U.S. Attorney General Sessions says Mueller probe has taken on ‘life of its own’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Thursday defended his decision not to appoint a second special prosecutor to investigate Republicans’ concerns about the FBI by noting that Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia probe had …
U.S. Congress spars over social media filtering; companies skip hearing
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democrats and Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday sparred over the role of social media platforms Facebook, Google and Twitter in filtering content after representatives of the tech companies skipped a he…
Trump: Cohen handled ‘crazy’ Stormy Daniels deal
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump distanced himself from his longtime personal lawyer Michael Cohen on Thursday, saying Cohen handled only a fraction of his legal affairs and that he had nothing to do with the criminal investi…
EPA chief Pruitt tells lawmakers ethics charges are distractions, lies
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt told lawmakers during a heated congressional hearing on Thursday that allegations of ethical missteps plaguing his tenure are untrue and are intended to derail President Don…
U.S. EPA chief Pruitt faces congressional grilling on spending, ethics
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt will face tough questions from lawmakers in congressional budget hearings on Thursday over a long list of alleged ethical missteps plaguing his tenure.
White House doctor steps back from Trump veterans job after controversy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s physician Ronny Jackson on Thursday withdrew from consideration to head the Veterans Affairs department after allegations that he had been lax with prescription drugs and drank alcohol on the job.
Trump says he is weighing options for North Korea meeting
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday said he is considering three or four dates as well as five locations for his meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, adding that it remains unclear whether the meeting will occur.
Trump says Cohen legal case has nothing to do with him: Fox
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump distanced himself on Thursday from the legal troubles of his longtime personal attorney Michael Cohen, saying he had done nothing wrong and Cohen did only fraction of his overall legal work.
White House doctor Ronny Jackson withdraws from VA nomination
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s physician Ronny Jackson withdrew on Thursday from consideration to head the Department of Veterans Affairs after allegations about misconduct mounted and a Senate panel postponed his confirmation hea…
Lawyers for Trump, Cohen to return to court over seized documents
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A federal judge is expected to consider on Thursday who should get the first look at documents that were seized by FBI agents from U.S. President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer, Michael Cohen.
