Jan 25 WATCH: Trump, Congress leaders reach shutdown deal By Andrew Taylor, Alan Fram, Catherine Lucey, Associated Press President Donald Trump is expected to make the announcement from the White House Rose Garden, days before he had been scheduled to offer the Jan. 29 State of the Union address to Congress. Continue reading
Jan 25 President Donald Trump blasts arrest of confidant Roger Stone on Twitter By Associated Press Stone is a former Trump campaign adviser. He's the sixth Trump associate charged in special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into the Trump campaign and possible coordination with Russian efforts to sway the 2016 election. Continue reading
Jan 25 Read the full charges against Trump confidant Roger Stone By Laura Santhanam Roger Stone is scheduled to make a court appearance at 11 a.m. ET Friday. Continue reading
Jan 25 WATCH: Trump associate Roger Stone arrested, faces obstruction charge from Russia investigation By Eric Tucker, Chad Day, Associated Press Roger Stone, a confidant of President Donald Trump, was arrested Friday morning on several criminal charges stemming from the special counsel's Russia investigation. Continue reading
Jan 24 Ex-Trump lawyer Michael Cohen subpoenaed by Senate, attorney says By Michael Sisak, Eric Tucker, Associated Press Cohen had delayed his Feb. 7 appearance before the House Committee on Oversight and Reform on the advice of his legal team, which said Cohen is still cooperating in special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation. Continue reading
Jan 24 WATCH: Senate rejects competing bills to end shutdown By Andrew Taylor, Alan Fram, Associated Press A splintered Senate swatted down competing Democratic and Republican plans for ending the 34-day partial government shutdown on Thursday, leaving President Donald Trump and Congress with no obvious formula for halting the longest-ever closure of federal agencies and the damage… Continue reading
Jan 24 WATCH: Commerce chief Wilbur Ross asks why furloughed workers are using food banks By Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, one of the richest people in President Donald Trump's Cabinet, questioned Thursday why furloughed federal workers were using food banks instead of taking out loans to get through the monthlong partial government shutdown. Continue reading
Jan 24 WATCH: McCarthy, GOP leaders address shutdown By Associated Press House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy and other Republican leaders are held a news conference today. Watch their remarks here. Continue reading
Jan 24 WATCH: Pelosi addresses shutdown, postponed State of the Union House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will hold a news conference at 10:45 a.m. ET today. Watch her remarks here. Continue reading
Jan 24 Maduro faces off with U.S. over Venezuela rival's power claim By Joshua Goodman, Associated Press Venezuelans headed into uncharted political waters Thursday, with the young leader of a newly united and combative opposition claiming to hold the presidency and socialist President Nicolas Maduro digging in for a fight with the Trump administration. Continue reading