Archive for April 2019
President Donald Trump, his children; Donald, Jr., Eric and Ivanka; and his business are suing two banks to block them from turning over financial records to congressional committees that have issued subpoenas for the information. It's the second attempt in court that Trump has made this month to thwart the Democratic-led House of Representatives from investigating his financial history.
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The lawsuit is the latest salvo by the President in efforts to hold off Democratic scrutiny of his business and personal finances
A Democratic lawmaker on Thursday ratcheted up warnings to the Trump administration amid a growing standoff over subpoenas and oversight requests the White House says it will resist.
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Connolly threatens to jail Trump officials who won't comply with subpoenas
Faced with all-out resistance from the White House, Democrats are turning to the courts as they grapple with a dilemma of limited options to enforce their subpoenas.
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Democrats look to courts as White House stonewalls on subpoenas
The US Treasury blew past a Tuesday evening deadline to turn over President Donald Trump's tax returns to House Democrats, with Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin saying his department will "take final action on the Committee's request by May 6."
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Treasury misses deadline to turn over Trump tax returns, says decision coming May 6
As gun violence erupted across the country over the weekend, the nation's foremost gun lobby struggled with one of its biggest crises in decades.
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The NRA and the battle against itself
President Donald Trump announced a plan for sweeping changes to the US asylum process Monday evening in a memo for the attorney general and homeland security secretary.
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Trump announces plans for sweeping changes to asylum
Stacey Abrams has decided against running for the Senate from Georgia in 2020, according to a Democratic official.
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Source: Stacey Abrams won't run for Senate
A defiant Sen. Lindsey Graham said Monday that President Donald Trump should ignore congressional subpoenas demanding the administration turn over records to Capitol Hill, even though the South Carolina Republican once noted a similar fight had contributed to Richard Nixon's downfall.
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Graham calls Democrats 'political hacks'
CNN's Don Lemon critiques President Donald Trump for his responses to questions on white nationalism after various acts of extremist violence.
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