By JESSICA GRESKO and MARK SHERMAN The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — For all of President Donald Trump’s talk of winning, his lawyers are using a legal argument that many scholars say is a pretty sure loser as his team tries to defy congressional attempts to investigate him. Yet they may end up delaying the…
By ROBERT BURNS AP National Security Writer MCALLEN, Texas (AP) — Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan visited a border city in Texas on Saturday and said he intends to accelerate planning to secure the border and bolster the administration’s ability to accomplish that without the Pentagon’s continuous help. He also offered assurances to perhaps two…
By STEVE PEOPLES and THOMAS BEAUMONT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Vice President Joe Biden formally joined the crowded Democratic presidential contest on Thursday, declaring the “soul of this nation” at stake if President Donald Trump wins re-election. In a video posted on Twitter , Biden focused on the 2017 deadly clash between…
By JONATHAN LEMIRE and JILL COLVIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — For nearly two years, President Donald Trump and his allies sought to undermine special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia probe, attacking investigators’ credibility and playing down their findings. As a redacted version of Mueller’s report was finally released Thursday, Trump resorted to bluster, broadsides and…
St. Louis County, MO (KTRS) The chief of staff for St. Louis County Executive Steve Stenger has resigned. Bill Miller, who had been with Stenger’s office since 2017, resigned on Friday afternoon. His resignation comes amid a federal investigation of over the county executive’s communications with his campaign contributors. Miller’s released the following statement: “I…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A federal indictment alleges that a Missouri nonprofit illegally used charity money to funnel campaign contributions to several Missouri lawmakers. Former state Sen. Ryan Silvey, former state Sen. Bob Dixon and former state Rep. Ward Franz all confirmed Friday to The Associated Press that they had participated in fundraisers with…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The chairman of the House oversight committee said Friday he intends to subpoena President Donald Trump’s accountant for his financial records. Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., told committee members in a letter that Mazars USA wouldn’t turn over records for Trump, his company and related entities without a subpoena. Cummings said he expected…
By COLLEEN LONG and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen has resigned amid President Donald Trump’s growing frustration and bitterness over the number of Central American families crossing the southern border. Trump announced on Sunday in a tweet that U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Kevin McAleenan would be…
By ZEKE MILLER and JONATHAN LEMIRE Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Declaring “our country is full,” President Donald Trump on Friday insisted the U.S. immigration system was overburdened and illegal crossings must be stopped as he inspected a refurbished section of fencing at the Mexican border. Trump, making a renewed push for border security…
By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General William Barr is defending his handling of special counsel Robert Mueller’s report on the Russia investigation, saying the confidential document contains sensitive grand jury material that prevented it from being immediately released to the public. The statement Thursday came as Barr confronts concerns that his…