WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration imposed sanctions Monday on a Moscow-based bank jointly owned by Russian and Venezuelan state-owned companies, for allegedly trying to circumvent U.S. sanctions on the South American country. The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control said in a press release it is targeting Evrofinance Mosnarbank for Read more about US sanctions Russia based bank for its work in Venezuela[…]

WASHINGTON (AP) — A bipartisan group of congressional leaders said Tuesday that the Interior Department’s plan to clamp down on public records requests would undermine government transparency and potentially violate the Freedom of Information Act. In a letter sent to Acting Interior Secretary David Bernhardt, the lawmakers said the proposed changes to the rules governing Read more about Lawmakers push back against Interior’s proposed FOIA changes[…]

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Wednesday sentenced former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort to an additional three and one-half years of prison, questioning his remorse and rebuking him for his crimes and years of lies. That makes seven and one-half years for Manafort, coming on top of the roughly four-year term he received Read more about Manafort sentenced to 3.5 years more, faces new charges[…]

WASHINGTON (AP) — A look at 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 Read more about Where the investigations related to President Trump stand[…]

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump tweeted Tuesday that Democrat Rep. Ilhan Omar’s newest remarks about Israel mark a “dark day” for the Jewish state. His comment came as House Democrats prepared a resolution by Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other Democrats, declaring that the House opposes anti-Semitism and bigotry. Some Republicans and Jewish groups are Read more about Trump tweets that Omar’s Israel remarks mark a ‘dark day’[…]

WASHINGTON (AP) — 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 Read more about Where the investigations related to President Trump stand[…]

WASHINGTON (AP) — As the number of migrant families crossing the southwest border is again breaking records, officials said Tuesday they were building a new facility to manage them, while warning the crush is overwhelming border agents and straining facilities. More than 76,000 migrants crossed the U.S.-Mexico border illegally last month, more than double the Read more about New facility for migrants to be built in El Paso[…]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown says he won’t run for president after making an exploratory swing through early-voting states. The Ohio Democrat has announced his 2020 decision to a group of home-state reporters. Brown says he feels his “dignity of work” tour succeeded in its mission of putting the struggles of working Read more about No 2020 White House run for Dem Sen. Sherrod Brown of Ohio[…]

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — The Latest on Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman Paul Manafort (all times local): 6:59 p.m. Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort has been sentenced to 47 months in prison for tax and bank fraud related to his work advising Ukrainian politicians. Judge T.S. Ellis III imposed the sentence Thursday, capping the Read more about The Latest: Manafort sentenced to 47 months in prison[…]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump’s former lawyer, on Wednesday turned over documents to the House intelligence committee related to a Trump real estate project in Moscow — a subject he lied to the committee about in 2017. Cohen brought the documents to the intelligence panel as he returned to Capitol Hill for Read more about Cohen turns over documents to House panel on Moscow project[…]