By ZEKE MILLER and DEB RIECHMANN , Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Gina Haspel, President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Central Intelligence Agency, offered to withdraw her nomination, two senior administration officials said Sunday, amid concerns that a debate over a harsh interrogation program would tarnish her reputation and that of the CIA. White…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – The publisher of Missouri Times says he paid his own money to buy audiotapes made by the ex-husband of a woman who had an affair with Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens and that he intended to use them to write a book. Scott Faughn, in a column Thursday, says he bought…
By DAVID A. LIEB and BLAKE NELSON , Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri lawmakers will convene in an historic special session later this month to consider impeaching Republican Gov. Eric Greitens following allegations of sexual misconduct and misuse of charity resources for his political campaign. Republican House and Senate leaders said Thursday…
By DAVID A. LIEB, SUMMER BALLENTINE and BLAKE NELSON , Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A former campaign aide to Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens testified that he was duped into taking the fall when the governor’s campaign was trying to explain how it had gotten a list of top donors to a veterans’…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens’ attorneys have suggested a “political operative” was behind the release to the media of a recorded conversation between a woman and her then-husband in which she graphically describes her affair with the future governor. Now the defense believes a new revelation in the criminal case that spun…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says Dr. Ronny Jackson remains assigned to the White House — but it’s not addressing reports the Navy rear admiral won’t be returning to the job of President Donald Trump’s personal physician. Jackson abandoned his nomination to be secretary of Veterans Affairs last week. White House spokesman Raj Shah…
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Missouri U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt says it is premature to call for the resignation of Gov. Eric Grietens. Blunt, R-Mo., said on NBC’s “Meet the Press” Sunday that the criminal and legislative process should be allowed to continue and determine if Greitens stays in office. Greitens has been charged with invasion…
By MATTHEW LEE , AP Diplomatic Writer TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Sunday ratcheted up the Trump administration’s rhetoric against Iran and gave warm boosts of support to Israel and Saudi Arabia in their standoffs with Tehran. Pompeo’s comments in Riyadh and then Tel Aviv came as he…
By KEVIN FREKING , Associated Press WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — President Donald Trump took aim at familiar political targets and added a few fresh ones during a campaign-style rally in Michigan, an Upper Midwest state so crucial in sending him to the White House. Trump has been urging voters to support Republicans for Congress…
By TOM LoBIANCO and CHAD DAY , Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican-led House intelligence committee on Friday released a lengthy report concluding it found no evidence that Donald Trump’s campaign colluded with Russia in the 2016 presidential campaign, a finding that drew praise from the president and rebuttals from Democrats. The report caps…