold him in contempt. Calls for Barr's resignation have accelerated since he appeared this week before the Senate Judiciary Committee to discuss special counsel Robert Mueller's report on Russian interference in the 2016 election.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Conservative commentator Steven Moore has withdrawn himself from consideration for a seat on the Federal Reserve board after losing Republican support in the Senate, largely over his past inflammatory writings about women. Trump tweeted the news of Moore's withdrawal Thursday. That came just hours after Moore had told two news organizations that he was still seeking the seat and still had the White House's support.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Actor Peter Mayhew, who played Chewbacca in the "Star Wars" films, has died. Mayhew's family said in a statement Thursday that he died at his home in Texas on Tuesday. He was 74. No cause was given. The 7-foot-3 Mayhew played the towering Chewbacca, sidekick to Han Solo and co-pilot of the Millennium Falcon, in the first "Star Wars" trilogy and two other films. The English-born Mayhew was working as a hospital orderly when George Lucas cast him in 1977's "Star Wars."
WASHINGTON (AP) — The city of San Francisco is suing the Trump administration over its new regulation allowing health care professionals to opt out of providing treatments they oppose. The Trump administration is putting the finishing touches on a regulation to protect the rights of clinicians who object to participating in abortions. Trump made the announcement Thursday during a speech marking the National Day of Prayer.
BALTIMORE (AP) — After ex-Mayor Catherine Pugh's rapid collapse amid multiple public corruption investigations, Baltimore is quickly shifting into a new era with Mayor Bernard "Jack" Young at the helm. Young is a fellow Democrat and a longtime leader of the City Council who automatically replaced Pugh after her resignation Thursday afternoon. Young told The Associated Press he's focused on reducing eye-popping rates of violent crime and tidying up the city's streets.
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