Paul Laxalt, former Nevada senator and Reagan liaison, dies at 96
Former Nevada Senator Paul Laxalt, who served as Ronald Reagan’s trusted liaison between the White House and Congress and also helped end Philippine strongman Ferdinand Marcos’s reign, has died, media reported.
Star witness to take stand for second day in Manafort trial
Rick Gates, a former business associate to U.S. President Donald Trump’s ex-campaign manager Paul Manafort, will continue to testify against his former boss and is expected to face a tough cross examination on Tuesday.
Trump faces a political test in Ohio as five states cast votes
President Donald Trump faces a test of his political influence on Tuesday in a special congressional election in Ohio that has become a referendum on his leadership and a last chance to gauge Democratic strength ahead of November’s midterm elections.
Trump tweets on California wildfires spark confusion, debate
Fire authorities insisted on Monday that they have ample water supplies to fight California’s devastating wildfires, contrary to U.S. President Donald Trump’s tweets that unspecified water diversions to the Pacific were making matters worse.
Manafort’s right-hand man testifies against him in tax fraud case
Rick Gates, a longtime business associate of U.S. President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman Paul Manafort, on Monday testified that he helped Manafort file false tax returns and hide his foreign bank accounts.
U.S. judge rules against Trump policy restricting transgender troops
A U.S. court on Monday ruled the Trump administration could not enforce an updated policy barring certain transgender people from serving in the U.S. military, becoming the second court in the country to rule against the government since it unveiled th…
U.S. judge and prosecutor have terse exchange in Manafort trial
The judge overseeing the trial of Paul Manafort, the former campaign chairman of U.S. President Donald Trump, had a terse exchange with a federal prosecutor on Monday over how to handle evidence regarding Ukrainian oligarchs that paid Manafort.
Star witness Gates testifies he committed crimes with Manafort
Rick Gates, a longtime business associate of U.S. President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman Paul Manafort, on Monday testified at trial that he helped Manafort file false tax returns and hide his foreign bank accounts.
Gates testifies that he stole from former Trump campaign chairman Manafort
Former Trump campaign aide Rick Gates testified on Monday that he stole money from former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort, who is on trial for tax and bank fraud.
Gates tells Manafort trial he assisted in filing false tax returns
Rick Gates, a former campaign aide to President Donald Trump, testified on Monday at his former business partner Paul Manafort’s tax and bank fraud trial that he assisted Manafort in filing false tax returns.
