Democratic lawmakers sue Trump over foreign state payments to businesses
By Julia Harte | WASHINGTON WASHINGTON More than 190 Democratic lawmakers sued President Donald Trump in federal court on Wednesday, saying he had accepted funds from foreign governments through his businesses without congressional consent in violation of the U.S....
Sessions calls notion he colluded with Russia ‘detestable lie’
By Julia Edwards Ainsley and Patricia Zengerle | WASHINGTON WASHINGTON U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Tuesday denounced as "an appalling and detestable lie" the idea he colluded with Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential campaign but refused to answer a...
Trump legal team delays filing leak complaint against Comey
By Karen Freifeld Lawyers for U.S. President Donald Trump are not likely to file their planned complaint this week against former FBI Director James Comey over disclosing details about conversations with the president, a spokesman for Trump’s legal team said on...
At Trump’s Cabinet meeting, flattery is flavor of the day
By Steve Holland | WASHINGTON WASHINGTON They came to praise President Donald Trump, not focus on the controversies engulfing him.One by one, Trump's Cabinet members assembled around the table spoke effusively about the president as he sat beaming, soaking it all in...
‘We are not winning in Afghanistan’: Defense Secretary Mattis
WASHINGTON The United States is not winning in Afghanistan, U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis told Congress on Tuesday, saying he was crafting a new strategy to brief lawmakers about by mid-July. "We are not winning in Afghanistan right now. And we will correct this...
Cosby’s fate sits with jury in Pennsylvania sex assault case
By Joseph Ax | NORRISTOWN, Pa. A Pennsylvania jury on Tuesday began its first full day of deliberations in the trial of entertainer Bill Cosby, who is accused of sexually assaulting a female friend who had come to him for career advice in 2004.Cosby, best known for...
Sessions to face questions on Russia, Comey in high-stakes Senate hearing
By Andy Sullivan | WASHINGTON WASHINGTON U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions will face questions on Tuesday about his dealings with Russian officials and whether he intentionally misled Congress as a Senate panel investigates the Kremlin's alleged involvement in the...
U.S. lawmakers to probe Tillerson on Russia, diplomacy budget cuts
By Patricia Zengerle | WASHINGTON WASHINGTON U.S. lawmakers will grill Secretary of State Rex Tillerson about President Donald Trump's unpopular budget, conflicting messages about foreign affairs and links between the administration and Russia, including his own ties,...
Ice Cube gets Hollywood star, thanks all ‘who helped me get here’
Rapper-turned-actor Ice Cube received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Monday and thanked everyone who helped his career in music and movies. Friends and family attended the ceremony on Hollywood Boulevard, including Dr. Dre, a former fellow member of the...
Attorney General Sessions to talk publicly to U.S. Senate panel
By Julia Edwards Ainsley | WASHINGTON WASHINGTON U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions will testify publicly to a Senate panel on Tuesday, its chairman said, setting up another potentially dramatic hearing on possible ties between President Donald Trump's campaign and...