Leading Democrats to hold news conference on shutdown deal
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer planned to hold a news conference on the agreement to end the partial federal government shutdown at 3:30 pm eastern time (2030 GMT) on Friday, they said in a statement.
Schumer says U.S. shutdown to end on Friday after deal with Trump
U.S. Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer said he expected a stopgap funding bill to be signed by President Donald trump on Friday to end the five-week-old partial federal government shutdown.
Decades-long 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 one of the highest-level arrests of the Special Counsel probe into po…
U.S. to return first group of 20 asylum seekers to Mexico on Friday: spokesman
Mexico’s Foreign Ministry said the administration of President Donald Trump has informed them the United States will send the first group of 20 asylum seekers back to Mexican territory later on Friday through the international border crossing in Tijuan…
Trump, lawmakers forge plan to end partial government shutdown
Congressional leaders and President Donald Trump on Friday agreed on a stop-gap spending measure that would end a partial U.S. government shutdown now in its 35th day but not include the money he had demanded for a border wall, according to a senior Ho…
Corsi, ‘Person 1’ in Roger Stone indictment, says he’s done nothing wrong
Jerome Corsi, a right-wing political commentator and conspiracy theorist, confirmed on Friday he is “Person 1” cited in the indictment of Roger Stone and said he no longer believed he would be charged as part of the U.S. special counsel’s Russia probe….
Longtime Trump ally Roger Stone arrested for lying to Congress
Roger Stone, a self-proclaimed Republican “dirty trickster” and ally of U.S. President Donald Trump for 40 years, was arrested on Friday on charges of lying to Congress about the release of stolen Democratic Party emails during the 2016 campaign.
Stone says he is falsely accused, will plead not guilty
Roger Stone, a longtime ally of President Donald Trump, said on Friday he was falsely accused of lying to the House Intelligence Committee and will plead innocent to the charges filed against him by U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller.
Trump to make statement on government shutdown: White House
U.S. President Donald Trump will make a statement on the government shutdown at 1:30 p.m. (1830 GMT) on Friday, the White House said in a statement.
Trump to back short-term government funding bill: reports
U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to back a short-term government funding bill, CBS and NBC reported on Friday, each citing a senior administration official.
