Special counsel appointed in Russia probe The Justice Department on Wednesday appointed former FBI Director Robert Mueller as special counsel to oversee the federal investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election, including potential collusion between President Donald Trump's campaign associates and Russian officials. Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein appointed […]
Trump Team Knew Flynn Was Under Investigation Before He Came to White House Michael T. Flynn told President Trump’s transition team weeks before the inauguration that he was under federal investigation for secretly working as a paid lobbyist for Turkey during the campaign, according to two people familiar with the […]
France's Macron unveils Cabinet, half of them women France's newly inaugurated President Emmanuel Macron unveiled his Cabinet on Wednesday, with women filling half of the 22 positions as promised. Gérard Collomb will become interior minister, former presidential hopeful François Bayrou takes justice and Jean-Yves Le Drian — who was defense […]
Payoffs From Putin to Trump? McCarthy Says No, He Was Just Kidding Did you hear the one about the Russians paying off the future president of the United States? It seems House Republicans have. Their two highest-ranking members on Wednesday walked into a firestorm of their own making, negotiating the […]
Former FBI Director Mueller Appointed As Special Counsel To Oversee Russia Probe The Justice Department is appointing former FBI Director Robert Mueller as a special counsel to oversee the growing probe into Russian meddling in the 2016 election and possible ties to associates of President Trump. "In my capacity as […]
House majority leader to colleagues in 2016: ‘I think Putin pays’ Trump A month before Donald Trump clinched the Republican nomination, one of his closest allies in Congress — House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy — made a politically explosive assertion in a private conversation on Capitol Hill with his fellow […]
Robert Mueller, Former F.B.I. Director, Is Named Special Counsel for Russia Investigation The Justice Department appointed Robert S. Mueller III, a former F.B.I. director, as special counsel on Wednesday to oversee the investigation into ties between President Trump’s campaign and Russian officials, dramatically raising the legal and political stakes in […]
Trade pact dumped by Trump could be revived at Asia-Pacific meeting Japan and other remaining members of the Trans Pacific Partnership will this weekend decide how to revive the trade agreement ditched by U.S. President Donald Trump. Their trade ministers will talk on the sidelines of an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation […]
Ford to cut 10 percent of its salaried workforce in North America, Asia Ford Motor Co (F.N) said on Wednesday that it plans to cut 10 percent of its salaried workforce in North America and Asia. The U.S. automaker employed about 201,000 workers globally as of Dec. 31. Reuters reported […]
Following advice, potential FBI chiefs steer clear of job under Trump The Trump administration's search for a new FBI director hit roadblocks on Tuesday when two high-profile potential candidates, a moderate judge and a conservative senator, signaled they did not want the job. Advisers to Judge Merrick Garland and U.S. […]
