U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions said in a letter on Saturday that he will appear before the Senate Intelligence Committee to answer questions raised by recent testimony of former FBI director James Comey. Sessions said in a letter to the House and Senate appropriations subcommittees that he has accepted an invitation to appear on Tuesday […]
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Trump ‘100 Percent’ Willing To Dispute Comey Testimony Under Oath
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said he was “100 percent” willing to testify under oath about his conversations with former FBI Director James Comey, and committed to do so if he were asked by special counsel Robert Mueller. Speaking at a joint press conference in the Rose Garden with Romanian President Klaus Iohannis, Trump called […]
New York Attorney General Investigating Eric Trump Foundation
New York’s attorney general is looking into a report that the Eric Trump Foundation funneled more than $1 million from charity golf tournaments into President Donald Trump’s business, a spokesman for the attorney general said on Friday. Forbes magazine reported this week that the charity run by Eric Trump, the president’s second-oldest son, paid the […]
Trump Lawyer Says That Comey Was Lying Under Oath
President Donald Trump’s outside counsel said Thursday that James Comey is lying. Marc Kasowitz claimed the president never demanded loyalty from Comey as the former FBI director alleged in Senate testimony. In a statement to reporters Thursday afternoon, Kasowitz pushed back on various points of Comey’s dramatic, under oath testimony before the Senate Intelligence Committee. […]
Saudi-Led Coalition Kicks Qatar Out For Financing Terror
Saudi Arabia and three other Arab countries cut off most diplomatic and economic ties to Qatar, in an unprecedented move designed to punish one of the region’s financial superpowers for its ties with Iran and Islamist groups in the region. Oil gained and Qatari stocks plunged after Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates and […]
Putin Says He Barely Knew Flynn In Latest Interview
Russian President Vladimir Putin claims that he had limited personal interaction with former U.S. National Security Adviser Michael Flynn, when asked by NBC’s Megyn Kelly in an exclusive interview about the nature of their relationship — and a widely circulated December, 2015 photo that shows the two sitting next to each other at dinner during […]
Governors Will Uphold Paris Accord, Defy Trump Withdrawal
Three major states said Thursday they would form a “climate alliance” to work toward upholding the Paris accord after President Donald Trump said the U.S. would withdraw from the agreement. In a statement, the governors of New York, California and Washington announced they will form a “coalition that will convene U.S. states committed to upholding” […]
Another Trump Associate Named As Person Of Interest In Russia Investigation
Nigel Farage is a “person of interest” in the US counter-intelligence investigation that is looking into possible collusion between the Kremlin and Donald Trump’s presidential campaign, the Guardian has been told. Sources with knowledge of the investigation said the former Ukip leader had raised the interest of FBI investigators because of his relationships with individuals […]
Trump Travel Ban Loses In Appeals Court Again
A federal appeals court has dealt another blow to President Donald Trump’s executive order temporarily restricting travel from six Muslim-majority countries. The Virginia-based 4th Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday largely upheld a lower court ruling barring the administration from suspending visas from those countries. The Trump administration previously revised the executive order to better […]
Trump Tells Muslim Leaders To ‘Drive Out’ Terrorists
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — President Donald Trump offered a message of unity Sunday as he called on the Arab world to confront extremism during a highly anticipated speech in the birthplace of Islam. “A better future is only possible if your nations drive out the terrorists and extremists,” Trump told the dozens of Muslim leaders […]
Trump To Release His Tax Returns… Maybe.
President Donald Trump now says he’s open to releasing his tax returns — after he leaves office. When asked in an interview published Thursday by The Economist, Trump found no reason to make his tax returns public even if it means Democrats would get on board with his tax plan — a bare bones version […]
Texas Governor Bans Sanctuary Cities In His State
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Sunday night signed what he calls a ban on so-called “sanctuary cities” that allows police to ask about a person’s immigration status and threatens sheriffs with jail if they don’t cooperate with federal authorities. Texas pushed to the forefront of national debate over immigration Sunday night when Republican Gov. Greg […]