Trump lawyer calls NYT report a ‘nothing burger’ amid talk of obstruction President Donald Trump’s associates on Friday brushed off a New York Times article detailing Trump’s attempted interventions into the Justice Department’s Russia probe as overblown, and rejected claims that it shows Trump tried to obstruct justice. “Another NYT […]
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Leading Republican drops out of Ohio race to oust Sen. Sherrod Brown Ohio Republican Josh Mandel is dropping his bid to unseat Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown, citing a health issue his wife is facing. Mandel’s decision — announced in an email to supporters Friday — means Republicans have suddenly lost […]
FBI launches new Clinton Foundation investigation The Justice Department has launched a new inquiry into whether the Clinton Foundation engaged in any pay-to-play politics or other illegal activities while Hillary Clinton served as Secretary of State, law enforcement officials and a witness tells The Hill. FBI agents from Little Rock, […]
U.S. sanctions five Iranian entities, signals more measures The United States on Thursday placed sanctions on five subsidiaries of an Iranian industrial group that is considered key in the development and production of the country’s ballistic missiles. The sanctions imposed by the Office of Foreign Assets Control, an arm of […]
Trump lays out immigration deal demands President Donald Trump said Friday there will be no deal to protect hundreds of thousands of young undocumented immigrants from deportation without funding to build a wall along the US-Mexico border. “The Democrats have been told, and fully understand, that there can be no […]
NYT reporter defends impromptu interview with Trump New York Times reporter Michael Schmidt on Friday defended his impromptu interview with President Trump against backlash from readers who said he should have pressed the president harder. “Some readers criticized my approach, saying I should have asked more follow-up questions,” Schmidt wrote […]
State Department releases Huma Abedin emails found on Anthony Weiner’s laptop The State Department on Friday released a batch of work-related emails from the account of top Hillary Clinton aide Huma Abedin that were discovered by the FBI on a laptop belonging to Abedin’s estranged husband, Anthony Weiner, near the […]
U.S. sanctions North Korean missile experts, Russia offers to mediate The United States announced sanctions on two of North Korea’s most prominent officials behind its ballistic missile program on Tuesday, while Russia reiterated an offer to mediate to ease tension between Washington and Pyongyang. The new U.S. steps were the […]
Peruvians march against Fujimori pardon in second day of protests Hundreds of Peruvians filled the streets of downtown Lima on Monday to protest a pardon granted to former leader Alberto Fujimori, calling on President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski to step down in a second day of unrest. Kuczynski, who said he […]
UN votes resoundingly to reject Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as capital The United Nations general assembly has delivered a stinging rebuke to Donald Trump, voting by a huge majority to reject his unilateral recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. The vote came after a redoubling of threats by Nikki Haley, […]
