Apr 10 Mnuchin says Treasury unable to deliver Trump tax returns by deadline By Andrew Taylor, Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press Mnuchin told House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard Neal, who made the request a week ago, that Treasury respects congressional oversight but needs more time to review the "unprecedented" request. Continue reading
Apr 10 WATCH: Trump signs orders making it harder for states to block pipelines By Darlene Superville, Kevin Freking, Associated Press At the urging of business groups, Trump signed two executive orders designed to speed up oil and gas pipeline projects. The action came after officials in Washington state and New York used the permitting process to stop new energy projects… Continue reading
Apr 10 EU agrees to postpone Brexit until Oct. 31 By Raf Casert, Jill Lawless, Associated Press The new cutoff date averts a precipitous and potentially calamitous Brexit that had been scheduled for Friday. Continue reading
Apr 10 Ohio ban on abortions after 1st heartbeat sent to governor By Julie Carr Smyth, Associated Press Five other states have now passed similar bans, two of which have been blocked by the courts. Continue reading
Apr 10 Charles Van Doren, figure in game show scandals, dies at 93 By Dave Collins, Associated Press The handsome scion of a prominent literary family, Van Doren was the central figure in the TV game show scandals of the late 1950s and eventually pleaded guilty to perjury for lying to a grand jury that investigated them. Continue reading
Apr 10 Pelosi says Barr's comments undermine his role By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says she doesn't trust Attorney General William Barr, and she suggests his congressional testimony Wednesday undermines his independence as the nation's top law enforcement officer. Continue reading
Apr 10 Trump says he won't deliver tax returns to Congress By Andrew Taylor, Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press President Donald Trump told reporters at the White House that "I would love to give them, but I'm not going to do it while I'm under audit." The IRS says there's no rule against subjects of an audit from publicly… Continue reading
Apr 10 Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu poised for 5th term as rival concedes By Ilan Ben Zion, Associated Press With 97.4 percent of the vote counted, Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud and the rival Blue and White were deadlocked with a projected 35 seats apiece in the 120-seat parliament. But Likud and its traditional political allies were in command of a… Continue reading
Apr 10 Senators question Trump's deputy attorney general nominee on lack of criminal law experience By Michael Balsamo, Associated Press The tensest moments of Jeffrey Rosen's confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee came when he refused to firmly commit to making special counsel Robert Mueller's report on the Russia probe public. Continue reading
Apr 10 Spring storm threatens to repeat March's bomb cyclone By Blake Nicholson, Associated Press Blizzard warnings were posted from Colorado to Minnesota on Wednesday and wildfires were a concern in New Mexico, Texas and Oklahoma as the second so-called "bomb cyclone" storm in less than a month hit the central U.S., raising the prospect… Continue reading