President Donald Trump says legal scholars have stated he has the “absolute right to pardon” himself, but questioned why he would do that when he has “done nothing wrong” in connection with Russian meddling in the 2016 election. Commenting Monday on Twitter, Trump repeated his branding of the year-long probe led by special counsel Robert […]
JUNE 2, 2018, JUNEAU – The filing deadline for the 2018 elections has passed as of June 1 at 5 p.m. The August 21, 2018 primary ballot will include candidates for U.S. Representative, Governor, Lt. Governor, all 40 House Districts and 10 Senate Districts. “As we experienced in 2016, the division has received steady candidacy […]
WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday he did not fire Federal Bureau of Investigation Director James Comey because of the Russia investigation, contradicting previous statements that the probe was the reason for his dismissal. “Not that it matters but I never fired James Comey because of Russia!,” Trump said in a posting on Twitter. […]
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan says it is reassessing strained ties with the United States, a move that could lead to halting supply lines into Afghanistan where American troops are fighting insurgents to stabilize the war-ravaged country with the help of NATO allies. Foreign Minister Khurram Dastgir Khan made the remarks to VOA exclusively a day before an […]