NEW YORK (AP) — Michael Cohen’s lawyer has sent a letter to the head of the House Oversight Committee clarifying Cohen’s testimony that he never sought a pardon from President Donald Trump. Michael Monico tells congressman Elijah Cummings in the letter that Cohen had asked his lawyer to explore the possibility of a pardon before Read more about Cohen lawyer sends letter to Congress clarifying pardon talk[…]
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is signaling to Republican senators he has littler tolerance for dissent as they prepare to vote on terminating his national emergency declaration to build the border wall with Mexico. Trump says GOP senators are “overthinking” the coming vote Thursday. For the president, it’s hardly a sweeping constitutional question, as Read more about Trump pushes senators to stick with him on border emergency[…]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House and Republican senators sought compromise Tuesday on limiting future presidents’ powers to unilaterally declare national emergencies, as chances improved that President Donald Trump might avoid a long-expected rejection by Congress of his effort to divert billions more for building barriers along the Mexican border. As a Thursday showdown vote Read more about Senate rejection of Trump border emergency no longer certain[…]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House and Republican senators sought compromise on limiting presidents’ powers to unilaterally declare national emergencies, as chances improved that President Donald Trump might avoid a long-expected rejection by Congress of his effort to divert billions more for building barriers along the Mexican border. As a Thursday showdown vote in the Read more about Compromise seeks to limit president’s emergency declarations[…]
WASHINGTON (AP) — When John Hickenlooper announced his Democratic presidential campaign, he vowed to sit down with the Senate’s top Republican if he wins in 2020 — the kind of milquetoast pitch for bipartisanship that White House hopefuls have made for generations. But for some Democrats, Hickenlooper’s pledge landed with a thud. Still stung by Read more about Bipartisanship in 2020? Not so fast, some Democrats say[…]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House national security adviser on Sunday described President Donald Trump’s summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un as a success despite the lack of an agreement providing for the verifiable dismantling of the North’s nuclear sites. John Bolton, in three television interviews, tried to make that case that Trump Read more about Adviser says Trump ‘gave nothing away’ in North Korea talks[…]
CINCINNATI (AP) — The Latest on Otto Warmbier’s parents’ reaction to Donald Trump’s comments on Kim Jong Un’s role in his death (all times local): 2:40 p.m. A White House counselor says President Donald Trump blames North Korea for alleged mistreatment of an American college student, while insisting the country’s leader didn’t know about it. Read more about The Latest: Conway: Trump blames NKorea for detainee death[…]
The 407-23 roll call Thursday by which the House passed a resolution condemning anti-Semitism, discrimination against Muslims and other bigotry against minorities. A “yes” vote is a vote to pass the resolution. Voting yes were 234 Democrats and 173 Republicans. Voting no were 0 Democrats and 23 Republicans. X denotes those not voting. Present denotes Read more about House Roll Call: Resolution condemning bigotry[…]
SELMA, Ala. (AP) — Thunder rolling above Brown Chapel AME Church, Democratic presidential candidate Cory Booker warned Sunday of a looming threat to American democracy and called for protecting the legacy of the civil rights movement with love and action. “It’s time for us to defend the dream,” Booker said in a keynote speech at Read more about Democratic presidential hopefuls honor Selma march[…]
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley of Oregon has decided not to enter the increasingly crowded race for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination after months of consideration. Merkley told The Associated Press the large field of Democratic contenders for the White House was not a major factor in his decision, nor was an Read more about Oregon Sen. Jeff Merkley won’t join 2020 presidential field[…]