Feb 27 WATCH: Cohen says he can’t discuss other Trump ‘wrongdoing’ because it’s under investigation By Associated Press Michael Cohen said the Southern District of New York is investigating conversations that Trump or his advisers had with Cohen after his hotel room was raided by the FBI. Continue reading
Feb 27 Transgender care cost military less than 1 percent of its health budget since 2016 By Julie Watson, Jennifer McDermott, Associated Press The military has spent about $8 million on transgender care since 2016 out of its $50 billion overall health care budget. Continue reading
Feb 27 Leslie McCrae Dowless, political operative, charged in North Carolina congressional race By Emery P. Dalesio, Jonathan Drew, Associated Press The North Carolina political operative at the center of a ballot fraud scandal was arrested Wednesday on criminal charges over activities in the 2016 elections and the Republican primary in 2018. Continue reading
Feb 27 WATCH: ‘Nothing went on in Trump world’ without his knowledge and approval, Cohen says By Associated Press Cohen says Donald Trump had told him that Donald Trump Jr. “had the worst judgment of anyone in the world.”… Continue reading
Feb 27 WATCH: Jordan says Cohen hearing is ‘first time’ convicted perjurer brought back to be a star witness By Associated Press Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio tells the committee chairman, Maryland Democrat Elijah Cummings, at the start of the hearing that "your chairmanship will always be identified by this hearing."… Continue reading
Feb 27 WATCH: Cohen accuses Trump of being a ‘racist’ By Associated Press Ex-lawyer Michael Cohen told congressional lawmakers in a House hearing Wednesday that President Donald Trump is a "racist," saying in private conversations, "he is even worse."… Continue reading
Feb 27 WATCH: Trump ‘knew of and directed’ negotiations for Trump Tower in Moscow, Cohen testifies By Associated Press Former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen told Congress that President Donald Trump lied to the American people about negotiations during the 2016 presidential campaign about a proposed Trump building in Russia. Continue reading
Feb 27 White House restricts press access as Kim, Trump meet By Jonathan Lemire, Jill Colvin, Associated Press The White House restricted press access Wednesday to portions of President Donald Trump's summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Vietnam. Continue reading
Feb 27 Chicago will elect a black woman as its mayor for first time By Herbert G. McCann, Associated Press A former federal prosecutor and a county board leader will face each other in a runoff to become Chicago’s first black female mayor after leading a large field Tuesday that included a member of the Daley family that has dominated… Continue reading
Feb 27 WATCH: House oversight chairman says public has right to hear Cohen By Associated Press Democrat Elijah Cummings of Maryland says Cohen's testimony is necessary because it's the committee's job to search out the truth. Continue reading