House Republican lays into Democrats’ corruption probe of Trump
The top Republican on a U.S. House of Representatives oversight committee that is investigating President Donald Trump blasted the Democratic-led probe on Thursday as a “draconian inquisition” and an abuse of congressional power.
Texan Ralph Hall, oldest person to serve in U.S. House, dies: report
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 local media.
Democrat Sherrod Brown says he will not enter 2020 White House race
Democratic Senator Sherrod Brown of Ohio said on Thursday he would not enter the 2020 U.S. presidential race, but would work to help the party recapture the White House and battle Republican President Donald Trump’s “phony populism.”
U.S. senator wants criminal investigation of military base landlords
U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal called on Thursday for a criminal fraud investigation of private landlords who operate housing on U.S. military bases, following Reuters reports that showed how thousands of U.S. military families were subjected to serio…
U.S. senators offer resolution backing Canada on Huawei CFO
The Republican and Democratic leaders of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee introduced legislation on Thursday backing Canada’s handling of Huawei Technologies Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou, as the United States seeks her extradition.
Michael Cohen sues Trump Organization for unpaid legal fees
Michael Cohen, the former personal lawyer of U.S. President Donald Trump, on Thursday sued the Trump Organization, saying it reneged on its obligation to reimburse him for millions of dollars of legal fees and costs related to his work.
Democratic Senator Brown will not enter 2020 White House race
Democratic Senator Sherrod Brown of Ohio said on Thursday he would not enter the 2020 U.S. presidential race, promising in a statement to fight Republican President Donald Trump by continuing to serve in Congress.
U.S. officials track migrant caravan activists, journalists: NBC
The U.S. government has tracked activists and journalists involved in the migrant caravan from Central America at the end of 2018, NBC News reported on Wednesday.
Trump campaign ex-chief Manafort to be sentenced later Thursday
Paul Manafort, U.S. President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman, will be sentenced by a U.S. judge in Virginia on Thursday for bank and tax fraud uncovered during Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russia’s role in the 2016 elect…
Trump is open to talking again with North Korea, Bolton says
U.S. President Donald Trump is open to further talks with North Korea over denuclearization, White House national security adviser John Bolton told Fox News in an interview on Thursday.
