Trump says he prefers to keep Deputy Attorney General Rosenstein in his job
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he would prefer to keep Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein in his job, after the New York Times reported Rosenstein had suggested secretly recording Trump and recruiting Cabinet members to remove the pr…
Trump to back U.S. spending bill, avert government shutdown
The U.S. House of Representatives passed a massive spending bill on Wednesday, averting the threat of a government shutdown when the fiscal year ends at midnight on Sept. 30 as President Donald Trump indicated that he would sign it.
Senate panel to interview Kavanaugh over new allegations: Politico
The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee plans to interview Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh about accusations of sexual misconduct leveled against him by a third woman on Wednesday, Politico reported.
Supreme Court nominee accuser says it is ‘civic duty’ to testify
The woman accusing U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexually assaulting her decades ago said in written testimony released on Wednesday that she believes it is her civic duty to testify at a high-stakes Senate hearing.
Who is the Arizona prosecutor chosen to question Kavanaugh and his accuser?
Hoping to salvage the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh and cement a conservative majority on the U.S. Supreme Court for a generation, Republicans have chosen a woman who prosecuted sex crimes in Arizona to question President Donald Trump’s nominee about s…
Only one in five adults want Rosenstein to leave: Reuters/Ipsos poll
Americans are largely supportive of the Department of Justice official overseeing the special counsel investigating the 2016 campaign of President Donald Trump, a Reuters/Ipsos poll found.
Trump court nominee Kavanaugh denies accusation by third woman
A third woman on Wednesday accused Brett Kavanaugh, President Donald Trump’s U.S. Supreme Court nominee, of sexual misconduct in the 1980s, further inflaming an already contentious Senate confirmation process. Kavanaugh immediately denied the allegatio…
Trump to back spending bill, avert shutdown
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he would not allow the U.S. government to shut down, averting concerns that he might refuse to sign a spending bill before funding runs out when the fiscal year ends at midnight Sunday.
Trump court nominee Kavanaugh denies accusation of third woman
A third woman came forward in a statement to a Senate panel made public on Wednesday accusing Brett Kavanaugh, President Donald Trump’s U.S. Supreme Court nominee, of sexual misconduct in the 1980s, further inflaming an already contentious confirmation…
U.S. accuses China of broad malign influence campaign
China’s Communist Party and government conduct a variety of malign influence and interference activities in the United States and globally, a senior Trump administration official told reporters on Wednesday hours after President Donald Trump accused Ch…
