Politics Feb 26 Michael Cohen claims lying, racism and cheating by Trump WASHINGTON — In a damning depiction of Donald Trump, the president's former lawyer on Wednesday cast him as a racist and a con man who used his inner circle to cover up politically damaging allegations about sex, and lied throughout…
Politics Feb 25 Democrats ready to fight to make Mueller report public A top House Democrat has threatened to call special counsel Robert Mueller to Capitol Hill, subpoena documents and sue the Trump administration if the full report on Mueller's Russia investigation is not made public.
Politics Feb 24 Rep. Schiff warns of subpoenas, lawsuit over Mueller report Rep. Adam Schiff, chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, said his committee will keep close watch on new Attorney General William Barr to see if he were “to try to bury any part of this report.” Schiff, D-Calif., also pledged…
Politics Feb 11 Michael Cohen postpones Senate intelligence interview, citing medical reasons This 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 Congress The 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 nominee The 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 general Rep. 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 probe Republican 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 accuracy Special 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, Cohen The special counsel's spokesman said BuzzFeed's description of specific statements to the special counsel's office were not accurate.