Jan 26 First day post-shutdown: Workers to get paid 'in the coming days' By Associated Press The Trump administration asked federal department heads to reopen offices in a “prompt and orderly manner” and said furloughed employees can return to work. Continue reading
Jan 26 Trump ally Stone charged with lying about hacked emails By Eric Tucker, Chad Day, Associated Press President Donald Trump’s confidant Roger Stone has been charged with lying about his pursuit of Russian-hacked emails damaging to Hillary Clinton’s 2016 election bid. Prosecutors allege that senior Trump campaign officials sought to leverage the stolen material into a White… Continue reading
Jan 25 New Trump policy forces some asylum seekers to wait in Mexico. Is that legal? By Joshua Barajas The Trump administration announced Thursday that some Central Americans seeking asylum at the southern border will be forced to remain in Mexico while their cases are being processed, a significant policy change that critics say could endanger migrants trying to… Continue reading
Jan 25 Trump declares temporary government funding fix to end shutdown By Laura Santhanam The deal would fund the federal government until Feb. 15, the president announced. Continue reading
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