Donald Trump’s personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, met with a Russian oligarch and discussed U.S.-Russia relations just 11 days before Trump was inaugurated as president, according to a person familiar with the meeting. A firm connected to the oligarch, billionaire Viktor Vekselberg, later paid Cohen $500,000 for consulting work. Vekselberg met with Cohen for about 20 […]
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Stacey Cunningham made history Friday when she became the first female president of the New York Stock Exchange in the institution’s 226-year history. Cunningham — who began her career with the exchange as a 19-year-old intern in 1994 — said she was touched when colleagues said she was an example for their own daughters. She […]
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President Donald Trump on Wednesday ramped up his attacks on the FBI’s reported use of an informant during an investigation into his campaign, dubbing the situation “SPYGATE” and slamming it as “one of the biggest political scandals in history.” SPYGATE could be one of the biggest political scandals in history! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) […]
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Stormy Daniels’ lawyer said Thursday that he is nearly done confirming the accounts of two women who say they had sex with Donald Trump and then signed secrecy agreements that paid them even more than the $130,000 the adult film star received. “They are not fully vetted. But there’s at least two that I think […]
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Ty Cobb, President Donald Trump’s lead lawyer in the special counsel’s Russia investigation, is planning to retire at the end of the month, NBC News confirmed on Wednesday. The New York Times reported Trump’s plans to replace Cobb with attorney Emmett Flood, who advised Bill Clinton during his impeachment proceedings, to assist the president with special […]
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Six days ago, President Donald Trump was planning to spend his Sunday morning in Bogota, conducting breakfast diplomacy across from the leader of Colombia, a burgeoning US ally. Instead, he spent the morning in front of his White House televisions, dispatching tweet after tweet lambasting the FBI director that he fired and the allegations levied […]
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Barbara Bush, the matriarch of an American political dynasty spanning decades who was the second American to be both the first lady and the mother of a president, died Tuesday. She was 92. Her death was confirmed by Jim McGrath, a spokesman for the Bush family. A family spokesman said Sunday that Bush wouldn’t seek […]
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The United States and North Korea have been holding secret, direct talks to prepare for a summit between President Donald Trump and North Korea leader Kim Jong Un, a sign that planning for the highly anticipated meeting is progressing, several administration officials familiar with the discussions tell CNN. Central Intelligence Agency Director Mike Pompeo and […]
