May 29 China dangles potentially harmful new threat in trade war By Paul Wiseman, Frank Bajak, Yanan Wang, Associated Press Chinese state media warned that Beijing could cut America off from exotic minerals that are widely used in electric cars and mobile phones. The threat to use China's rich supply of so-called rare earths as leverage in the conflict has… Continue reading
May 29 Israeli parliament votes to dissolve, calling second election this year By Associated Press The vote by Israel's parliament sends the country to an unprecedented second snap election this year as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu failed to form a governing coalition before a midnight deadline. Continue reading
May 29 McConnell says he’d fill an election-year Supreme Court vacancy, seeming to change tune By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press Three years ago, during President Barack Obama's final year in office, Top Senate Republican Mitch McConnell orchestrated a blockade of Obama's choice of Merrick Garland. McConnell said then the choice should be left to voters in an election year. Continue reading
May 29 WATCH: After Mueller’s statement, Pelosi says ‘nothing is off the table’ Pelosi spoke in California after special counsel Robert Mueller indicated Wednesday that it's up to Congress to decide what to do next with his findings. Continue reading
May 29 WATCH: Nadler says Congress will respond to Trump’s ‘wrongdoing’ Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., the chairman of the Judiciary Committee, at a news conference in New York stopped short of calling for an impeachment inquiry. "All options are on the table and nothing should be ruled out," Nadler said Wednesday. Continue reading
May 29 Trump declares ‘case closed’ after Robert Mueller comments By Associated Press Mueller said Wednesday that he believed he was constitutionally barred from charging President Donald Trump with a crime but emphasized that his report did not exonerate the Republican president. Continue reading
May 29 Mueller cites ‘efforts’ to meddle in election By Associated Press Special counsel Robert Mueller says there were "multiple, systematic efforts" to interfere in the 2016 presidential election and that "deserves the attention of every American."… Continue reading
May 29 WATCH: Mueller says Russia report ‘speaks for itself’ By Associated Press Special counsel Robert Mueller is not ruling out testifying before Congress but is serving notice that he does not intend to go beyond what has already been revealed in his report. Continue reading
May 29 WATCH: Mueller says charging president ‘not an option’ By Associated Press Special counsel Robert Mueller says that he was bound by longstanding Justice Department opinions that say a president can't be indicted while in office. Continue reading
May 29 Robert Mueller says he’s leaving Justice Department By Associated Press Mueller has been on the Justice Department's payroll since he formally concluded his probe in March. Continue reading