Trump, not particularly vigilant about diet, gets physical exam
President Donald Trump on Friday underwent his annual physical exam, a test of whether his doctor’s order that he follow a healthier diet has paid dividends.
Acting U.S. attorney general says has not discussed Russia probe with Trump
Acting U.S. Attorney General Matthew Whitaker said on Friday he had not talked to President Donald Trump about the special counsel’s probe into alleged Russian election meddling, in a combative congressional hearing.
Whitaker says did not previously discuss Russia probe with Trump, associates
U.S. Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker on Friday said he never discussed Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation with President Donald Trump or his inner circle before he began working at the U.S. Department of Justice.
Acting U.S. attorney general won’t discuss communications with Trump
Acting U.S. Attorney General Matthew Whitaker said on Friday he would decline to answer questions about his communications with President Donald Trump at a congressional hearing focused on his oversight of a probe into Russian meddling in the 2016 elec…
Acting U.S. attorney general: No Russia probe talks with Trump, White House
Acting U.S. Attorney General Matthew Whitaker on Friday said he has not spoken with President Donald Trump or any senior White House officials about the U.S. special counsel’s probe into alleged Russian interference in the 2016 election.
Whitaker to defend Russia probe handling in U.S. hearing: testimony
Acting U.S. Attorney General Matthew Whitaker will defend his handling of the U.S. special counsel’s Russia probe before a U.S. House of Representatives panel on Friday, but will not discuss his communications with President Donald Trump, according to …
Florida wins its first passing grade on annual gun-safety report card
Florida earned a passing grade for the first time on an annual gun-safety report card compiled by a prominent advocacy group, after the state led all others in bolstering its firearms laws in the year since the deadly Parkland school shooting.
Virginia congressional Democrats hint at path for easing political crisis
Virginia’s congressional Democratic delegation has hinted at a possible pathway for easing a week-old political crisis that has embroiled Governor Ralph Northam and two fellow Democrats at the top of the state’s executive branch.
Acting U.S. Attorney Gen Whitaker to testify before House panel on Friday
U.S. House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler said on Thursday that acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker will testify on Friday, after he threatened not to show up following the panel’s warning that it could subpoena him.
Senate committee to consider resolution against Nord Stream 2 pipeline
Republican and Democratic U.S. senators on Thursday unveiled a resolution calling for the cancellation of Russia’s Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline, a link under the Baltic Sea from Russia to Germany.
