Megaphones and more: Mueller details Russian U.S. election meddling
From breaking into computers to paying for a megaphone, Russian efforts to undermine the U.S. political system have been spelled out in detail by Special Counsel Robert Mueller, who has described an elaborate campaign of hacking and propaganda during t…
Trump campaign ex-chief Manafort faces years in prison in sentencing
President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman Paul Manafort 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 election.
Justice Department taps Mueller prosecutor to enforce foreign lobbying disclosure
A former prosecutor for Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation has been tapped to step up the U.S. government’s enforcement of a rarely prosecuted law on foreign lobbying, a senior Justice Department official said on Wednesday.
Who is Martha McSally? Former fighter pilot in Senate reveals her rape
Martha McSally, who shook the U.S. Senate with an unprecedented statement describing her rape by a senior Air Force officer, took an unconventional path to what is sometimes known as the nation’s “most exclusive club.”
Ex-Trump attorney Cohen hands over new documents to Congress
President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer Michael Cohen provided the U.S. House of Representatives Intelligence Committee with new documents and may hand over more, the panel’s chairman said after a day-long hearing behind closed doors.
Democrats bar Fox News from moderating debates after reported Trump ties
The Democratic National Committee on Wednesday said it will not allow Fox News to host any of its candidates’ political debates through 2020, citing a report this week about the conservative channel’s ties to U.S. President Donald Trump.
Republican senator to seek Trump’s tax returns if House Democrats do
The top Republican on tax policy in the U.S. Senate said on Wednesday that he will seek President Donald Trump’s tax returns if Democrats in the House of Representatives obtain them.
Trump would be ‘very disappointed’ in Kim if North Korea rebuilding rocket site
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he would be very disappointed in North Korean leader Kim Jong Un if reports about rebuilding at a rocket launch site in North Korea were true.
Democrats accuse Trump of slow-walking hotel documents request
Congressional Democrats said on Wednesday that a U.S. government agency was responding too slowly to their requests for documents about the Trump administration’s abandonment of a plan to move the FBI out of its headquarters near President Donald Trump…
Cohen cooperative during second day of House intel hearings: chairman
U.S. House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff said on Wednesday former Trump attorney Michael Cohen provided additional documents and cooperative testimony during a second day of hearings with the panel, and Cohen will continue to cooperate wi…
