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Michael Cohen begs federal judge for mercy after guilty plea
The new filing suggests in the clearest language yet the extent to which Cohen kept Trump informed of his efforts to move the project to build a Trump Tower in Moscow forward well into June 2016, including consideration of a trip to Moscow that summer, while Trump was moving closer to becoming the presumptive nominee for the Republican Party. [Full Article...]
Trump says he expects to raise China tariffs
During a recent interview with The Washington Post , Trump said he expects to move forward with his plans to impose an additional 10 percent tariff on iPhones and laptops imported from China , which are part of that $267 billion list of goods not yet hit by tariffs. [Full Article...]
Comey makes deal over House subpoena, backs off legal fight
The interview is scheduled for Friday and Comey will be "free to make any or all of that transcript public as he is free to share with the public any of the questions asked and testimony given during the interview", Kelley said. Former Attorney General Loretta Lynch, who was in office in 2016, was also subpoenaed and ordered to appear this week for closed-door testimony. Kelley accused lawmakers... [Full Article...]
British Man, 19, Nabbed in Egypt for Spying
The young man's family says that the ill-fated tourist came to Egypt to see old friends, but he hardly expected to be thrown in jail mere hours after his arrival. The Foreign Office confirmed a Briton had been arrested in Alexandria, while Egypt's foreign ministry could not immediately be reached for comment. [Full Article...]
Bill to protect Russian Federation investigation stalls in U.S. Senate
The Senate Judiciary Committee has canceled a Thursday vote on more than 20 federal judge nominations amid a standoff between Republican Sen. Sen. Trump continued his attacks against Mueller and his team on Wednesday by describing them as "angry Mueller gang of Dems" on Twitter , as new developments have put the probe under national spotlight. [Full Article...]
Labour and DUP join forces to demand Theresa May releases legal advice
The now former-Minister also suggested that a second referendum should be welcomed by supporters of both leave and remain. Upon the publication of the letter in October, the Government was so anxious about the truth coming out it numbered the copies of it and forbade ministers from taking the document with them, sources claimed. [Full Article...]
Iran Ballistic Missile Test Violates UN Resolution, Pompeo Says
Earlier, U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton tweeted: "Iran just test-fired an INF-range ballistic missile capable of reaching Israel and Europe". The US secretary's comments come after US Special Representative for Iran Brian Hook said on Thursday that the US wanted the European Union to impose sanctions on Iran suggesting that it would help avoid a regional conflict caused by missile pr... [Full Article...]
Grim tally from Paris tax protest: 133 injured, including 23 officers
Demonstrators, some wielding slingshots, threw rocks, construction barricades and even paint at police in protective gear and helmets, with some officers seen spattered with yellow liquid. Addressing a news conference in Buenos Aires, Macron said no cause justified the looting of stores, attacks on the security forces or torching of property. [Full Article...]