WASHINGTON — In his first public testimony since the release of special counsel Robert Mueller’s report, Attorney General William Barr sought to defend himself Wednesday against accusations from Democrats that he misled Congress about the Mueller team’s concerns over his description of their findings. At a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing Wednesday, Democrats pressed Barr about […]
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Buttigieg Meets With Hillary Clinton For Advice
Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg sat down with Hillary Clinton on Tuesday, sources tell The Hill. Buttigieg, the mayor of South Bend, Ind., who has been recently surging in the polls, requested the meeting, the sources say. He’s the latest 2020 contender to meet with Clinton, the 2016 Democratic nominee, as she offers advice on […]
Deputy AG Rosenstein Officially Resigns From DOJ
Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein on Monday submitted his resignation to President Trump, effective May 11. Attorney General William Barr in a statement said Rosenstein served the Justice Department “with dedication and distinction.” “His devotion to the Department and its professionals is unparalleled,” the statement read. “Over the course of his distinguished government career, he […]
Biden Officially Enters 2020 Presidential Race
WASHINGTON — Hope and change were luxuries of the past. Joe Biden is running on fear. “If we give Donald Trump eight years in the White House, he will forever and fundamentally alter the character of this nation, who we are,” the former vice president said in a straight-to-camera video declaring his long-awaited entry into […]
Home Of Baltimore Mayor Raided By The FBI
FBI agents are searching the office and homes of Baltimore’s embattled mayor, ABC News has learned. Dave Fitz, a spokesman for the FBI’s Baltimore field office, confirmed that search warrants were being executed Thursday morning at homes belonging to Mayor Catherine Pugh as well as at Baltimore City Hall. However, the nature of the investigation […]
Hillary Says Trump Should Be Indicted For Obstruction
Hillary Clinton believes the only thing that prevented President Donald Trump from being indicted as a result of special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation is the fact that he’s president. Clinton addressed the portion of Mueller’s nearly 450-page report that dealt with whether Trump obstructed justice. She said that if “any other person … engaged in […]
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Trump Sues To Block Financial Info Being Given To Investigators
The lawsuit, which was filed Monday, asks a federal court in Washington, D.C., to prevent Cummings from obtaining records from Mazars USA, an accounting firm used by the president and his businesses, arguing congressional Democrats are abusing their subpoena power. “Democrats are using their new control of congressional committees to investigate every aspect of President […]
Trump Approval Drops To 2019 Low Following Mueller Report
About 37 percent of adults surveyed said they approved of Trump’s performance in office, down from 40 percent in a similar poll conducted on April 15, before the Mueller report’s release. The survey, conducted Thursday afternoon to Friday morning, is the first to measure the president’s standing with the public since the Justice Department released Mueller’s findings […]
Romney “Sickened” By Trumps Dishonesty And Misdirection”
Utah Sen. Mitt Romney on Friday added his thoughts on the release of a redacted version of the special counsel report into Russian interference in the 2016 election. The former GOP 2012 presidential candidate argued that it was “good news” that President Trump could not be charged with conspiring with Russia. “The alternative,” Romney said in a […]
Trump Approval Down to 45% According To Fox
President Trump’s job approval stands at 45 percent, while 51 percent of voters disapprove, according to a new Fox News Poll. And that is almost exactly where it was last month, 46-51 percent, before Special Counsel Robert Mueller completed his Russia probe March 22. That makes sense given two-thirds of voters (65 percent) say Mueller’s […]
Trump Upset With Fox News Showing Bernie’s Townhall
President Trump on Tuesday chided Fox News for its town hall event with Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), a 2020 presidential candidate, as well as its addition of former interim Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Donna Brazile. “So weird to watch Crazy Bernie on @FoxNews,” Trump tweeted. “Not surprisingly, @BretBaier and the ‘audience’ was so smiley and […]