by Jim Heath | May 30, 2019 | Congress, Headlines
Yet another conservative House Republican prevented the passage of a disaster aid bill today, leaving areas ravaged by hurricanes, wildfires and other natural disasters waiting for emergency funding. Rep. John Rose (R-TN) objected to the third attempt by Democrats in...
by Jim Heath | May 29, 2019 | Headlines, Mueller Investigation, Trump
Robert Mueller, the special counsel, on today declined to clear President Trump of obstruction of justice in his first public characterization of his two-year-long investigation of Russia’s interference in the 2016 presidential election. “If we had had confidence that...
by Jim Heath | May 23, 2019 | Headlines
The Senate today overwhelmingly approved a $19.1 billion disaster-aid package, advancing legislation that would break a months-long impasse over federal funding for stretches of the country afflicted by natural disasters. A top Senate Republican said the White House...
by Jim Heath | May 22, 2019 | Headlines
A federal judge in New York today ruled that Deutsche Bank and Capital One may provide President Trump’s financial records to House Democratic lawmakers after the administration attempted to block the move. U.S. District Judge Edgardo Ramos made the ruling in a...
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....
