Democrat Warren confronts 2020 electability question head-on in Ohio
At a veterans hall in the mostly white, working-class town of Chillicothe, Ohio, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren spoke to about 200 people on Friday about her plans to fight the opioid epidemic, Washington corruption and economic inequality.
Shanahan heads to Texas as Pentagon eyes longer-term support on Mexico border
Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan will make his second trip to the U.S.-Mexico border on Saturday as the Pentagon looks to develop a longer-term plan to support President Donald Trump’s immigration policies.
U.S. charges Ex-Fugees rapper, Malaysian businessman Low over funding in 2012 election
The U.S. Justice Department announced on Friday it had charged former Fugees rapper Prakazrel “Pras” Michel and wealthy Malaysian businessman Low Taek Jho, popularly known as “Jho Low,” for conspiring to steer illegal foreign campaign funds into the 2012 presidential election.
U.S. House panel chairman subpoenas Trump’s tax returns
U.S. House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard Neal on Friday subpoenaed President Donald Trump’s tax returns, giving the U.S. Treasury and Internal Revenue Service one week to turn over the tax records.
Nadler says open to talks with Justice Department on subpoena for Mueller report
U.S. House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler said in a letter to Attorney General William Barr on Friday that he was still open to talks with the Justice Department over a subpoena for an unredacted version of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s…
Key technology boss at U.S. Census Bureau switches roles
The U.S. Census Bureau official tasked with managing the massive technology infrastructure underpinning the 2020 census has switched roles, leaving a vacancy in an important spot less than a year before the count.
More contempt citations ahead for Trump advisers: senior U.S. Democrat
Congressional Democrats, faced with blanket opposition to their oversight probes by President Donald Trump, are considering more contempt citations against administration officials who defy their subpoenas, a leading Democrat said on Friday.
Ex-Fugees rapper, Malaysian businessman charged with funneling foreign funds in 2012 election
The U.S. Justice Department announced on Friday it had charged former Fugees rapper Prakazrel “Pras” Michel and Malaysian businessman Low Taek Jho, best known as “Jho Low,” for conspiring to steer illegal foreign campaign funds into the 2012 presidential election.
Who’s been sitting in Pelosi’s chair? Democrat Ocasio-Cortez
In another first for rookie congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the liberal Democrat from New York on Friday became the youngest woman to preside over the U.S. House of Representatives.
U.S. House could slap $25,000 per day contempt fines on Trump advisers: Democrat
A senior Democratic lawmaker has suggested fines of $25,000 a day for contempt on U.S. officials who stonewall congressional investigations of President Donald Trump and his administration.
