by Jim Heath | May 14, 2019 | Congress, Headlines, Trump
A federal judge today gave lawyers for President Trump and Democrats on the House Oversight and Reform Committee until the end of the week to make their final arguments on whether the court should uphold a subpoena requesting Trump’s private financial records....
by Jim Heath | May 10, 2019 | Congress, Headlines
A House committee issued subpoenas today ordering Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Internal Revenue Service Commissioner Charles Rettig to turn over President Trump’s tax returns by next Friday at 5 p.m. House Ways and Means Chair Richard E. Neal (D-Mass.)...
by Jim Heath | May 8, 2019 | Congress, Headlines
An investigation into U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz will proceed, the Florida Bar said today, meaning the Panhandle Republican could face discipline for allegedly intimidating President Trump’s former lawyer Michael Cohen. A grand jury-like panel will next decide whether there...
by Jim Heath | May 8, 2019 | Congress, Headlines, Mueller Investigation, Trump
President Trump today claimed executive privilege over the full, unredacted version of special counsel Robert Mueller’s report as House Democrats voted to find Attorney General Bill Barr in contempt of Congress for refusing to hand it over. The vote, held in the...
by Jim Heath | May 7, 2019 | Congress, Headlines, Trump
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) called on Congress today to move on from the Mueller report and issued his own verdict from the Senate floor: “Case closed.” “With an exhaustive investigation complete, would the country finally unify to confront the real...
by Jim Heath | May 6, 2019 | Congress, Headlines
The House Judiciary Committee plans to vote on Wednesday to recommend that the House hold Attorney General William Barr in contempt of Congress for defying a subpoena for Robert Mueller’s full report and evidence. The contempt vote would raise the stakes in a...
