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
Jan 24 Votes on competing Senate bills seen as progress even if they fail By Andrew Taylor, Alan Fram, Associated Press The Senate is taking a new approach to ending the partial government shutdown by actually taking votes. Continue reading
Jan 24 Trump decides to delay State of the Union after showdown with Pelosi By Kevin Freking, Matthew Daly, Catherine Lucey, Associated Press Following a high-stakes game of dare and double-dare, Trump conceded that "no venue that can compete with the history, tradition and importance of the House Chamber" and that he was not looking for an alternate option after Pelosi served notice… Continue reading