U.S. judge delays ruling on ex-FBI director’s request to quash Republican subpoena
A federal judge on Friday delayed a decision on whether to block U.S. House Republicans from compelling former FBI Director James Comey to testify next week in secret about his actions on investigations leading up to the 2016 presidential elections.
After Cohen plea, Democrats in Congress eye other Trump allies’ testimony
Congressional Democrats on Friday warned that other associates of President Donald Trump may have lied to Congress, a day after his former personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, pleaded guilty to doing so as part of a probe of Russian meddling in U.S. politic…
N.Y. judge strikes down policy tying funds to immigration compliance
The Trump administration cannot compel states and cities to cooperate with federal immigration authorities as a condition for receiving millions of dollars in federal law enforcement funds, a New York federal judge ruled on Friday.
Wildfires pose threat to California climate goals, officials say
California’s wildfires could deal a blow to the state’s ambitious climate goals if they inflict too deep a financial wound on utilities, seen as crucial to greening up the grid, according to state officials.
Democrat Pelosi rejects retirement timeline for speaker job
U.S. House of Representatives Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi on Friday drew a tough line against a small band of Democrats opposing her planned return to the speaker’s job next year, saying she would not agree to step down early to win their support.
Trump defends Russia business dealings as U.S. probe widens
As President Donald Trump took part in the Group of 20 summit in Argentina on Friday, pressure on him was building back in Washington from Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s long-running investigation into Russian meddling in U.S. politics.
Whitaker alerts U.S. trade regulator to his justice role in fraud query response
Acting U.S. Attorney General Matthew Whitaker responded to a 2017 fraud query from the Federal Trade Commission by noting his new senior level position at the Justice Department and agreeing to be “very helpful,” records released on Friday show.
Republicans name top member of House banking committee
A North Carolina Republican will serve as the party’s top member on the House of Representatives committee overseeing banks and financial services, lawmakers announced Thursday.
Trump’s ex-campaign chairman faces March sentencing
U.S. President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman Paul Manafort will tentatively face sentencing on March 5, a federal judge ruled on Friday, after the U.S. special counsel investigating whether Trump’s campaign colluded with Russia said Manafort …
Russia probe ‘probably’ undermines U.S. ties with Moscow: White House
The probe into potential collusion between U.S. President Donald Trump’s presidential campaign and Moscow is probably undermining U.S. ties with Russia, White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders said on Friday, but she denied it was the reason Trump cancel…
