WASHINGTON — House Democratic leaders warned the White House Wednesday to expect a subpoena demanding documents on President Donald Trump’s dealings with Ukraine, accusing the administration of “flagrant disregard” of previous requests and saying that refusal could be considered an impeachable offense. Separately, the Democrats accused Trump of “an incitement...
Feds Get Monday Deadline to Decide on Trump Tax Return Fight
NEW YORK — A judge delayed enforcement of a subpoena seeking President Donald Trump's tax returns on Wednesday long enough for federal prosecutors to decide whether to join Trump's fight to prevent his tax returns from being turned over to a grand jury in a criminal probe. The federal judge...
House Targets Family Separations in First Trump Subpoena
WASHINGTON — A House committee voted Tuesday to subpoena Trump administration officials over family separations at the southern border, the first issued in the new Congress as Democrats have promised to hold the administration aggressively to count. The decision by the Oversight Committee will compel the heads of Justice, Homeland...
What You Need to Know About Kavanaugh Hearings
WASHINGTON — The Latest on the Senate hearings on Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh (all times local): Kavanaugh Has Not Taken a Position 3:50 p.m. — Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh says he has not taken a position on the constitutionality of investigating a sitting president. Yet his past writings...
Is Nunes Off the Deep End? Schumer Says Some in GOP Think So
Andrew Janz, a Democratic challenger to Rep. Devin Nunes, said earlier this year that “We don’t need Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer or the national party here” on the campaign trail. But you can bet that Janz welcomed what Schumer, the Senate minority leader, said about Nunes on Tuesday. Schumer...