Justice Department backs Trump in Supreme Court fight over his tax returns
The U.S. Justice Department on Friday backed President Donald Trump in his fight at the Supreme Court to prevent his tax returns from being disclosed to a New York prosecutor.
Pompeo condemns Cuban accusations against top U.S. diplomat in Havana
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday condemned accusations by Cuba’s government against Washington’s top diplomat in Havana, which he said were made to distract attention from its “abysmal treatment of the Cuban people.”
U.S. Republican senators ask Treasury for suspicious activity reports on Hunter Biden
The Republican chairmen of two U.S. Senate committees have asked the Treasury Department to provide any reports of money laundering or fraud related to former Vice President Joe Biden’s son’s business dealings with a Ukraine energy firm, according to a…
What comes next in the Trump impeachment inquiry?
The Democratic-led U.S. House of Representatives Intelligence Committee had its last public hearing on Thursday in the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump’s dealings with Ukraine.
Warren taps all-woman lineup to chair U.S. presidential campaign
U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren announced on Friday that her presidential campaign will be chaired by a diverse group of congresswomen elected in 2018 in a record-breaking wave of women who helped Democrats retake the U.S. House of Representatives.
Trump acknowledges Pompeo could run for U.S. Senate
President Donald Trump on Friday acknowledged that his secretary of state, Mike Pompeo, could run for a U.S. Senate seat next year in his home state of Kansas and predicted he would win.
Trump accuses impeachment witness of lying, defends use of Giuliani
President Donald Trump on Friday accused a witness in the Democratic-led impeachment inquiry of lying and offered an explanation for his controversial use of his personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani on Ukraine policy, saying Giuliani’s crime-fighting abilitie…
Trump predicts report on origins of Russia probe will be ‘historic’
U.S. President Donald Trump predicted on Friday that a government watchdog report on the origins of the probe into Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election, which engulfed two years of his presidency, will be historic.
Trump says had lawyer Giuliani work on Ukraine because he is a ‘great crime fighter’
U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday defended his use of private lawyer Rudy Giuliani to work on Ukraine as Giuliani’s role comes under increasing scrutiny in the Democratic-led impeachment inquiry in the House of Representatives.
Trump says will stick with Vice President Pence as 2020 running mate
President Donald Trump said on Friday that he will stick with Vice President Mike Pence as his running mate in the 2020 presidential election.
