Politics

What it's like to cover the Paul Manafort trial

By Tess Conciatori

Reporters have made standing in line an early-morning routine, stashing away iPhones and smartwatches to witness special counsel Robert Mueller’s team bring its first case in the Russia probe to trial.

Supreme Court nominee Kavanaugh proposed graphic questions in Bill Clinton case, according to memo

By Kevin Freking, Associated Press

Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh suggested that attorneys preparing to question President Bill Clinton in 1998 seek graphic details about the president's sexual relationship with Monica Lewinsky.

WATCH: Trump holds event to recognize federal immigration officials

President Donald Trump is scheduled to speak at 3 p.m. ET today. Watch here.

AP sources: Prosecutors preparing charges against Cohen

By Tom Hays, Associated Press

Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump's former personal lawyer, could be charged before the end of the month with bank fraud in his dealings with the taxi industry and with committing other financial crimes, two people familiar with the federal probe…

Pressure builds on Chuck Schumer before Kavanaugh meeting

By Alan Fram, Associated Press

For weeks, Democratic leaders and liberal organizations have been discussing how to derail President Donald Trump's Supreme Court pick, conservative appellate judge Brett Kavanaugh. Up to now, participants say the strategy sessions have been cordial. Yet with Senate Judiciary Committee…

Rudy Giuliani clarifies his 'truth isn't truth' statement

By Associated Press

President Donald Trump's personal attorney says he wasn't trying to make an existential point about the meaning of veracity when he declared "truth isn't truth."…

Michael Avenatti visits New Hampshire as he considers 2020 bid

By Rob Wolfe, Associated Press

An attorney who has bedeviled President Donald Trump during the past year over his personal relationships and immigration policies made a presidential pitch of his own to Democratic voters in New Hampshire on Sunday.

Trump assails Robert Mueller following New York Times report

By Anne Flaherty, Jill Colvin, Associated Press

President Donald Trump pressed his criticism of special counsel Robert Mueller on Monday, accusing Mueller's team of "enjoying ruining people's lives" and "looking to impact the election."…

Rudy Giuliani on hazards of Trump-Mueller interview: 'Truth isn't truth'

By Associated Press

"Truth isn't truth," says President Donald Trump's personal attorney Rudy Giuliani, explaining why he's wary about pushing the president into an interview that he says could be a perjury trap.

U.S. firms to Trump: Don't raise tariffs on more Chinese goods

By Paul Wiseman, Associated Press

Hundreds of other American businesses are delivering the same plea to President Donald Trump as he considers imposing tariffs on nearly 40 percent of imported Chinese goods: Don't do it.