Thousands of tax workers did not show up for work as shutdown continues: Washington Post
Thousands of Internal Revenue Source employees ordered to return to their jobs unpaid in order to handle the tax filing season are not showing up to work, the Washington Post reported on Friday, citing House of Representatives aides, as the partial fed…
After Stone arrest, Trump says Russia probe ‘greatest witch hunt in history’
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday, following the arrest of his longtime political ally Roger Stone, that the investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential campaign is the “greatest witch hunt in the history of our country! No co…
Trump ally Roger Stone charged with lying in Russia probe
U.S. President Donald Trump’s longtime ally Roger Stone was arrested on Friday on charges of lying to Congress about the release of stolen Democratic Party emails during the 2016 campaign, prompting Trump to lash out again about a “Witch Hunt” against …
Staffing forces brief halt to arrivals at New York airport, new delays
The Federal Aviation Authority briefly issued a ground stop for arriving flights at New York’s LaGuardia Airport on Friday morning as the government dealt with staffing shortages at two air traffic control facilities in New York and Florida.
Stone will contest U.S. charges ‘vigorously’: lawyer
U.S. President Trump’s longtime ally Roger Stone will contest charges against him of obstruction, witness tampering and making false statements in connection to the 2016 presidential campaign, his lawyer Grant Smith told Reuters, adding that the indict…
Factbox: Guilty pleas, indictments abound in Trump-Russia probe
(In this January 25 story corrects paragraph four to say number of individuals is 34, not 35)
Trump lawyer: Stone indictment does not show collusion with Russia
The charges against President Donald Trump’s longtime associate Roger Stone do not allege collusion with Russia but only that Stone lied to Congress, Trump’s lawyer said on Friday.
U.S. companies warn government shutdown will hurt business, economy
The partial shutdown of the U.S. government that entered its 35th day on Friday is stoking fears of a wider slowdown on the world’s largest economy.
Trump longtime ally Stone arrested in U.S. Special Counsel probe
U.S. President Donald Trump’s longtime ally Roger Stone was arrested on Friday on charges of obstruction, witness tampering and making false statements related to the release of stolen Democratic Party emails during the 2016 presidential campaign.
White House: Stone indictment ‘has nothing to do with’ Trump
The federal special counsel’s indictment of Roger Stone, a longtime associate of U.S. President Donald Trump, in the Russia probe are unrelated to the president or the White House, Trump’s press secretary said on Friday.
