Judge sentences Trump ex-aide Manafort to under four years in prison
President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman Paul Manafort was sentenced on Thursday by a U.S. judge to less than four years in prison – far shy of federal sentencing guidelines – for financial crimes uncovered during Special Counsel Robert Muelle…
Judge dismisses Stormy Daniels’ hush-money settlement case against Trump
A federal judge in Los Angeles on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit brought by adult-film actress Stormy Daniels to end a hush-money settlement she had with U.S. President Donald Trump, court papers showed.
Manafort says his life is ‘professionally and financially in shambles’
President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman Paul Manafort told a court on Thursday ahead of his sentencing for bank and tax fraud that his life is “professionally and financially in shambles.”
Judge spurns leniency bid ahead of sentencing Trump campaign ex-chief Manafort
President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman Paul Manafort was due to be sentenced on Thursday by a U.S. judge who rejected a defense request for leniency for financial crimes uncovered during Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Ru…
U.S. judge overrules defense leniency request in Manafort sentencing
The U.S. judge in the Virginia trial of President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman Paul Manafort on Thursday overruled a defense request that could have led to some leniency in his sentencing for bank and tax fraud.
Debate over anti-Semitism charges exposes divide in Democratic Party
The U.S. House of Representatives approved a broad resolution condemning bigotry on Thursday after remarks by a Democratic member that some viewed as anti-Semitic exposed an ideological and generational rift in the party.
Texan Ralph Hall, oldest person to serve in U.S. House, dies
Ralph Hall, a Democrat turned Republican from Texas who became the oldest person to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives, died on Thursday at the age of 95, according to the Republican Party of Texas.
Democrats probe whether White House interfered in AT&T Time Warner merger
Two U.S. House Democrats on Thursday asked the White House and Justice Department to turn over documents that could show whether Republican President Donald Trump sought to intervene in the regulatory review of AT&T Inc’s $85 billion acquisition of Time Warner Inc.
Democrats probe if White House interfered in AT&T Time Warner merger
Two U.S. House Democrats asked the White House and Justice Department to turn over documents that could show whether President Donald Trump sought to intervene in the regulatory review of AT&T Inc’s $85 billion acquisition of Time Warner Inc.
Senator Blumenthal seeks criminal investigation of shoddy military housing
U.S. senators demanded accountability for slum-like housing conditions on military bases across the country Thursday, with one calling for a criminal investigation of private landlords granted vast power over tenant housing.
