Ex-CIA boss says he will not be scared into silence by Trump
Former CIA Director John Brennan said on Thursday he would not be silenced by Donald Trump, a day after the president revoked the Obama-era official’s security clearance and said the move was directly tied to the Russia investigation.
U.S. senators pledge to fight Trump push to cut foreign aid
Leaders from both parties on a powerful U.S. Senate committee pledged on Thursday to push back if President Donald Trump moves ahead with plans to bypass Congress and roll back billions of dollars from the foreign aid budget, including funds for Syria …
EPA replacement for Obama climate plan due late next week: source
The Trump administration’s proposed replacement for the Obama-era’s central regulation on climate change, the Clean Power Plan, is expected to be released by the Environmental Protection Agency late next week, an agency source said on Thursday.
Jury deliberates in ex-Trump campaign aide Manafort’s trial
A jury began deliberations in Virginia on Thursday in the trial of Paul Manafort, President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman, who faces bank and tax fraud charges that could put him behind bars for years.
U.S. Secretary of State names special representative for Iran
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday named senior policy adviser Brian Hook as special representative for Iran.
Trump’s military parade could cost more than $90 million
A military parade requested by U.S. President Donald Trump could cost more than $90 million, a U.S. official said, citing provisional planning figures, nearly three times an earlier White House estimate.
Senate Democrats threaten to sue for info on Supreme Court nominee
Democrats in the U.S. Senate said on Thursday they were prepared to sue the National Archives if it does not honor their request for information on Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.
Senate Republicans seek to clarify tax policy for harassment victims
U.S. Senate Republicans on Thursday sought to correct a section of President Donald Trump’s tax overhaul that threatened to prevent sexual harassment victims from claiming a tax deduction for the legal costs they incur while pursuing their cases.
Trump administration proposes production quota cuts for six opioids
The Trump administration on Thursday proposed that U.S. drugmakers cut production quotas of the six most abused opioids by 10 percent next year to fight a nationwide addiction crisis.
Senate adopts resolution backing free press after Trump attacks
The U.S. Senate on Thursday unanimously adopted a resolution affirming support for a free press and declaring that “the press is not the enemy of the people.”
