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Special counsel, Democratic lawyer clash over new allegations regarding data purported to tie Trump to Russia
Attorney John Durham. – Bob MacDonnell/Hartford Courant/Tribune News Service via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A former lawyer for the Democratic Party indicted by special counsel John Durham for allegedly lying to the FBI has accused [Read More…]
Trump’s accounting firm resigns, saying his financial disclosures should ‘no longer be relied upon’
Scott Olson/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Former President Donald Trump’s accounting firm, Mazars USA, cut ties with Trump last week, saying his financial disclosures from 2011-2020 can no longer be relied upon, according to a letter [Read More…]
Parkland father climbs crane near White House, demands Biden do more on gun control: Report
ABC News (WASHINGTON) — On Monday’s fourth anniversary of the Stoneman Douglas High School mass shooting, during which his son was killed, Manuel Oliver climbed atop a construction crane near the White House and unfurled [Read More…]
Jill Biden plays Cupid, again, decorating White House for Valentine’s Day
Alex Wong/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — First Lady Jill Biden is spreading love — and offering a teaching moment to elementary school students — at the White House on Monday to mark Valentine’s Day. For the [Read More…]
Texas early voting puts new election law back in spotlight
SUZANNE CORDEIRO/AFP via Getty Images (AUSTIN, Texas) — As the first in-person voters of the 2022 election cycle head to the polls on Monday, not only is this year’s early voting period expected to set [Read More…]
Labor issues complicate Judge J. Michelle Childs’ Supreme Court candidacy
Mark Wilson/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The very career experience that makes Supreme Court candidate Judge J. Michelle Childs attractive to both Democrats and Republicans may now be complicating her potential nomination, as some labor and [Read More…]
Giuliani in discussions about testifying before Jan. 6 committee, say sources
Drew Angerer/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Rudy Giuliani is in active discussions regarding testifying before the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol and potentially responding to some of the committee’s [Read More…]
Sen. Lindsey Graham says ‘we could do more in Congress and should’ to stop Russia
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., said Congress should be sending a stronger signal to Russian President Vladimir Putin as fears of an imminent invasion of Ukraine persist. On “This Week,” anchor [Read More…]
Pelosi has stark warning for Putin: ‘He has to know that war is not an answer’
Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi had a stark warning for Russian President Vladimir Putin as the Russian military buildup near the Ukraine region showed no [Read More…]
Biden, Putin speak for third time as U.S. warns Russia could invade Ukraine soon
Twitter/White House (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday, a day after the U.S. warned that a Russian invasion of Ukraine could begin during the Olympics. The two leaders spoke [Read More…]
‘Past time’ to leave: U.S. evacuates diplomats, troops from Ukraine amid ‘war zone’ warnings
Anna Marchenko/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — With increasingly dire warnings from the U.S. that Russia will likely attack Ukraine in the coming days, the U.S. is evacuating its diplomats and troops in the country and urging private [Read More…]
Biden, Putin to speak as US says Russia could invade Ukraine during Olympics
Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. issued a stark new warning Friday that a Russian invasion of Ukraine could begin during the Olympics. “We can’t pinpoint the day, at this point, [Read More…]
Biden indicates he will start interviewing Supreme Court candidates next week
Sarah Silbiger/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Ahead of his promised intent to name his nominee to the Supreme Court by the end of the month, and sticking to his pledge to name the court’s [Read More…]
US says Russian invasion of Ukraine could begin during Olympics
Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. issued a stark new warning Friday that a Russian invasion of Ukraine could begin during the Olympics. “We can’t pinpoint the day, at this [Read More…]
Biden to use $7 billion in Afghan funds for humanitarian relief, 9/11 compensation
Alex Wong/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden signed an executive order Friday setting in motion a plan to make $7 billion in Afghan funds held in the United States available to compensate victims of [Read More…]
Senate passes bill ending forced arbitration in sexual misconduct cases
Bill Koplitz/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A bill that would eliminate forced arbitration agreements for sexual assault and harassment survivors in the workplace was approved in the Senate in a voice vote Thursday, and it now [Read More…]
Jan. 6 investigators find gaps in Trump White House call logs, sources say
Mark Wilson/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The House select committee investigating the Capitol attack has found sparse call records and gaps in the White House telephone logs from Jan. 6, according to two sources familiar with [Read More…]
Justice Sotomayor sees ‘unprecedented’ threat to Supreme Court in confirmation battles
Paul Marotta/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — As a Supreme Court confirmation battle looms, Justice Sonia Sotomayor delivered a sobering warning Wednesday about intensifying partisanship that she says puts the court’s independence at the brink of crisis. [Read More…]
National Archives asks DOJ to investigate Trump’s handling of White House records
Thinkstock/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The National Archives has asked the Justice Department to investigate former President Donald Trump’s handling of White House records, a person familiar with the matter confirmed to ABC News on Wednesday. [Read More…]
Former White House press aide appears before Jan. 6 committee
Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Sarah Matthews, a Trump White House press aide who resigned over the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol, appeared Tuesday for an interview with the House select [Read More…]