U.S. lawmaker charged with insider trading halts re-election bid
U.S. Representative Chris Collins, an ally of President Donald Trump charged with taking part in an insider trading scheme, halted his campaign for re-election on Saturday, as Republicans sought to minimize the damage from his case ahead of November’s …
One year after Charlottesville rally, Trump says he condemns all racism
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday he condemns “all types of racism and acts of violence,” appealing for unity ahead of the anniversary of a deadly white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia.
Bank sped up Manafort loan approval as CEO sought Trump cabinet job: witness
The head of a small Chicago bank was directly involved in approving $16 million in loans to former Trump campaign chair Paul Manafort while seeking Manafort’s help securing a post in the new administration, a witness testified on Friday in Manafort’s f…
Trump says he will have dinner with Apple CEO Cook on Friday
U.S. President Donald Trump said in a Twitter post that he would have dinner with Apple Inc Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook on Friday.
Mother of slain youth, Michael Brown, running for Ferguson City Council
The mother of Michael Brown, the unarmed black teenager shot to death by a white policeman in Ferguson, Missouri, igniting months of protest and a national debate over race and law enforcement, said on Friday she is running for City Council.
Judge encouraged by U.S. plan to reunite separated immigrant families
A federal judge on Friday said he was encouraged by a new U.S. plan to reunite parents and children who had been separated at the U.S.-Mexican border under President Donald Trump’s now-abandoned “zero tolerance” policy toward illegal immigrants.
Manafort witness says bank CEO coveted Cabinet job, pushed to approve loans
The chief executive officer of a small Chicago bank that approved $16 million in loans to former Trump campaign chair Paul Manafort was seeking a post in the new administration, a witness testified on Friday in Manafort’s fraud trial.
Confirmation hearings for U.S. top court nominee Kavanaugh open Sept. 4
Confirmation hearings for U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh will begin on Sept. 4, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley announced in a statement on Friday.
Group asks Trump to unblock 41 Twitter users after court ruling
A U.S. free speech group on Friday asked President Donald Trump to unblock 41 Twitter users after a federal judge in May ordered him to restore access to a group of individuals who filed suit.
Witness testifies that bank CEO was involved in Manafort loans
A former executive with Federal Savings Bank testified at ex-Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort’s bank and tax fraud trial on Friday that the chief executive of the Chicago-based bank pushed for $16 million in loans made to Manafort.
