Jun 11 Democrats push new strategy for enforcing Russia subpoenas By Mary Clare Jalonick, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press Tuesday's House vote on whether committees can enforce Trump subpoenas in federal court reflects a new strategy for Democrats, who have moved toward lawsuits and away from criminal contempt as they investigate the Trump administration. Continue reading
Jun 11 WATCH: Tech giants' power under scrutiny in House hearing on news, misinformation By Marcy Gordon, Associated Press Members of both parties suggested legislation may be necessary for the financially-struggling U.S. news industry as lawmakers began a bipartisan investigation into the market dominance of Silicon Valley companies. Continue reading
Jun 11 WATCH: House votes to allow committees to enforce Trump subpoenas in federal court By Mary Clare Jalonick, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press The House voted Tuesday to approved a motion that would allow committees to go to federal court to enforce subpoenas -- like those lawmakers are seeking for more information around Mueller investigation -- without a vote from the full chamber. Continue reading
Jun 11 WATCH: Acting Homeland Security chief McAleenan testifies on border security By Gretchen Frazee Sen. Lindsey Graham, who chairs the committee where Kevin McAleenan is testifying, recently introduced legislation to extend the amount of time children can be held in U.S. custody to up to 100 days. Continue reading
Jun 10 Watch 5:25 News Wrap: Justice Department agrees to release some Mueller evidence In our Monday news wrap, House Judiciary Chairman Jerry Nadler says the Justice Department has agreed to turn over some underlying evidence from the Mueller report. The move delays any House effort to hold Attorney General William Barr in criminal… Continue watching
Jun 10 WATCH: John Dean's full opening statement on Mueller report By Gretchen Frazee In his prepared testimony, the former White House counsel and Watergate witness outlined some of the similarities between the Watergate inquiry into President Richard Nixon and the current investigations into President Donald Trump. Continue reading
Jun 10 Watch 3:20 Which 2020 Democrats are stepping up Iowa campaign efforts Over the weekend, 2020 presidential campaigning in Iowa seemed to shift into a higher gear, as 19 Democratic hopefuls visited the state for its Democratic Party Hall of Fame dinner. Former Vice President Joe Biden was notably absent from the… Continue watching
Jun 10 Congressional Democrats press to retain abortion funding ban, out of step with presidential candidates By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press Top Capitol Hill Democrats are intent on preserving a four-decade ban on taxpayer-financed abortions despite calls from their party's presidential candidates to abandon it, arguing that attempts to undo the longstanding consensus will fail and won't be worth scuttling a… Continue reading
Jun 10 Watch 7:35 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on Iowa 2020 poll, Mueller report hearings NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report join John Yang to discuss the top political news stories, including the latest Iowa poll numbers on 2020 Democratic candidates, potential “warning signs” for Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders… Continue watching
Jun 10 U.S. Customs says travelers' images exposed in cyberattack By Associated Press The federal agency said Monday that license plate images were also exposed in an attack that compromised a subcontractor's computer network. Continue reading