John Dingell, longest-serving member of U.S. Congress, dead at 92
John Dingell, a gruff Michigan Democrat who entered the U.S. House of Representatives in 1955 to finish his late father’s term and became a legislative heavyweight and longest-serving member of Congress, died on Thursday. He was 92.
Acting U.S. attorney general will testify before House panel
Acting U.S. Attorney General Matthew Whitaker has agreed to testify on Friday before the House Judiciary Committee, the Justice Department said on Thursday, after he threatened to not show up following the panel’s warning that it could subpoena him.
Acting U.S. Attorney General Whitaker will 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 to not show up following the panel’s warning that it could subpoena him.
Mueller eyes Manafort meeting with Russian partner in 2016: court filing
U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller is focused on a meeting at the height of the 2016 presidential campaign between Donald Trump’s then campaign chairman Paul Manafort and a business associate prosecutors say has ties to Russian intelligence, according…
House Democrats question IRS audits of Trump taxes
Democrats in Congress raised questions on Thursday about the Internal Revenue Service’s ability to effectively audit President Donald Trump’s tax returns, as they began hearings intended to result in obtaining the documents and making them public.
Trump stokes Democrats’ Virginia turmoil as scandal snares Republican
A firestorm of scandals embroiling Virginia’s governor and two fellow Democrats at the top of the state’s executive branch spread to the Republican leader of the state Senate on Thursday as U.S. President Donald Trump weighed in to stoke the political …
Russian-Ukrainian political operative was at Trump inauguration: filing
A former business partner of Paul Manafort who has been accused by U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller of having ties to Russian intelligence attended the inauguration of President Donald Trump, according to a court transcript released on Thursday.
House panel pledges to work with acting AG on hearing-related concerns
The head of the U.S. House Judiciary Committee said on Thursday the panel was ready to work with acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker to address concerns he might have about answering certain questions at a planned Friday hearing, but he stopped sh…
House panel passes bill targeting OPEC oil supply cuts
A U.S. House of Representatives committee approved a bill on Thursday that would open up the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries to antitrust lawsuits, but it was uncertain if the measure would be considered by the full chamber.
No talks between Trump and China’s Xi before trade deadline
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he did not plan to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping before a March 1 deadline set by the two countries to achieve a trade deal.
