The Pentagon’s new policy that places limits on the military service of transgender individuals goes into effect on Friday, nearly two years after President Donald Trump tweeted that he wanted to ban transgender individuals from serving in the U.S. military. The new policy largely requires service members and those wishing to join the military to adhere to the standards associated…
(ABC News)- House Democrats on Wednesday plan to move forward with efforts to subpoena the Justice Department for special counsel Robert Mueller’s full report, along with any underlying materials, after the Justice Department ignored Democrats’ deadline to deliver both to Congress on Tuesday. The move puts Democrats on a collision course with the Trump administration and could set up a legal battle that reached…
Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer and fixer, intends to tell the House Oversight Committee today that President Donald Trump is “a racist,” “a conman” and “a cheat.” Cohen, according to a copy of his intended remarks obtained by ABC News, also plans to divulge that Trump, as a candidate, knew Roger Stone was talking with Julian Assange about WikiLeaks’ revealing…
President Donald Trump delivers the State of the Union address, with Vice President Mike Pence and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, at the Capitol in Washington, Feb. 5, 2019. (ABC News)- House Democrats will take their first step toward obtaining President Donald Trump’s personal tax returns, convening a hearing Thursday to examine legislative proposals and laws dictating the process to acquire…
(ABC News)- President Donald Trump’s longtime friend and veteran political operative Roger Stone has been indicted on seven counts, including one count of obstruction of an official proceeding, five counts of false statements and one count of witness tampering in special counsel Robert Mueller’s probe into possible collusion between Russia and the Trump campaign during the 2016 presidential election Stone was arrested and…
(ABC News)- When President Donald Trump announced a deal to “compromise” with Democrats in an effort to secure border funding Saturday, he avoided mentioning several major proposed changes including the way the nation handles the temporary protected status of people from countries ravaged by war or disaster and for young immigrants known as “Dreamers.” In his announcement on Saturday, Trump…
(ABC News)- Nine days after Donald Trump won the presidency, as scores of supporters clamored for meetings with his transition team, the Hollywood producer of “The Apprentice,” Mark Burnett, reached out to one of Trump’s closest advisers to see if he would sit down with a banker who has long held ties to Russia. The banker, Robert Foresman, never got the role he was…
(ABC News)- President Donald Trump’s lawyer Rudy Giuliani sparred with Chris Cuomo in a heated — and often pinballing — interview Wednesday night. The former New York City mayor tried to defend the president and impugn the credibility of special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election. In one spirited debate, Giuliani told Cuomo, host of…
President Donald Trump’s inaugural committee spent more than $1.5 million at the Trump International Hotel in Washington ahead of his 2017 swearing-in, according to internal documents reviewed by ABC News. It is part of an array of expenditures there and elsewhere that included more than $130,000 for customized seat cushions at two gala dinners for the president-elect, $10,000 to provide…
Newly crowned national champion Clemson will visit the White House on Monday, President Donald Trump said in a tweet on Friday, but the dinner menu might be a little different than you would imagine.
