Trump ally Roger Stone arrested for lying to Congress
A longtime ally of U.S. President Donald Trump was arrested on Friday for lying to Congress about the 2016 campaign’s efforts to use stolen emails to undercut his Democratic rival in the latest arrest of the Special Counsel probe into possible election…
Longtime Trump ally Stone to be arraigned in Washington on Tuesday: court
President Donald Trump’s longtime political ally Roger Stone will be arraigned in U.S. District Court in Washington on Jan. 29 on charges brought by Special Counsel Robert Mueller, according to a notice posted by the court on Friday.
Trump agrees to end government shutdown without border wall money
U.S. President Donald Trump agreed under mounting pressure on Friday to end a 35-day-old partial government shutdown without getting the money he had demanded from Congress for a border wall.
U.S. Senate passes bill to end government shutdown
The U.S. Senate voted unanimously on Friday to end a 35-day partial federal government shutdown with legislation to temporarily fund many agencies, but without the $5.7 billion President Donald Trump had demanded this year to help build a wall on the U…
White House will accept compromise with less than $5.7 billion for wall: official
The White House would accept a final compromise deal to keep the U.S. government open as long as it includes funding for a border wall, even if it is less than the $5.7 billion that President Donald Trump has requested, an administration official said …
Trump announces deal with lawmakers to end government shutdown
President Donald Trump said on Friday he has reached a deal with U.S. lawmakers for three weeks in stop-gap funding that would end a partial U.S. government shutdown now in its 35th day, with a senior Democratic aide saying that money the president dem…
Trump says he will declare an emergency if he doesn’t reach a border deal
President Donald Trump said on Friday he would declare a national emergency if he doesn’t eventually reach a deal with Democrats on border security.
Senate Democratic leader sees Trump signing bill to re-open government on Friday
U.S. Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer said he expected a bill to reopen the government after a partial government shutdown to pass both congressional chambers and be signed into law by President Donald Trump on Friday.
House Republican Leader McCarthy will not object to funding deal
Kevin McCarthy, the top Republican in the U.S. House of Representatives, said his party will allow the chamber to quickly approve a funding deal to reopen the government after being closed for more than a month.
Senate leader looks for Friday vote to reopen government
U.S. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell said the Senate could pass a temporary spending bill to reopen the federal government later on Friday, as long as there was “cooperation.”
