White House correspondent Steve Herman contributed to this report Acting U.S. Director of National Intelligence Joseph Maguire told lawmakers Thursday he has complied with his “responsibility to follow the law every step of the way” as he faced questions about why he initially blocked the release of a whistleblower complaint now at the center of […]
U.S. President Donald Trump confirmed Tuesday he had told his staff to withhold about $400 million in aid to Ukraine days before a phone call with the country’s leader that is at the center of a debate between Congress and the White House over a whistleblower complaint. The revelation came as he spoke with reporters […]
Rep. Jerry Nadler, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, accused President Donald Trump of a “shocking and dangerous” abuse of executive power Monday night after the White House instructed former aides Rob Porter and Rick Dearborn to defy the panel’s subpoenas to testify as part of its investigation into Trump’s alleged crimes. In a letter (pdf) to Nadler on […]
Americans paused Wednesday to mark the 18th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks that killed nearly 3,000 people in New York, Virginia and Pennsylvania. President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump walked outside the White House to observe a moment of silence at 8:46 a.m., the time when hijackers flew the first […]