Manafort’s ex son-in-law arrested on new criminal charges
The former son-in-law of Paul Manafort, the one-time chairman of President Donald Trump’s campaign, has been arrested on charges that he engaged in financial fraud while out on bail on a prior case, federal prosecutors said on Wednesday.
Trump ousts Sessions, vows to fight Democrats if they launch probes
President Donald Trump forced out his attorney general on Wednesday and threatened to fight back if Democrats use their new majority in the U.S. House of Representatives to launch investigations into his administration and finances.
A changing New York neighborhood wonders how Amazon would fit
It was the lunch-hour rush at the Court Square Diner in New York’s Long Island City on Wednesday, and co-owner Nick Kanellos pointed to the elevated subway tracks that rattle overhead as he fretted over the news that Amazon may build a major outpost in…
Factbox: ‘You’re fired!’: how Trump has dismissed White House staff
Before he became U.S. president, Donald Trump was famous for dismissing contestants on his television show “The Apprentice” with a resounding “You’re fired!”
‘You’re fired!’: how Trump has dismissed White House staff
Before he became U.S. president, Donald Trump was famous for dismissing contestants on his television show “The Apprentice” with a resounding “You’re fired!”
Factbox: Democrats pick up net 29 seats in U.S. House, with some races still outstanding
U.S. voters went to the polls in congressional elections on Tuesday for all 435 seats of the House of Representatives.
Factbox: Republicans gain a net three seats in U.S. Senate, with two races outstanding
Republicans were projected to retain control of the U.S. Senate after voters cast ballots on Tuesday in races to decide 35 of the chamber’s 100 seats.
U.S. senator adds to pressure on Pentagon to clean up military housing
A U.S. senator added to calls on the Department of Defense to address housing hazards documented by Reuters at military bases across the country.
Victorious U.S. House Democrats could stymie census citizenship query
With their party set to control the U.S. House of Representatives after Tuesday’s congressional elections, Democrats are already looking to halt the Trump administration’s efforts to collect citizenship data during the 2020 U.S. Census.
Trump fires Sessions, vows to fight Democrats if they launch probes
President Donald Trump on Wednesday forced out Attorney General Jeff Sessions a day after congressional elections, and vowed to fight if the U.S. House of Representatives’ new Democratic majority launches probes into his administration.
