By Kyle Cheney

Trump has provided no evidence to support the claim, and Yates said under oath that Obama’s only interest in Flynn was to ensure that it was safe to share sensitive national security information with the incoming administration while the FBI was probing concerns that Flynn was attempting to undermine sanctions […]

Bulatao had been slated to appear on July 2 but Democrats deferred to a State Department request for a delay on the eve of his testimony, citing the need to review the recently complete inspector general’s report on the Saudi arms sale. Democrats also agreed to postpone the other witness […]

The State Department did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Engel has threatened to subpoena for the documents since May, when Johnson’s probe began ramping up. Johnson has indicated that a report on his findings could be released this summer, and his panel is also attempting to obtain […]

“Does the ranking member wish to respond?” asked House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff (D-Calif.). “No,” Nunes replied. Maloney responded by suggesting that Nunes’s refusal to answer “speaks volumes” and indicated that committee staffers are “in possession of evidence that a package was received.” That evidence, according to committee officials, […]

But Eisen’s 280-page chronicle of the impeachment era, replete with his inside-the-room knowledge of how the process unfolded, juxtaposes lawmakers’ lofty pronouncements about protecting democracy with the often provincial tensions and messy House politics that drove decisions of national significance. Eisen, who signed up as a House Judiciary Committee attorney […]

The measure is a response to what they say is Trump’s effort to ban Muslims from the country, a policy he embraced during his 2016 presidential campaign. Though he never instituted an outright ban, Trump imposed restrictions on a slew of Muslim-majority countries, describing them as security risks. Democrats said […]

Trump has assailed Stone’s prosecution as politically motivated, even though the Justice Department repeatedly defended it and Attorney General William Barr called it “righteous.” Democrats described Stone’s pardon as an unprecedented abuse intended to reward a close ally of the president for frustrating the efforts of investigators looking at Trump’s […]

“Given the seriousness and specificity of these threats, as members of congressional leadership and the congressional intelligence committees we believe it is imperative that the FBI provide a classified defensive briefing to all Members of Congress and that the briefing draw on all-source intelligence information and analysis, consistent with due […]

The confrontations in Portland are generating national scrutiny as the state’s governor and Portland’s mayor have asked the federal agents to leave — and been denied. “What they are doing is sharply escalating the situation,” Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler said Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union. “Their presence here […]

A source familiar with the exchange confirmed that McCarthy and Stefanik were among a group of GOP lawmakers who shared a ride on Air Force One in late May, as Trump traveled to observe the launch of a SpaceX rocket in Florida. When Trump joined lawmakers, the subject of Stone […]

The letter, which is also signed by Sens. Bernie Sanders, Amy Klobuchar, Kamala Harris, Cory Booker and others, asks for the documents by July 17. The request for access to Trump’s PDB is the latest salvo in Congress’ effort to shine a light on Trump’s handling of relations with Russia. […]

Duckworth’s letter is the latest in Democrats’ pressure campaign to unearth more details about the Trump administration’s response to the intelligence that the GRU, Russia’s military intelligence unit, mounted a proxy effort to kill American troops. Trump has repeatedly called the allegations a “hoax” meant to damage him, even as […]

Now as lawmakers of both parties demand a similar level of detail from Trump, the GOP Benghazi report presents a roadmap of sorts. It’s also a potent talking point for Congress if the White House blocks oversight efforts. Capitol Hill Democrats, in particular, are demanding to know whether Trump received […]

But such extreme measures have fallen out of favor over the years, as Congress has relied instead primarily on litigation to enforce its subpoenas and officials across government have acknowledged the unappetizing prospect of using force to impose its will. It’s even trickier when applied to a coequal branch of […]

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi. | Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images Speaker Nancy Pelosi is demanding that the Trump administration brief all House members on the allegations that Russians have been paying Afghan militants to assassinate U.S. soldiers, pointing to recent news reports and conflicting statements by President Donald Trump on […]

Three previous attempts to bring him in were aborted. The first, in spring 2019, was canceled after Barr refused to submit to questioning from committee staff, in the weeks after he released the report of special counsel Robert Mueller. The second occurred in March, when the coronavirus crisis led the […]

Former adviser to President Donald Trump, Roger Stone. | Mark Wilson/Getty Images A prosecutor who withdrew from the Roger Stone case after Justice Department leaders intervened to recommend a lighter sentence intends to testify before Congress that he and his colleagues were repeatedly pressured to cut Stone “a break,” and […]

State Department aides have pushed back on suggestions that Pompeo or Bulatao acted improperly, alleging that Linick himself was the one acting improperly. Pompeo recently told reporters Linick was a “bad actor” in the department and wasn’t adequately fulfilling the role of inspector general. State Department officials did not immediately […]

Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-S.C.), the No. 3 House Democrat, told CNN Thursday morning that the House “ought to consider” subpoenaing Bolton to hear his allegations under oath. “I really believe that we may need to get to the bottom of this. Not so much for impeachment. I don’t care […]

“We are writing to bring to your attention an issue that could impact the ability of the Pandemic Response Accountability Committee (PRAC) and federal Inspectors General to provide effective oversight of over $1 trillion in pandemic-related funds, as well as transparency to the public about how those monies are being […]

“On June 9, 2020, members of DC National Guard who responded to the protests tested positive for COVID-19, according to military representatives, raising concerns about BOP and other personnel who responded to the protests,” the lawmakers write in the letter addresses to Bureau of Prisons Director Michael Carvajal. They’re asking […]

The GOP report, based on nearly 60 witness interviews, produced no evidence that Trump or his associates conspired with Russians during the Kremlin’s 2016 interference. The panel also raised questions about the intelligence “tradecraft” used by the Obama administration to determine that Russia favored Trump to win, though that conclusion […]

Linick told lawmakers that he was shocked by his removal, which came abruptly on May 15. He said he had just concluded a coronavirus briefing with staffers that morning when Undersecretary Brian Bulatao and Deputy Secretary of State Stephen Biegun, senior aides to Pompeo, asked him for a meeting. “The […]

The brother of George Floyd, an unarmed African American man killed last month by a Minneapolis police officer, will plead with lawmakers Wednesday to implement sweeping restrictions on the use of force by police. Philonise Floyd, according to his prepared statement, described the anguish his family felt after videos surfaced […]