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WASHINGTON — President Trump’s former lawyer, Michael Cohen, confessed in a surprise guilty plea Thursday that he lied to Congress about a Moscow real estate deal he pursued on Trump’s behalf during the heat of the 2016 Republican campaign.

Why does the latest bombshell story in the Russia investigation matter? One of the reasons becomes clear when you look at a timeline of events.   The political consultant died last month.

Why does the latest bombshell story in the Russia investigation matter? One of the reasons becomes clear when you look at a timeline of events.   The political consultant died last month.

Why does the latest bombshell story in the Russia investigation matter? One of the reasons becomes clear when you look at a timeline of events.   The political consultant died last month.

The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and the Nasdaq will close on Wednesday to honor former President George H.W. Bush following his death, spokespeople confirmed Saturday. NYSE spokeswoman Kristen Kaus told The Hill that the exchange will also observe a minute of silence on Monday in honor of the late president, who died on Friday. The Nasdaq will also observe a moment of silence on Monday, with spokesman Will Briganti saying it "plans to close its U.S.

The late President George H.W. Bush will lie in state in the Capitol Rotunda early next week, congressional leaders announced Saturday. Leaders of the House and Senate said that a bicameral arrival ceremony will be held Monday evening. The public will be able to pay their respects until Wednesday morning. Gerald Ford was the last president to lie in state following his death in 2006. The late Sen.

Defense Secretary MORE said Saturday that Russian operatives attempted to interfere in the 2018 midterm elections, apparently confirming for the first time that Moscow attempted to meddle in last month's elections. Mattis spoke of the relationship between the Trump administration and Russian President Vladimir Putin during an interview Saturday at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in California. "There is no doubt the relationship has worsened. He tried again to muck around in our elections this last month," Mattis said.

died on Friday at the age of 94. White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said in a statement that a state funeral is being arranged with accompanying honors for Bush at the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C., saying Trump and first lady MORE plan to attend. Further details about the funeral arrangements have not yet been released. "He was a wonderful man," Trump told reporters on Saturday while traveling in Buenos Aires, Argentina for the Group of 20 summit. Trump said he spoke with Bush's sons, former President George W.

George Herbert Walker Bush, the 41st president of the United States and the head of one of the most prominent families in American political history, died Friday at the age of 94. In a statement released through his son, former President George W. Bush, the family described their patriarch “as a man of the highest character and the best dad a son or daughter could ask for.”   The Bushes had been married for 73 years at the time of her death.

Upon Baker’s arrival to check on Bush at his home Friday morning, he was alert and spoke with Baker. “Where are we going, Bake?” Bush asked. “We’re going to heaven,” Baker responded. “That’s where I want to go,” Bush stated. Baker left and then returned to the Houston home later that evening. As H.W. Bush’s life slowly came to an end Friday night, his son, George W. Bush, called to speak with his father and was placed on speaker phone to say his goodbyes.