Politics May 10 House Democrat issues subpoenas for Trump tax returns Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard Neal issued the subpoenas Friday, days after Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin refused to comply with demands to turn over Trump's returns.
Politics May 10 House approves $19 billion disaster aid bill over Trump opposition The measure passed over the opposition of most Republicans, who said it should include the Trump administration's $4.5 billion request for border security and migrant humanitarian aid.
Politics May 06 Trump administration refuses to turn over president’s tax returns to House The move, which was expected, is sure to set in motion a legal battle over Trump's tax returns.
Politics May 01 GOP try to break gridlock between Trump, Democrats on disaster aid bill The White House is displaying new flexibility on giving disaster aid to hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico but Republicans' latest offer has not won over Democrats.
Politics Apr 13 Top House Democrat steps up demand for Trump’s tax returns A top House Democrat on Saturday ratcheted up his demand for access to President Donald Trump's tax returns, telling the IRS that the law clearly gives Congress a right to them. The government's failure to respond by an April 23…
Politics Apr 10 Mnuchin says Treasury unable to deliver Trump tax returns by deadline Mnuchin told House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard Neal, who made the request a week ago, that Treasury respects congressional oversight but needs more time to review the "unprecedented" request.
Politics Apr 10 Trump says he won’t deliver tax returns to Congress President Donald Trump told reporters at the White House that "I would love to give them, but I'm not going to do it while I'm under audit." The IRS says there's no rule against subjects of an audit from publicly…
Politics Apr 09 Mnuchin says he’ll ‘follow the law’ on House request for Trump tax returns Secretary Mnuchin revealed that Treasury Department lawyers have talked to the White House counsel's office about the question of releasing President Donald Trump's returns, telling lawmakers that the consultations occurred before the request arrived last week.
Politics Apr 03 Senate GOP to change debate time rules on Trump nominees The proposed rules change would limit debate on most nominees to two hours instead of the 30 hours now required. Cabinet secretaries, Supreme Court nominations, and appeals court judges would be exempted from the new rules.
Politics Apr 02 Disaster aid stalls in Senate amid fight over Puerto Rico Senate Democrats have blocked a Republican disaster aid bill, saying it doesn't do enough to help hurricane-torn Puerto Rico.