Feb 27 Gun control legislation pass House, but faces dim prospects in Senate By Matthew Daly, Associated Press Democrats called the 240-190 vote a major step to end the gun lobby's grip on Washington. Continue reading
Feb 27 Trump campaign spokesperson pushes back against Cohen testimony By Associated Press Kayleigh McEnany says in a statement Wednesday that Cohen is offering "what he says is evidence, but the only support for that is his own testimony."… Continue reading
Feb 27 Judge orders Texas not to purge voter rolls By Paul J. Weber, Associated Press A federal judge says counties may not remove any registered voters after state elections officials released an inaccurate list that questioned the U.S. citizenship of tens of thousands of people. Continue reading
Feb 27 Fordham University confirms Cohen warned it not to disclose Trump’s grades By Colin Brinkley, Associated press Ex-Trump lawyer Michael Cohen said Trump directed him to write letters threatening legal action against schools if they made his grades or SAT scores public. Continue reading
Feb 27 WATCH: Cohen says Trump asked him to mislead public about hush money By Associated Press Cohen told federal lawmakers Wednesday that Trump called him to discuss the public messaging about $130,000 paid to porn actress Stormy Daniels. Continue reading
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 Cohen releases Trump financial documents, claims president inflated net worth By Daniel Bush New documents revealing a small slice of President Trump’s claims about his personal net worth, a topic he has kept secret as a candidate and in office, were a centerpiece of Michael Cohen’s public testimony Wednesday before the House Oversight… 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