Trump demands wall funding, increasing threat of U.S. government shutdown
U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday said border security must be part of legislation to fund the U.S. government, a position that raises the threat of a partial federal shutdown on Saturday.
Ex-U.S. Senate security official jailed for two months for leaks
A former security chief for the U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee was sentenced on Thursday to two months in jail for lying to investigators about his contacts with journalists.
North Carolina NAACP sues to stop Republican-backed voter ID law
North Carolina’s National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) on Thursday filed a federal lawsuit against a voter identification law enacted a day earlier by the state’s lame-duck Republican-dominated legislature.
Acting U.S. attorney general to ignore Russia probe recusal advice
Ignoring advice from ethics officials within his own Justice Department, acting U.S. Attorney General Matthew Whitaker will not recuse himself from overseeing the investigation into Russia’s alleged interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election, …
Acting U.S. attorney general declines to recuse himself from Russia probe: source
Acting U.S. Attorney General Matthew Whitaker will not recuse himself from overseeing the investigation into alleged Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election despite being advised by Justice Department ethics experts to do so, a depa…
Trump balks at funding bill, raising odds for U.S. government shutdown
U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday told Republican congressional leaders he will not sign a government funding bill because it fails to include enough funding for border security, raising the odds that parts of the federal government could shut do…
Trump says any measure that funds U.S. government must include border security
President Donald Trump said on Thursday that any measure passed by Congress to fund the U.S. government past a midnight Friday deadline must include border security.
House panel to give Trump ally Stone’s transcript to Russia probe
A U.S. congressional panel will send a transcript of its interview with Roger Stone, a close political ally of President Donald Trump, to prosecutors investigating possible coordination between Trump’s 2016 election campaign and Russia, a committee sou…
U.S. senators write to regulators on Robinhood’s botched checking plans
A bipartisan group of U.S. senators sent a letter to regulators on Thursday expressing concern that financial technology startup Robinhood may not be offering full transparency to its customers over the botched launch of its new cash management service…
Congress approves criminal justice bill backed by Trump
The U.S. Congress on Thursday gave final approval to bipartisan legislation supported by President Donald Trump that would bring sweeping changes to prison sentencing and the treatment of inmates during incarceration and following their release.
