New York governor opens door to criminal case against Trump Foundation
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on Wednesday opened the door to a possible criminal case against the Donald J. Trump Foundation, but the state attorney general’s office said it had not determined that a criminal referral was warranted.
White House struggles to contain fallout from Trump-Putin summit
The White House struggled on Wednesday to contain the furor over President Donald Trump’s heavily criticized summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin, denying Trump ever meant to say that Moscow was no longer targeting the United States.
Judge orders alleged Russian agent jailed pending trial
A federal judge on Wednesday ordered accused Russian agent Maria Butina jailed until her trial after U.S. prosecutors argued she has ties to Russian intelligence and poses a serious flight risk.
U.S. says Russian assertions against U.S. citizens it wants to question ‘absurd’
The U.S. State Department said on Wednesday that assertions the Russian government has made about 11 U.S. citizens, including former U.S. officials, that it wants to question are “absurd.”
U.S. judge orders accused Russian agent Butina jailed
A U.S. judge ordered accused Russian agent Maria Butina jailed on Wednesday pending trial after federal prosecutors warned that she has ties to Russian intelligence and was a flight risk.
White House denies Trump said Russia no longer targeting U.S.
The White House denied that U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that Russia was no longer targeting the United States, saying his answer “no” was about taking questions not about potential interference in U.S. elections.
Defiant Trump says Russia not targeting U.S., calls critics deranged
President Donald Trump contradicted U.S. intelligence agencies again on Wednesday, saying that Russia was not still targeting the United States, and accused his critics of being deranged.
Senate Democrats warn of ‘gigantic loopholes’ in Trump tax cuts
U.S. Senate Democrats on Wednesday lashed out at Republican President Donald Trump’s tax overhaul of December 2017, warning that it contains “gigantic loopholes” that could encourage companies to move plants and jobs abroad.
States sue U.S. over policy tying funds to immigration compliance
New York and five other states filed a lawsuit on Wednesday seeking to block the Trump administration from making cooperation with federal immigration authorities a condition for receiving millions of dollars in federal funding for law enforcement.
Cuomo widens poll lead over Nixon in New York governor race
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo widened his lead over Cynthia Nixon, an actress and activist running to his left in the Democratic gubernatorial primary election in September, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released on Wednesday.
