Where the investigations related to President Donald Trump stand and what may lie ahead for him: WHAT’S THIS ALL ABOUT? Special counsel Robert Mueller is looking into whether the Trump campaign coordinated with Russia and whether the president obstructed the investigation. Trump also plays a central role in a separate case in New York, where Read more about Where the investigations related to President Trump stand[…]

MARINE MOUNTAIN WARFARE TRAINING CENTER, Calif. (AP) — Hunkered down behind a wall of snow, two U.S. Marines melt slush to make drinking water after spending the night digging out a defensive position high in the Sierra Nevada. Their laminated targeting map is wedged into the ice just below the machine gun. Nearly 8,000 feet Read more about US steps up winter-warfare training as global threat shifts[…]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Redefining success, President Donald Trump heads into his second meeting with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un determined to tamp down expectations that he’ll gain a roadmap to denuclearization. Yet he’s still eager to claim an attention-grabbing victory to offset the political turmoil he faces at home. Trump laid out ultimate goals for Read more about Trump tamps down expectations as he heads to Kim summit[…]

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump declared Tuesday that he would prevail over a multistate lawsuit challenging his emergency declaration to pay for a U.S.-Mexico border wall. Speaking to reporters at the White House, Trump said he expected to do “very well,” against the suit, adding that he had an “absolute right” to make the Read more about Trump says he has ‘absolute right’ to declare emergency[…]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort committed crimes that cut to “the heart of the criminal justice system” and over the years deceived everyone from bookkeepers and banks to federal prosecutors and “members of the executive branch of the United States government,” according to a sentencing memo filed Saturday by special counsel Read more about Mueller: Manafort ‘brazenly violated the law’ for years[…]

The Latest on the presidential candidates (all times EST): 11:30 p.m. Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar says that she comes at gun safety legislation from the perspective of: “Would this hurt my Uncle Dick in the deer stand?” Appearing Monday night at a CNN town hall in New Hampshire, the 2020 Democratic presidential candidate says her Read more about The Latest: Klobuchar takes a ‘relative’ look at gun laws[…]

HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — The Latest on the summit between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and U.S. President Donald Trump (all times local): 1:45 p.m. North Korean officials have toured Vietnam’s scenic Halong Bay and a nearby industrial site while leader Kim Jong Un spent his second morning in Hanoi inside a hotel preparing Read more about The Latest: NKorean officials tour Vietnam’s Halong Bay[…]

Click:web novel WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats ignored a veto threat and rammed legislation through the House Tuesday that would stymie President Donald Trump’s bid for billions of extra dollars for his border wall, escalating a clash over whether he was abusing his powers to advance his paramount campaign pledge. The House’s 245-182 vote to block Read more about House OKs Democrats’ bill blocking Trump emergency on wall[…]

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen’s appearances this week before Congress (all times local): 1:20 a.m. President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer is preparing to tell Congress that the president made racist comments about African-Americans, Trump saying at one point that black people would never vote for him because they Read more about The Latest: Cohen says Trump disparaged black people[…]

WASHINGTON (AP) — A Justice Department official says Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein is expected to leave his position in the middle of next month. The official was not authorized to discuss the move by name and spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity on Monday night. The White House is expected to Read more about Official: Deputy AG Rosenstein expected to depart in March[…]