Rep. Meadows out of running for White House chief of staff: officials
President Donald Trump told Republican U.S. Representative Mark Meadows that he wants him to stay in Congress rather than take the White House chief of staff job, White House officials said on Wednesday.
House approves farm bill without tightened food stamps criteria
The U.S. House of Representatives passed the farm bill on Wednesday, capping months of acrimonious debate to finalize the legislation funding the nation’s $867 billion food and agriculture programs.
U.S. Senate advances resolution to end military support for Saudis in Yemen
The U.S. Senate voted on Wednesday to advance a resolution to end U.S. military support for the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen’s civil war, setting the stage for debate and a later vote in the chamber.
Deal lets tabloid avoid U.S. charges over hush money in 2016 election
The publisher of the National Enquirer tabloid newspaper has struck a deal with U.S. prosecutors to avoid charges over its role in paying hush money before the 2016 U.S. presidential election to a former Playboy model who said she had an affair with Pr…
Trump ex-lawyer Cohen given three years in prison, blames ‘blind loyalty’
President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer Michael Cohen was sentenced to three years in prison on Wednesday for crimes including orchestrating hush payments to women in violation of campaign laws before the 2016 election and financial wrongdoing,…
U.S. Commerce Sec. Ross unaware of any planned warning for China travel
U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross on Thursday downplayed talk that President Donald Trump’s administration is poised to warn Americans against traveling to China.
Trump ex-lawyer Cohen sentenced to three years prison on campaign charge
President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer Michael Cohen was sentenced to three years in prison on Wednesday for financial crimes and orchestrating hush payments to women before the 2016 election, telling the judge his “blind loyalty” led him to c…
Former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen sentenced to three years prison
Michael Cohen, U.S. President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer, was sentenced to a total of three years in prison on Wednesday for his role in making illegal hush-money payments to women to help Trump’s 2016 election campaign and lying to Congress…
U.S. lawmaker hit backs at Pentagon argument for bigger budget
The Pentagon is being “a little bit disingenuous” when it says that Congress would be putting the armed forces at risk if it did not approve an increased defense budget, a key U.S. congressman said on Wednesday.
Ex-housing official Castro takes step to 2020 U.S. presidential bid
Democrat Julian Castro said on Wednesday he is beginning the process of forming a presidential campaign, entering what is likely to be a crowded field to challenge President Donald Trump in the November 2020 election.
