Manafort attempted to tamper with potential witnesses: U.S. special counsel
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, who has been indicted by U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller, attempted to tamper with potential witnesses, Mueller said in a court filing on Monday.
Few documents seized from Michael Cohen deemed privileged in first review
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Only a tiny fraction of the documents seized from President Donald Trump’s longtime personal lawyer Michael Cohen and reviewed by a court-appointed official are protected by attorney-client privilege, according to a court filing on…
Senior tax aide to leave White House, join bank lobbying group
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A senior U.S. tax policy aide is resigning from the Trump administration to become a bank lobbyist, the White House confirmed late on Monday, less than six months after Republicans approved deep tax cuts for businesses.
Washington state sues Facebook, Google over election ad disclosure
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – The state of Washington said on Monday it had sued Facebook Inc and Alphabet Inc’s Google for allegedly violating state campaign finance law by failing to maintain information about who buys election ads.
Pentagon watchdog opens probe of White House physician Ronny Jackson
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Defense Department’s inspector general has opened an investigation into misconduct allegations against White House physician Ronny Jackson, the inspector general’s office said in a statement on Monday.
EPA staffer ran errands for Pruitt, looked into buying Trump mattress
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Scott Pruitt, had an employee carry out his personal errands, including researching the purchase of an old mattress from the Trump International Hotel, according to an intervi…
SEC chair to stress cyber risk in Congressional budget testimony
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The head of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will warn of the need to boost its defenses against “advanced” and “persistent” cyber threats when he asks Congress on Tuesday for more funding, according to prepared …
U.S. Supreme Court backs Christian baker who rebuffed gay couple
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday handed a victory on narrow grounds to a Colorado baker who refused based on his Christian beliefs to make a wedding cake for a gay couple, stopping short of setting a major precedent allowing peop…
U.S. high court throws out immigrant teen abortion ruling
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday threw out a lower court ruling that let a pregnant illegal immigrant minor held in federal immigration custody obtain an abortion last year at age 17 over the objections of President Donald Trump’…
Former U.S. President George H.W. Bush released from hospital: spokesman
(Reuters) – Former U.S. President George H.W. Bush, 93, was released from a Maine hospital on Monday after a week’s treatment for low blood pressure, a family spokesman said on Twitter.
