Trump, Pelosi agree on Feb. 5 for State of the Union address
President Donald Trump will deliver the annual State of the Union address next week after accepting an invitation from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who had postponed it due to the partial shutdown of the U.S. government.
Onetime ally says Roger Stone ‘on his own’, ready to testify at trial
Jerome Corsi, a right-wing author and conspiracy theorist, said on Monday that he was ready to testify at the trial of Roger Stone, the longtime associate of President Donald Trump who was indicted last week in the Russia probe, and to “let the chips f…
U.S.’ Mnuchin expects progress in ‘complicated’ China trade talks
U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Monday the United States expects significant progress this week in trade talks with Chinese Vice Premier Liu He, but the two sides will be tackling “complicated issues”, including how to enforce any deal.
Mueller probe ‘close to being completed’: acting U.S. attorney general
Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s probe of Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. election is close to wrapping up, Acting U.S. Attorney General Matthew Whitaker told reporters on Monday.
Ex-Trump campaign head Manafort’s sentencing in Virginia delayed: court
A federal judge in Virginia on Monday postponed the Feb. 8 sentencing for President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman Paul Manafort, after prosecutors for the special counsel’s office accused Manafort of breaching his plea agreement in a parallel…
Michael Cohen to testify at closed House hearing on Feb. 8: panel chair
President Donald Trump’s former lawyer Michael Cohen will testify on Feb. 8 at a closed hearing of the U.S. House of Representatives Intelligence Committee, the panel’s chairman said on Monday.
Trump, Pelosi agree president to give State of Union address Feb. 5
U.S. President Donald Trump and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi have agreed Trump will give the annual State of the Union address on Feb. 5, following her postponement of the event from Jan. 29 because of the partial government shutdown, a spokesman for Pel…
New Jersey officials call on Trump to replace critical rail tunnel
New Jersey’s top state and federal officials, including Governor Phil Murphy and U.S. Senators Cory Booker and Bob Menendez, toured the deteriorating century-old rail tunnel beneath the Hudson River on Monday in an effort to convince the Trump administ…
U.S. attorney general pick says he has discussed Mueller probe with Pence
President Donald Trump’s nominee for attorney general, William Barr, told U.S. lawmakers in comments released on Monday that while he has never spoken about the substance of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation with Trump, he has discu…
U.S.’ Mnuchin says expects progress in China trade talks
U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Monday the United States expects to make significant progress this week in trade talks with Chinese Vice Premier Liu He, who will later meet with President Donald Trump.
