Politic > Election
Trump's allies and lawyers see hope that Mueller's work is wrapping up
7 monthes ago | By Politico
Rod Rosenstein on Friday whipped up a media frenzy by announcing special counsel Robert Mueller's indictment of Russian military officials for allegedly hacking Democratic National Committee computers and emails during the 2016 election - and then promptly handing off the case. "We intend to transition responsibility for this indictment to the Justice Department's National Security Division while we await the apprehension of the defendants," Rosenstein, the deputy attorney general, declared. The DNC case becomes the third matter Mueller's team is known to have handed off, in whole or in...
Read more ...
Search by Tags
Election Donald Trump DemocratsLawsuit targets Trump's emergency declaration to build border wall
President Donald Trump's decision to invoke emergency powers to build a border wall already faces legal challenges in Washington, D.C. - and more are expected in the coming... Read more ...
Vatican defrocks former Washington cardinal over sex abuse
VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis has defrocked former U.S. Cardinal Theodore McCarrick after Vatican officials found him guilty of soliciting for sex while hearing confession and... Read more ...
This Man May Try to Take the GOP Nomination From Trump
Donald Trump's path to the Republican nomination in 2020 may not be an automatic one. Former Massachusetts governor Bill Weld announced on Friday that he has formed a... Read more ...
Mueller interviewed Sarah Sanders in Russia probe
White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders confirmed Friday that she met with special counsel Robert Mueller as part of his investigation into Russian interference... Read more ...
Judge hits Roger Stone with gag order
A federal judge on Friday ordered Roger Stone, his attorneys and special counsel Robert Mueller to stop talking publicly about their case involving charges the longtime Donald... Read more ...
Trump taps Jeffrey Byard as new FEMA head
President Donald Trump announced Friday night that he would nominate Jeffrey Byard to head the Federal Emergency Management Agency, after FEMA head Brock Long abruptly resigned... Read more ...
Trump Declares National Emergency To Fund U.S.-Mexico Border Wall
The president could access about $8 billion to build more wall - but the proclamation is likely to face legal challenges. Read more ...
Trump declares national emergency to unlock border wall funds
President Donald Trump on Friday declared a state of emergency on the southern border and immediately direct $8 billion to construct or repair as many as 234 miles of a border... Read more ...
Many Presidents Have Declared Emergencies - But Not Like Trump Has
When President Trump declared a national emergency on the Southern border on Friday, he claimed the move was routine - even as he acknowledged the administration would likely... Read more ...
Trump says Japanese prime minister nominated him for Nobel Peace Prize
President Donald Trump claimed Friday that Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe nominated him for a Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to broker peace between North and South... Read more ...