Democrats ask Trump to rethink Independence Day speech as his plans proceed apace
Democrats in the U.S. Congress have asked President Donald Trump to reconsider plans for a speech at the Lincoln Memorial during annual Independence Day celebrations, saying it could turn a traditionally non-partisan event into a campaign rally.
House Democrats move to fight Trump’s stonewalling in court
U.S. congressional Democrats moved closer on Thursday to suing in federal court for access to the unredacted Mueller report on Russian election meddling, and its underlying evidence, taking a step bound to intensify their clash with President Donald Tr…
U.S. Democrats ask Trump to rethink Independence Day speech plan
Democrats in the U.S. Congress have asked President Donald Trump to reconsider plans for a speech at the Lincoln Memorial during annual Independence Day celebrations, saying it could turn a traditionally non-partisan event into a campaign rally.
House Democrats move towards court action against Barr, McGahn
A U.S. House of Representatives committee, seeking to advance probes of President Donald Trump, unveiled a measure on Thursday that would authorize court action to enforce congressional subpoenas of Attorney General William Barr and former White House…
Senate Democrats seek Fed probe into Deutsche Bank and Trump
A group of U.S. Senate Democrats is urging the Federal Reserve to investigate Deutsche Bank AG’s relationship with President Donald Trump and his son-in-law and adviser Jared Kushner.
House Democrats move towards court action versus Barr, McGahn
The U.S. House of Representatives Rules Committee, advancing House Democrats’ wide-ranging probes of President Donald Trump, on Thursday unveiled a measure authorizing federal court action to enforce subpoenas issued to Attorney General William Barr an…
Warren supports campaign staff decision to join union
Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren on Thursday endorsed her campaign staff’s decision to unionize, an expected move from the U.S. Senator from Massachusetts who has made workers’ rights a major part of her 2020 platform.
Former Trump adviser Flynn shakes up legal team: court filing
Former U.S. national security adviser Michael Flynn has dismissed the lawyers who represented him in his guilty plea and cooperation with Special Counsel Robert Mueller and retained new counsel, according to a court filing on Thursday.
Beto O’Rourke, a Democratic darling in 2018, struggling on national stage
Beto O’Rourke, the former Texas congressman who nearly won a U.S. Senate seat last year in the reliably conservative state, is struggling in his White House bid and has lost support from young voters and minorities, according to a new Reuters/Ipsos national poll.
Democratic presidential candidate Moulton: restore benefits of military discharged for being gay
Democratic U.S. Representative Seth Moulton, a 2020 presidential candidate, on Thursday said if elected he would seek to retroactively upgrade the discharge status of military members dismissed on the basis of their sexual orientation.
