US politics
Contempt citation against Barr heats up Trump-House dispute
Vote Wednesday capped a day of ever-deepening dispute between congressional Democrats and Trump.
Trump ups his attacks with Mueller report due April 18
Despite the US president’s claims, the Mueller report didn’t exonerate him of obstruction of justice.
House Judiciary panel approves subpoenas for Mueller report
The committee voted 24-17 to give Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., permission to issue subpoenas to the Justice Department for the final report.
Democrats to prepare subpoenas for full Mueller report
The Judiciary panel plans to vote on subpoenas Wednesday.
Trump turns to health care with an eye on 2020
His administration this week surprised many when it asked a federal appeals court to strike down Obama’s entire 2010 health care law.
Democrats ask for Mueller files; GOP exclaims ‘Move on’
Trump said the release of Mueller’s full report “wouldn’t bother me at all.”
Mueller’s obstruction punt left question in Barr’s hands
It’s a decision that’s puzzled some former U.S. Justice Department officials.
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GOP senators defend McCain as Trump goes on attack again
Trump launched a lengthy rant in which he claimed without citing evidence that McCain had pushed for a war and failed America’s veterans.
Manafort faces state charges after drawing more federal time
At the White House, Trump said he felt “very badly” for Manafort but hadn’t given any thought to a pardon.
Trump pleads on TV for wall funding to fix border ‘crisis’
Dems say he played on fear, not facts.
Trump taking case for border wall to prime time audience
The US president will go on TV Tuesday evening and make his case for a southern border wall to the American people.
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Judge gives ex Trump lawyer Michael Cohen 3 years in prison
The sentence was the culmination of a spectacular rise and fast fall of a lawyer who attached himself to the fortunes of his biggest client.
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Trump, Democrats can take 2020 clues from midterm elections
The electoral map of the US could be shifting, as distinctions between red and blue states blur purple.
