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In this handout photo taken in 2016 and released on Tuesday by the Valdai Club foundation, Joseph Mifsud, a politics professor, attends the Valdai Discussion Club Conference following the results of the closed-door Iran-Russia discussion in Moscow. Mifsud is suspected of being a key link between the Russian government and the Donald Trump campaign, but Mifsud, identified solely as 'the London professor' in court documents, has kept a low profile in London academic circles.
As the trial of Senator Robert Menendez neared its end on Thursday, the prosecution focused on three flights he took years ago on a private plane owned by his friend Dr. Salomon Melgen, and on a $58,500 payment the senator made for the three flights after they became public. "Senator Menendez never intended to write that check," J.P. Cooney, a federal prosecutor, said in court here.
President Donald Trump on Thursday tapped Fed Governor Jerome Powell to become head of the U.S. central bank, promoting a soft-spoken centrist to replace Janet Yellen when her term expires in February 2018. U.S. President Donald Trump looks on as Jerome Powell, his nominee to become chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve, speaks at the White House in Washington, U.S., November 2, 2017.
President Donald Trump and Republican senators agreed Thursday not to deal with a needed fix for young immigrants in must-pass year-end spending legislation, according to some GOP lawmakers.
Churches would gain the right to endorse political candidates and still retain their tax-free status under a provision in the House GOP's tax overhaul plan.
The month of October was bookended by two national tragedies: the mass shooting in Las Vegas, which left 59 dead and over 500 injured , and a lone wolf terror attack in New York City, where a 29-year-old male barreled down a popular New York City bike path, killing eight and injuring over a dozen . The cause of the incidents differed.
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos says he chastised Ohio Gov. John Kasich for joining a brief opposing the GOP in a Wisconsin redistricting case before the U.S. Supreme Court. New York Magazine reported Sunday that Vos swore at Kasich and accused him of betraying his party during a September meeting.
The Wisconsin Department of Justice anticipates clearing the backlog of hundreds of untested sexual assault evidence test kits by the end of 2018. Attorney General Brad Schimel announced Thursday another $2 million in grant funding from the U.S. Bureau of Justice Assistance will help ensure that backlog of untested kits is finally eliminated.
The Trump International Hotel on Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington. Democratic members of the House Oversight committee have filed suit over the Trump Administration's refusal to turn over information about the Trump family's lease of the Trump Hotel in Washington.
Jared Kushner has turned over documents in recent weeks to special counsel Robert Mueller as investigators have begun asking in witness interviews about Kushner's role in the firing of FBI Director James Comey, CNN has learned. Mueller's investigators have expressed interest in Kushner, President Donald Trump's son-in-law and a White House senior adviser, as part of its probe into Russian meddling, including potential obstruction of justice in Comey's firing, sources familiar with the matter said.
Republican mega-donor Robert Mercer, a billionaire with close ties to President Donald Trump, is stepping down from his position as chief executive officer of the New York investment firm Renaissance Technologies. The 71-year-old Mercer is also selling his personal stake in the pro-Trump website Breitbart News to his daughters.
House Republicans on Thursday unveiled a tax cut plan that would slash the corporate rate and lower the personal taxes of most Americans but also limit a cherished deduction for homeowners, as President Donald Trump and the GOP seek to deliver on the first tax revamp in three decades. The proposal would add $1.5 trillion to the nation's debt over the next decade as Republicans largely abandoned fiscal discipline in a plan that could secure a legislative achievement for Trump and score a political win ahead of next year's midterm elections.
President Donald Trump promised the American people a "big, beautiful Christmas gift" in the form of "giant tax cuts" during a Thursday press conference. The GOP revealed the details of their long-awaited tax reform plan on Thursday.
Nearly half of Americans believe that President Donald Trump committed a crime "in connection with possible Russian attempts to influence the election," according to a poll released Thursday. The Washington Post/ABC poll also found that 58 percent of Americans approve of how Special Counsel Robert Mueller is conducting his probe into alleged Russian election interference.
Wozniacki dropped a bikini photo of herself in a pool overlooking a massive lake, and it looks like she's feeling very relaxed. The tennis superstar certainly has plenty of reasons to want to kick back and relax.
The Obama Foundation Summit offered Democrats a chance to escape the realty of Donald Trump's presidency but doing yoga and writing down their hopes for the country in sidewalk chalk. The summit, held in Chicago Wednesday to commemorate the launch of the Obama Foundation, attracted prominent Democratic politicians, fundraisers and celebrities, some of whom told Politico the event was "therapeutic" and represented a "sanity bubble."
House Republicans on Thursday unveiled a tax cut plan that slashes the corporate tax rate, lowers taxes for most Americans but limits a cherished deduction for homeowners as President Donald Trump and the GOP seek to deliver on the first tax revamp in three decades.
Trading of Time Warner stock was halted Thursday morning after a Wall Street Journal report that the Department of Justice is considering filing an antitrust lawsuit over AT&Ts potential acquisition of the company. AT&T , on the other hand, initially jumped over 2%, before falling back a half-percent below its opening price.
In this Sunday, Oct. 15, 2017, file photo, U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen speaks during the G30 International Banking Seminar, at Inter-American Development Bank headquarters in Washington. On Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2017, the Federal Reserve releases its latest monetary policy statement after a two-day meeting.