Top Democrat threatens to hold Attorney General Barr in contempt

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A senior U.S. congressional Democrat on Thursday threatened to hold Attorney General William Barr in contempt of Congress for ignoring a subpoena to provide Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s full report on the Russia inquiry, and accused President … Read More

Together again? Trump, Pelosi, Schumer tackle infrastructure

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WASHINGTON (AP) – The last time President Donald Trump sat down with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer, the president walked out in a huff and dismissed their government shutdown talks as a “total waste of … Read More

It doesn’t matter who Trump runs with: he’ll still win in 2020

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Donald Trump claps as he leaves after speaking during a Make America Great Again rally in Green Bay At this point, we can relegate the admonitions and advisories to the small print reserved for the disclaimers about possible side effects … Read More

Schumer says Trump agreed to $2T infrastructure package at White House meeting

Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer said Tuesday that President Trump agreed to support a $2 trillion infrastructure spending package after meeting with him and other Democrats at the White House, though the details are not yet clear. The president – a real estate developer … Read More

Judicial Watch says it has uncovered classified e-mails Hillary Clinton tried to delete or destroy

Judicial Watch president Tom Fitton said on Wednesday that the watchdog group has secured e-mails from the FBI in a folder labeled “Clinton Cover-up operation.” “We forced this disclosure out of the FBI. A Federal court ran a Judicial Watch … Read More

Former AG Sessions calls for moving past Mueller report

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Protesters gather on a green near Johnson Chapel, where former attorney general Jeff Sessions is speaking, at Amherst College in Amherst, Mass., Wednesday, April 24, 2019. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill) AMHERST, Mass. — Former Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Wednesday said … Read More

Trump Tax Returns Won’t Be Released Until May 6 After Another Deadline Is Missed

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President Trump will not comply with a Tuesday deadline set by House Democrats to release his tax returns to Congress, according to the White House.CreditCreditErin Schaff/The New York Times WASHINGTON — Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin again delayed a decision on … Read More

US Treasury misses congressional deadline to hand over Trump tax returns

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US Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin speaks during a briefing in the Brady Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, DC on January 28, 2019. (Photo by AFP) US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin failed to meet a final … Read More

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