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WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is instructing former counsel Don McGahn not to comply with a subpoena for documents from the House Judiciary Committee, arguing the materials are subject to executive privilege. White House counsel Pat Cipollone sent a letter to committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler on Tuesday saying McGahn has been directed not to disclose the documents.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is declaring ‘‘case closed’’ on the Russia probe and potential obstruction by President Trump. Senator Elizabeth Warren offered a rebuttal a short time later, saying that “wishing won’t make it so.” The Republican leader, in his most significant public comments yet on the investigation, opened the Senate Tuesday with a speech discussing how special counsel Robert Mueller’s ‘‘exhaustive’’ probe went on for two years and is now complete.

MORE’s trade war with China is approaching the one-year mark, with no end in sight. The two countries appeared close to a deal just a week ago after months of negotiations and reciprocal tariffs. But Trump ordered a steep increase in tariffs on Chinese goods after top Beijing officials reportedly backtracked on previous agreements with the White House. Treasury Secretary no deal was announced. The U.S.

Former White House counsel Don McGahn reportedly rebuffed a request from the White House last month to affirm publicly that the president did not obstruct justice. The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal reported Friday that McGahn was asked within days of the release last month of special counsel's

Thirty-four House Republicans joined Democrats in passing a disaster relief bill Friday despite MORE advocating for the GOP conference to vote against the measure. A senior leadership source said the number of GOP defectors was lower than initially anticipated, with Trump’s tweet pushing back on the legislation amping up pressure for members to vote against it. The president blasted the bill due to what he felt was excessive funding allocated toward Puerto Rico recovery efforts, arguing the isl

Democrats running for president are readying themselves for questions about the strong economy and MORE’s economy. Unemployment has fallen all the way to 3.6 percent and the stock market has boomed under Trump, but Democrats say that good news is largely because of policies proposed by the former president, who they credit for turning around an economy in free fall when he became president. “President Trump was lucky enough to come into office as our nation experienced a long and remarkably steady stre

House Ways and Means Committee Chairman MORE’s tax returns, House Democrats' latest effort to obtain the returns. Neal said he issued the subpoenas to Treasury Secretary MORE and IRS Commissioner Charles Rettig. The subpoenas direct the officials to send the information to the House panel by 5 p.m.

Leading Democrat candidate Joe Biden was in Nevada this week, but spoke only briefly about the immigration issue — wherein 1.2 million mostly low-skilled legal immigrants are brought to the U.S. every year, and illegal immigration is set to outpace every year of former President Obama. Biden endorsed giving amnesty to illegal aliens who have served in the U.S.

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