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By David Morgan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Donald McGahn, the former White House counsel described in the Mueller report as repeatedly standing up to President Donald Trump, could become a star witness again if congressional Democrats get their way in their investigation of whether Trump used his office to obstruct justice.
By Jan Wolfe
(Reuters) – Congressional Democrats have taken legal action to obtain the full Russia report by Special Counsel Robert Mueller, without redactions, as well as other evidence he uncovered in his 22-month investigation but there are obstacles in their way.
Trump has no legal footing when it comes to these matters. Congress has the authority to conduct oversight, even if he doesn't like it.
Democrats need to do is acknowledge that none of this is oversight as usual. The information laid out in Mueller's report is extraordinarily damning.
Trump used his position as president to meet with Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey to complain about his lost Twitter account followers.
Trump's desperation became even more obvious as the White House is planning to block Don McGahn's expected testimony before the House Judiciary Committee.
In an attack that was somewhere between clueless and bonkers, Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) went after comedian Patton Oswalt for supporting his Democratic opponent MJ Hegar.
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un departed for Russia on Wednesday morning by private train, state media Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said on Wednesday.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet on Thursday in the Russian Pacific port of Vladivostok to discuss the international standoff over Pyongyang’s nuclear program, a Kremlin official previously said.
By David Morgan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Internal Revenue Service on Tuesday failed to meet a congressional deadline for turning over President Donald Trump’s tax returns to lawmakers, setting the stage for a court battle between Congress and the administration.
Speaker of the House Rep. Nancy Pelosi outlined her strategy for investigating Trump, and it is clear that the president is in for a very hard time.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A 2017 tax overhaul championed by President Donald Trump will cut household taxes more in Republican-leaning states than in states that lean Democratic, according to research published by the U.S. central bank on Tuesday.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump on Tuesday barred White House staff and members of his administration from attending this year’s White House Correspondents’ Association dinner on Saturday, officials said.
Trump believes that the only way he can prevent being impeached is to attack Robert Mueller.
As Trump falsely claims that he has been exonerated, Hillary Clinton said that the Mueller report is just the beginning.
the United States is siding with Russia and China to set women's rights back 25 years, according to an exclusive by The Guardian, which revealed that the Trump administration threatened to veto a UN resolution on rape as a weapon of war.
NEW YORK (Reuters) – White House advisor and President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner said on Tuesday that Robert Mueller’s special counsel investigation of Russia’s role in the 2016 election harmed U.S. democracy more than Moscow’s interference did.
House Democrats have Robert Mueller's road map and they are planning on following it as it leads them straight to the White House and Trump.
"I intend to consult with House Counsel and Committee Members about scheduling a vote on contempt," House Oversight and Reform Committee Chairman Elijah Cummings said in a statement.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A former White House security director on Tuesday plans to ignore a congressional subpoena to answer U.S. lawmakers’ questions about allegations that the Trump administration overruled career officials’ security clearance decisions, the Washington Post reported.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden plans to announce on Thursday that he is seeking the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination for the 2020 election, NBC News and CNN reported on Tuesday.