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Politics Feb 11
Michael Cohen postpones Senate intelligence interview, citing medical reasonsThis is the third time Cohen, President Donald Trump's former personal attorney, has postponed congressional testimony.
Politics Feb 08
WATCH: Acting AG Matthew Whitaker gives first testimony before CongressThe hearing is scheduled to begin at 9:30 a.m. ET. Watch it here.
Politics Feb 07
WATCH: Senate panel approves William Barr, Trump’s attorney general nomineeThe Senate Judiciary Committee approved William Barr's nomination for attorney general along party lines Thursday, with Republicans praising his credentials and Democrats questioning how transparent he'll be once special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation concludes.
Politics Feb 05
House panel to vote on subpoena for acting attorney generalRep. Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., head of the House Judiciary Committee, says he is holding the vote "in an abundance of caution" to ensure that Whitaker appears and "answers our questions cleanly."…
Politics Jan 28
Bipartisan Senate bill would require public report from Mueller probeRepublican Sen. Chuck Grassley and Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal are proposing that special counsel Robert Mueller be required to submit a report to Congress and the public when his Russia investigation is complete.
Politics Jan 19
Trump ‘appreciates’ Mueller’s statement on report’s accuracySpecial counsel Robert Mueller’s office has issued a rare public statement disputing the accuracy of BuzzFeed News’ report that President Donald Trump’s former attorney told Mueller that Trump directed the lawyer to lie to Congress.
Politics Jan 18
Special counsel disputes accuracy of BuzzFeed report on Trump, CohenThe special counsel's spokesman said BuzzFeed's description of specific statements to the special counsel's office were not accurate.
Politics Jan 18
Congress will investigate whether Donald Trump told lawyer Michael Cohen to lieBuzzFeed, citing two unnamed law enforcement officials, said Trump directed Cohen to lie to Congress and that Cohen regularly briefed Trump and his family on the Trump Tower project in Moscow — even as Trump said he had no business…
Politics Jan 17
House votes overwhelmingly to maintain Russian sanctionsIn the House, 136 Republicans voted with Democrats, sending a strong bipartisan message of disapproval to President Donald Trump's administration on Russia.
Politics Jan 15
Treasury Secretary Mnuchin urges senators to ease Russia sanctionsSenators plan to vote on a Democratic resolution that would maintain sanctions on companies linked to Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska.
