Trump calls on House intelligence chairman to resign after Mueller probe
U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday urged House intelligence panel chairman Adam Schiff to resign, after Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation did not establish evidence of collusion between the 2016 election campaign and Russia.
U.S. isolated at U.N. Security Council over Golan decision
The United States was isolated at the United Nations Security Council on Wednesday over President Donald Trump’s decision to recognize Israel’s sovereignty over the Golan Heights as the other countries on the council opposed the move.
Nadler says Barr may miss Democrats’ April 2 deadline for Mueller report
U.S. House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler said on Wednesday he was very concerned that Attorney General William Barr might not submit Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia report to Congress by April 2 as Democrats have demanded.
U.S. lawmakers squabble over demand for Trump financial records
A request by a leading Democrat for records of Donald Trump’s financial dealings before he became president set off a partisan squabble in the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday.
U.S. judge blocks Medicaid work requirements in Kentucky, Arkansas
A federal judge on Wednesday overturned the Trump administration’s approval of plans by Kentucky and Arkansas to impose work requirements on people seeking Medicaid health insurance benefits.
U.S. Republicans intensify counter-attack after Mueller probe
A second U.S. Senate committee on Wednesday sought to examine the motives of federal agents and investigators who launched the Trump-Russia probe as a Republican effort gathered momentum to seek retribution on behalf of President Donald Trump.
Despite Congress’ ire, Pentagon to transfer $1 billion for Trump wall
Acting U.S. Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan said on Wednesday he would push ahead with plans to transfer $1 billion to help fund President Donald Trump’s wall on the U.S. border with Mexico, even as he acknowledged a likely backlash from Congress.
Trump discusses China, ‘political fairness’ with Google CEO
U.S. President Donald Trump said he met with the chief executive of Alphabet Inc’s Google on Wednesday and discussed “political fairness” and the company’s business in China.
U.S. judge blocks Kentucky from implementing Medicaid work requirements
A U.S. federal judge on Wednesday overturned the Trump administration’s reapproval of a plan by the state of Kentucky to impose new work requirements on people seeking to obtain benefits from the Medicaid health insurance program.
U.S. recognition of Golan Heights as Israeli will help peace process: Pompeo
The Trump administration’s decision to recognize Israel’s sovereignty over the Golan Heights will help resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict by removing uncertainty, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday.
