Michael Cohen submits late game bid to delay prison sentence
With just one month until Michael Cohen is scheduled to report to federal prison, an attorney for the former fixer on Thursday lobbed a last-ditch effort to delay his client’s…
Lawmakers squabble after Democrat demand for Trump tax returns: Oversight or presidential harassment?
In the wake of a Democratic request to the IRS to obtain copies of six years of President Trump’s personal and business tax returns, Republicans are charging that Democrats are…
House Democrats ask IRS for Trump’s tax returns
House Democrats have sent their long-anticipated request for six years of President Donald Trump‘s tax returns to the Internal Revenue Service, the opening salvo in what could prove an explosive…
Attorney General Barr says Mueller report won’t be shared with White House for review, should be released ‘mid-April’
Attorney General William Barr said Friday that he will not be giving the full Mueller report on Russian interference in the 2016 election to the White House for review before…
Trump says there’s ‘no very great rush’ to craft Republican health care alternative as issue drags on in court
President Donald Trump called Obamacare “an absolute disaster” and declared Republicans “are on the winning side” of health care as the issue returns to the spotlight while legal challenges drag…
President Donald Trump calls Democrats ‘sick people,’ takes victory lap on Mueller report during rally in Michigan
Within minutes of taking the stage, President Donald Trump celebrated the attorney general’s summary of the special counsel’s investigation with his supporters during a rally in Michigan Thursday. “The special…
Congress debates limits of Trump’s pardon power after Mueller investigation
House Democrats raised concerns Wednesday that President Donald Trump, newly emboldened after the conclusion of special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation, could seek to pardon associates and allies entangled in the…
House Democrats pass equal pay for equal work act
Ten years after President Barack Obama signed the Lily Ledbetter Fair Pay Act into law, House Democrats voted Wednesday to approve the Paycheck Fairness Act, delivering one of the cornerstone…
Senators block progressive Green New Deal proposal
The Senate on Tuesday voted down a procedural measure to advance the Green New Deal, a wide-reaching proposal that would address climate change. The final tally was 0-57. Forty-three Democrats…
Trump administration expands limits on global health funds tied to abortion
The Trump administration is expanding its restrictions on U.S. funding for international health care providers and non-profits that perform or promote abortion, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced Tuesday. It’s…