Fines, jail time? Democrats digging in as Pres. Trump resists oversight
WASHINGTON — They're talking about jailing people at the Capitol.
President Trump to present Medal of Freedom to Tiger Woods next week
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump will present the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Tiger Woods next week.White House press secretary Sarah Sanders says an awards ceremony will be held in the Rose Garden on Monday.Woods overcame personal and professional adversity to win his fifth Masters title last month.
Pres. Trump met with Foxconn CEO Wednesday; promised to visit when production starts next year
MADISON — Foxconn Technology Group leader Terry Gou met privately with Wisconsin Gov.
'Horrific:' Gov. Evers calls Pres. Trump's comments on abortion bill 'blasphemy'
MADISON — Wisconsin Democratic Gov.
President Trump sues banks to block House subpoenas for records
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump, his family and the Trump Organization filed a lawsuit against Deutsche Bank and Capital One in an attempt to block congressional subpoenas seeking their banking and financial records.The lawsuit by Trump, sons Donald Jr.
Rod Rosenstein submits letter of resignation to President Trump
WASHINGTON — Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein has submitted a letter of resignation to President Donald Trump.It's effective May 11.His departure ends a nearly two-year run defined by his appointment of a special counsel to investigate connections between the Trump campaign and Russia.The departure had been expected since the confirmation of William Barr as attorney general.Rosenstein intended to leave in mid-March but stayed on a little longer for the completion of special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation.
Joe Biden tabs battleground Pennsylvania for 1st campaign speech
HARRISBURG, Pa. — By picking Pennsylvania for his first campaign speech of the presidential race, Joe Biden is signaling he hopes to own what may be the 2020 election's toughest battleground.Planting a flag in Pennsylvania makes sense for the longtime former senator from Delaware: He was born in Pennsylvania, has numerous ties to it and is using his deep inroads with influential state party figures to his advantage in the primary.For Democrats it's a late primary state that may have little value in the nomination.
Pres. Trump cheers economy, criticizes Democrats at Green Bay rally
GREEN BAY -- President Donald Trump cheered the thriving U.S. economy and criticized his Democratic presidential opponents Saturday night as he rallied supporters with familiar themes.
Protesters, supporters gather outside Resch Center during Pres. Trump rally
GREEN BAY -- President Donald Trump supporters and protesters turned out for his campaign rally at Green Bay's Resch Center on Saturday, April 26.
Sen. Tammy Baldwin meets in Milwaukee to discuss Pres. Trump's ACA lawsuit
MILWAUKEE -- Ahead of President Donald Trump's visit to Green Bay Saturday, April 27, Democratic Senator Tammy Baldwin met with constituents to discuss President Trump's lawsuit to repeal the Affordable Care Act.Sen.
Pres. Trump's executive privilege strategy could mean messy fight
WASHINGTON — Since George Washington's time, presidents have used executive privilege to resist congressional inquiries in the name of protecting the confidentiality of their decision-making.President Donald Trump threatened this past week to broadly assert executive privilege to block a number of current and former aides from testifying, including some who have cooperated with special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation.
Pres. Donald Trump to speak at Resch Center in Green Bay
GREEN BAY -- On Saturday, April 27, President Donald Trump will be holding a campaign rally in Green Bay, WI on the night of the annual White House Correspondents' Association dinner in Washington.Since taking office, Pres.
President Trump tells NRA he's withdrawing from arms trade treaty
INDIANAPOLIS — With pro-gun legislation largely stalled in Congress, President Donald Trump said Friday he is withdrawing the U.S. from an international agreement on the arms trade, telling the National Rifle Association the treaty is "badly misguided."President Trump made the announcement as he vowed to fight for gun rights and implored members of the nation's largest pro-gun group — struggling to maintain its influence — to rally behind his re-election bid."It's under assault," he said of the constitutional right to bear arms. "But not while we're here."President Trump said he would be revoking the United States' status as a signatory of the U.N. Arms Trade Treaty, which regulates international trade in conventional weapons, from small arms to battle tanks, combat aircraft and warships.
Gov. Evers has 'no opinion at all' on Pres. Trump impeachment
MADISON — Wisconsin Democratic Gov.
President Trump 'not even a little bit' worried about impeachment
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump says that "nobody" disobeys his orders, a reference to the Mueller report, which paints a deeply unflattering picture of his presidency.President Trump made the comments Monday during the annual Easter Egg roll when asked by reporters about special counsel Robert Mueller's portrayal of a White House in which staffers often ignore the president's orders.The report suggested that some of those refusals helped protect the president from himself.But President Trump insisted Monday: "Nobody disobeys my orders."President Trump was also asked whether he was worried about impeachment, a talking point among some liberal Democrats.His reply? "Not even a little bit."
Nadler: Evidence against President Trump impeachable if proven
WASHINGTON — A House committee chairman says the evidence of obstruction by President Donald Trump detailed in the special counsel's report is impeachable if proven.Democratic Rep.
'Total bullsh***:' Pres. Trump sours on Mueller report after initial upbeat view
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is lashing out at current and former aides who cooperated with special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation, insisting the deeply unflattering picture they painted of him and the White House was "total bulls---."In a series of angry tweets from Palm Beach, Florida, Pres.
Pres. Trump's legal team breathes a sigh, takes a victory lap
WASHINGTON — First they cooperated.
Elizabeth Warren calls for House to begin impeachment proceedings
WASHINGTON — Elizabeth Warren is urging the Democratic-controlled House to "initiate impeachment proceedings" against President Donald Trump.Warren is reacting on Twitter to the report by special counsel Robert Mueller released Thursday.The Massachusetts senator writes that "to ignore a president's repeated efforts to obstruct an investigation into his own disloyal behavior would inflict great and lasting damage on this country, and it would suggest that both the current and future president would be free to abuse their power in similar ways."Warren is the first Democrat running for president in 2020 to make a full-throated call for the initiation of the impeachment process.