Trump-backed candidates struggle to cross finish line in Ohio, Kansas
Republican candidates backed by Donald Trump clung to small leads in closely watched races in Ohio and Kansas on Wednesday, with the narrow margins serving as encouraging signs for Democrats heading into November’s elections.
Manafort trial defense chips away at credibility of star witness Gates
U.S. President Donald Trump’s one-time campaign aide Rick Gates testified for a third day on Wednesday at the trial of his former boss Paul Manafort, whose lawyers chipped away at his credibility for admitting he lied and stole money.
Ex-Trump campaign aide Gates completes testimony in Manafort trial
The government’s star witness in the tax and bank fraud trial of President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman Paul Manafort finished testifying on Wednesday after three days in which defense lawyers sought to chip away at his character and credibi…
Congressman Collins charged with insider trading
Christopher Collins, a Republican U.S. congressman from New York who was one of President Donald Trump’s earliest supporters, was charged on Wednesday with insider trading concerning a drug trial at an Australian biotechnology company on whose board he…
U.S. Treasury proposes tax rules on pass-through businesses
The U.S. Treasury on Wednesday proposed tax regulations for a new 20 percent income tax deduction for owners of businesses organized as pass-through entities, including rules to prevent the measure from becoming a tax loophole for wealthy Americans.
U.S. says New York congressman Collins indicted for insider trading
U.S. prosecutors on Wednesday said Christopher Collins, a Republican congressman from upstate New York, has been indicted for insider trading related to a drug trial at an Australian biotechnology company on whose board he served.
Senator Paul delivers letter from Trump to Putin
Republican U.S. Senator Rand Paul said on Wednesday he delivered a letter from President Donald Trump to Russian President Vladimir Putin proposing cooperation, weeks after Trump was widely condemned for not standing up to Putin at their Helsinki summi…
Trump ally Kobach holds narrow lead in Kansas gubernatorial primary
U.S. President Donald Trump’s first choice as governor of Kansas, Kris Kobach, held a narrow, 200-vote lead in the Republican primary over the current governor with nearly all votes counted, according to the Kansas Secretary of State web site.
Unlikely pair could usher gun rights case to U.S. Supreme Court
George Young is a Vietnam War veteran who sued the state of Hawaii three times on his own without a lawyer for the right to carry a handgun, and lost each time.
Star witness Gates to testify for third day in Manafort trial
U.S. President Donald Trump’s former deputy campaign manager Rick Gates will take the stand for a third day on Wednesday, after admitting he stole money from his former boss Paul Manafort and helped falsify documents to avoid taxes.
