Factbox: People indicted, convicted, investigated in Trump-Russia probe
George Papadopoulos, a former campaign adviser to U.S. President Donald Trump, was sentenced on Friday to 14 days in prison for lying to the FBI during the agency’s investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election.
Obama rebukes Trump and Republicans for ‘abuses of power,’ urges Democrats to vote
Former U.S. President Barack Obama assailed President Donald Trump and Republicans on Friday, urging Democrats to deliver a check on the administration’s “abuses of power” and restore a sense of sanity to politics by voting in November’s elections.
Ex-Trump campaign aide Papadopoulos sentenced to 14 days in prison
George Papadopoulos, a former aide to then-Republican candidate Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign, was sentenced on Friday to 14 days in prison after pleading guilty last year to lying to federal agents investigating whether campaign members coordinated wit…
U.S. judge orders 32 Florida counties to help Puerto Ricans vote
A federal judge on Friday ordered 32 Florida counties to provide sample Spanish language ballots that could help more than 30,000 Puerto Ricans, including many displaced by last year’s Hurricane Maria, to cast votes in the November election.
Trump’s Supreme Court nominee on track as Senate hearing ends
Brett Kavanaugh, President Donald Trump’s U.S. Supreme Court pick, on Friday appeared on track for Senate confirmation after a contentious four-day hearing in which he avoided any major stumbles even as Democrats tried to derail his nomination.
Hundreds arrested in multi-day protests of Supreme Court nominee
U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation hearing in the Senate this week was frequently disrupted as protesters were removed from the hearing room by police, with more than 200 people arrested.
Obama accuses Trump and Republicans of ‘abuses of power,’ urges Democrats to vote
Former U.S. President Barack Obama assailed President Donald Trump and Republicans on Friday, urging Democrats to deliver a vital check on their “abuses of power” and restore a sense of sanity to politics by voting in November’s elections.
Trump open to Russia probe interview ‘under certain circumstances’
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he was open to sitting down with investigators probing possible collusion between his election campaign and Russia “under certain circumstances,” but did not want to get caught in a “perjury trap.”
Trump high court nominee on track with Senate hearing wrapping up
Brett Kavanaugh, President Donald Trump’s U.S. Supreme Court pick, on Friday appeared on track for Senate confirmation after a four-day hearing in which he avoided any major stumbles even as Democrats tried furiously to derail his nomination.
Obama blasts Trump and Republicans, urges Democrats to vote
Former U.S. President Barack Obama waded into the political fray on Friday, launching a blistering critique of President Donald Trump and Republicans and urging Democrats to vote in November’s elections to restore “honesty and decency and lawfulness” t…
