White House letter blasts Mueller report, says Trump has right to instruct advisers not to testify to Congress
President Donald Trump has the right to instruct advisers not to testify before congressional oversight probes related to the Russia investigation, the White House said in a letter that blasts Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report as defective.
Pelosi accuses Barr of ‘crime’ as Democrats step up pressure on Trump
Congressional Democrats stepped up pressure on President Donald Trump’s administration on Thursday as U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi accused Attorney General William Barr of committing a crime and an influential committee chairman t…
Factbox: More than 20 Democrats, two Republicans vie for presidential nomination
The largest Democratic field in the modern U.S. political era is competing for the party’s 2020 presidential nomination.
U.S. House backs Paris agreement in first climate bill in a decade
The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday passed its first climate change bill in a decade, voting 231-190 to require the Trump administration to keep the United States as a party to the Paris Climate Agreement.
Moore withdraws from consideration for Fed post: Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump’s pick to fill a seat on the Federal Reserve has withdrawn from consideration after weeks of criticism against economic commentator Stephen Moore’s shifting views on interest rate policy and sexist comments about women.
Trump Fed pick Moore withdraws from consideration
U.S. President Donald Trump’s pick to fill a seat on the Federal Reserve, economic commentator Stephen Moore, withdrew from consideration on Thursday after weeks of criticism about his shifting views on interest-rate policy and sexist comments about wo…
Congressional Democrats blast Barr, threaten to hold him in contempt
A senior U.S. congressional Democrat on Thursday threatened to hold Attorney General William Barr in contempt of Congress for resisting demands for Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s full report on the Russia inquiry, and accused President Donald Trump’s…
Pelosi says Barr committed a crime by lying to Congress
U.S. House of Representatives’ Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday accused Attorney General William Barr of lying to Congress, telling reporters, “That’s a crime.”
Exclusive: U.S. seeks to tamp down China’s electric-vehicle supply chain dominance
A U.S. senator plans to introduce legislation on Thursday to streamline regulation and permitting requirements for the development of mines for lithium, graphite and other electric-vehicle supply chain minerals, part of a plan to offset China’s dominan…
Congress displays political art of the empty chair after Barr no-show
Political theater sometimes calls for props. On Thursday Democrats on the U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee pulled out a classic: the empty chair.
