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Ex-Trump campaign boss Paul Manafort to be sentenced for tax fraud

By Matthew Barakat, Associated Press

When former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort is sentenced for tax and bank fraud, U.S. District Judge T.S. Ellis III will likely issue the same lecture he gives to drug dealers and bank robbers.

Putin suspends Russian obligations under INF nuclear pact

By Vladimir Isachenkov, Associated Press

In a decree, Putin suspended Russia's obligations under the terms of the 1987 Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces treaty and said it will continue to do so "until the U.S. ends its violations of the treaty or until it terminates."…

House Judiciary panel launches sweeping Trump probe

By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press

The House Judiciary Committee is launching a sweeping new probe of President Donald Trump, his White House, his campaign and his businesses, sending document requests to 81 people linked to the president and his associates.

House Democrats expand Russia probe, seeking more documents

By Hope Yen, Associated Press

Declaring it's "very clear" President Donald Trump obstructed justice, the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, says the panel is requesting documents Monday from more than 60 people from Trump's administration, family and business as part of a rapidly expanding…

WATCH: Trump 'knew of and directed' negotiations for Trump Tower in Moscow, Cohen testifies

By Associated Press

Former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen told Congress that President Donald Trump lied to the American people about negotiations during the 2016 presidential campaign about a proposed Trump building in Russia.

WATCH: Michael Cohen testifies before Congress

In a damning depiction of Donald Trump, the president's former lawyer on Wednesday cast him as a racist and a con man who used his inner circle to cover up politically damaging allegations about sex, and lied throughout the 2016…

Top U.S. general says no military threat on southern border

By Lolita Baldor, Associated Press

Under pointed questioning from senators, the top U.S. general for homeland defense said Tuesday that he sees no military threat coming from the southern border with Mexico, but his focus in on "very real" threats from China and Russia in…

Michael Cohen claims lying, racism and cheating by Trump

By Mary Clare Jalonick, Michael R. Sisak, Eric Tucker, Associated Press

WASHINGTON — In a damning depiction of Donald Trump, the president's former lawyer on Wednesday cast him as a racist and a con man who used his inner circle to cover up politically damaging allegations about sex, and lied throughout…

Democrats ready to fight to make Mueller report public

By Mary Clare Jalonick, Hope Yen, Associated Press

A top House Democrat has threatened to call special counsel Robert Mueller to Capitol Hill, subpoena documents and sue the Trump administration if the full report on Mueller's Russia investigation is not made public.