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Judge sets Nov. 5 trial date for Trump ally Roger Stone in Mueller case

Andrew Caballero-Reynolds | AFP | Getty Images Former advisor to US President Donald Trump, Roger Stone, waves as he arrives for a court hearing on March 14, 2019, in Washington DC. (Photo by Andrew CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP) (Photo credit should read ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP/Getty Images) A federal judge on Thursday set …

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Ron Wyden proposes stripping tax benefits for college donations in wake of bribery scandal

Anna Moneymaker | Bloomberg | Getty Images Senator Ron Wyden, a Democrat from Oregon and ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, speaks during a hearing with Robert Lighthizer, U.S. trade representative, not pictured, in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, March 12, 2019. The alleged college admissions cheating scam unveiled …

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Trump vows to veto bill that would end border emergency declaration

Alex Edelman | Bloomberg | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, March 5, 2019. President Donald Trump plans to reject a bill that would block his national emergency declaration at the southern border if the Senate …

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Michael Flynn cooperation with special counsel Robert Mueller is ‘complete’

Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images Former White House National Security Advisor Michael Flynn leaves the Prettyman Federal Courthouse following a sentencing hearing in U.S. District Court December 18, 2018 in Washington, DC. President Donald Trump’s former national security advisor Michael Flynn has completed his cooperation with Robert Mueller’s investigation, said …

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Paul Manafort indicted by NY prosecutors after federal sentencing

Andrew Harrer | Bloomberg | Getty Images Paul Manafort, former campaign manager for Donald Trump, exits the District Courthouse after a motion hearing in Alexandria, Virginia, on Friday, May 4, 2018. New York prosecutors Wednesday announced the indictment of President Donald Trump’s former campaign chief, Paul Manafort, only minutes after …

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Pelosi will block Senate plan on Trump national emergency declaration

Alex Edelman | Bloomberg | Getty Images House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, a Democrat from California, speaks during a luncheon event at the Economic Club of Washington D.C. in Washington, D.C., March 8, 2019. The House will not take up a Senate GOP bill that could give Republicans political cover as …

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Sen. Warren has zero sympathy for parents in college admissions scam

Bill Clark | CQ-Roll Call Group | Getty Images Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., speaks during the press conference on the Fair Shot Agenda to lower interest rates on student loan debt on Wednesday, May 14, 2014. Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Elizabeth Warren told MSNBC’s Mika Brzezinski that she has “zero” …

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Every option on the table to deliver democracy to Venezuela: Pompeo

Mary Catherine Wellons | CNBC U.S. Secretary of Energy Rick Perry and U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speak with CNBC at the CERAWeek by IHS Markit conference on Tuesday, March 12, 2019. “Now 50 plus countries have recognized that Maduro is illegitimate. It’s time for him to go,” Pompeo …

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Theresa May’s deal suffers second defeat in UK Parliament

Sean Gallup | Getty Images News | Getty Images British Prime Minister Theresa May departs after speaking at a press conference after attending a special session of the European Council over Brexit on November 25, 2018 in Brussels, Belgium. The U.K.’s Brexit deal with the EU has been rejected by …

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Porn star Stormy Daniels replaces Michael Avenatti with new lawyer

Drew Angerer | Getty Images Adult film actress Stormy Daniels (Stephanie Clifford) and Michael Avenatti, attorney for Stormy Daniels, speak to the media after a hearing related to Michael Cohen. Porn star Stormy Daniels said Tuesday that she had hired a new personal lawyer, Clark Brewster, and “asked him and …

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