WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate has effectively blocked President Donald Trump from making any appointments while the lawmakers are on their August break. The politicians have agreed to a procedural quirk known as pro forma sessions — a series of brief meetings that will technically keep the Senate in session. Senators took the action after Trump’s […]
WHITE HOUSE — President Donald Trump, in a defiant speech at a West Virginia rally Thursday night, called stories about his campaign’s alleged ties to Russia “a total fabrication” that makes his political opponents feel better about themselves after their loss of last year’s election. Special Counsel Robert Mueller has seated a grand jury, The Wall Street […]
The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday that special counsel Robert Mueller has seated a grand jury in Washington, D.C., to investigate Russia’s interference with the 2016 U.S. presidential election. The newspaper, citing two unnamed sources familiar with the matter, said the grand jury had begun its work — an important step toward potential criminal charges — […]
New U.S. public-opinion surveys show that President Donald Trump’s approval ratings, already the lowest ever for an American president early in his White House tenure, are continuing to fall. Quinnipiac University said Wednesday that Americans, by a 61-to-33 percent margin, disapprove of Trump’s performance six months into his four-year term in the White House. Gallup, […]