Feb 14 Venezuelan president says arrest of Juan Guaidó 'will come' By Scott Smith, Associated Press Maduro made the remark in a meeting with the international press on Friday, three days after Guaidó returned from a tour to the U.S. and Europe, in defiance of a court order prohibiting him from leaving the country. Continue reading
Feb 14 U.S. closes case against ex-FBI deputy director McCabe with no charges By Eric Tucker, Michael Balsamo, Associated Press The decision resolves a criminal investigation that spanned more than a year and began with a referral from the Justice Department’s inspector general. Continue reading
Feb 14 Trump ignores Barr's request to stop tweeting about DOJ By Michael Balsamo, Colleen Long, Associated Press Trump tweeted Friday that he had the legal right to ask the agency to intervene in a criminal case, but he's so far “chosen not to.”… Continue reading
Feb 14 Limbaugh draws criticism for remarks about Buttigieg kissing his husband By Alan Fram, Associated Press Rush Limbaugh, who Trump awarded the Medal of Freedom, drew bipartisan criticism for saying the country won't elect Pete Buttigieg president because he's been “kissing his husband" on stage after debates. Continue reading
Feb 14 Facebook to allow paid political messages that it says aren't ads By Barbara Ortutay, Amanda Seitz, Associated Press Its policy change comes days after presidential candidate Mike Bloomberg exploited a loophole to run such humorous messages promoting his campaign on the accounts of popular Instagram personalities followed by millions of younger people. Continue reading
Feb 14 House Democrats sharpen focus on Barr post-impeachment By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press Democrats have demanded more information about Barr's intervention in the case of Roger Stone, a longtime Trump confidant who was convicted in November of lying to Congress and other charges. Continue reading
Feb 14 2020 Democrats step up attacks to blunt Bloomberg's rise By Will Weissert, Alan Fram, Associated Press White House hopefuls are trying to blunt Bloomberg, who gained attention by flooding the national airwaves with hundreds of millions of dollars in advertisements and is on the verge of being admitted into next week's presidential debate. Continue reading
Feb 13 Trump says he might keep others from listening in on calls By Deb Reichmann, Associated Press Trump's comment comes after his impeachment was triggered by his July phone call with the president of Ukraine. Continue reading
Feb 13 Watch 6:22 News Wrap: Barr decries public criticism of Roger Stone case In our news wrap Thursday, Attorney General William Barr criticized public discussion of the Roger Stone case. Barr said in an interview that statements and tweets about Justice Department business “make it impossible” for him to do his job. Also,… Continue watching
Feb 13 Watch 1:59 How 2020 Democrats are positioning themselves after New Hampshire By Yamiche Alcindor With the Iowa caucuses and the New Hampshire primary over, 2020 Democrats are looking ahead to states including Nevada and North Carolina. The three senators still in the race, Amy Klobuchar, Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren, were back at work… Continue watching