House Speaker Pelosi calls for Acosta to resign over Epstein deal
U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called for President Donald Trump’s Labor secretary, Alexander Acosta, to resign amid renewed concerns over his handling of sex abuse charges involving wealthy U.S. financier Jeffrey Epstein.
Trump ‘dossier’ author grilled by Justice Department watchdogs: sources
Federal lawyers probing the origins of the investigation of ties between Russia and President Donald Trump’s campaign have interviewed the author of a “dossier” that alleged misconduct between Trump and Moscow, prompting the lawyers to extend their inq…
U.S. appeals court to take up constitutionality of Obamacare
The future of Obamacare could be at stake on Tuesday when a coalition of Democratic-led states and House of Representatives urge a federal appeals court to overturn a Texas judge’s ruling that the U.S. healthcare reform law is unconstitutional.
Trump associate Sater to testify before House panel Tuesday
Russian-born real estate developer Felix Sater, who worked on a proposed Trump Tower project in Moscow, said he would testify before the U.S. House of Representatives Intelligence Committee on Tuesday.
Trump associate Sater to testify before House panel Tuesday: Politico
Russian-born real estate developer Felix Sater, who worked on a proposed Trump Tower project in Moscow, will testify before the U.S. House of Representatives Intelligence Committee on Tuesday, the news outlet Politico reported on Monday.
White House directs former aide not to answer over 200 questions in congressional probe
U.S. President Donald Trump’s White House prevented a former aide from answering more than 200 questions posed by Democrats in Congress who are investigating whether Trump interfered with Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia probe, according to a tr…
Democrats demand documents from Trump businesses about foreign payments
Democrats in the U.S. Congress on Monday said they were using a court case to demand documents from President Donald Trump’s businesses in hopes of proving that they violated anti-corruption provisions of the U.S. Constitution.
Factbox: Two Republicans, two dozen Democrats vie for U.S. presidential nomination
The largest Democratic field in the modern U.S. political era is competing for the party’s 2020 presidential nomination.
Democratic U.S. Rep. Swalwell ends long-shot White House bid
U.S. Representative Eric Swalwell on Monday became the first major candidate to drop out of the Democratic presidential race, ending a long-shot bid fueled in part by his efforts to investigate Republican President Donald Trump.
Pompeo launches commission to study human rights role
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday launched a panel to re-examine the role of human rights in U.S. foreign policy, drawing criticism from lawmakers and activists who said it was an attempt to minimize abortion and gay rights.
