Michael Cohen, who is scheduled to start his three-year prison sentence in May, will appear before the House Oversight and Reform Committee on Feb. 27.
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Trump administration pushed for sale of nuclear plants to Saudi Arabia, Democrats say in report
Trump administration officials advocated for a plan to build dozens of nuclear power plants in Saudi Arabia, according to a report by House Democrats.
Ann Coulter after Trump’s order: ‘The only national emergency is that our president is an idiot’
President Donald Trump’s announcement Friday that he was declaring a national emergency wasn’t receivedwell by all Republicans, none more vocal than Ann Coulter.
Democrats, Republicans warn Trump against declaring emergency over border wall funding
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi railed against the idea of Trump declaring a national emergency, saying that Republicans “should have some dismay to the door that they are opening, the threshold they are crossing.”
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A serial killer says he drew his victims. The FBI hopes the images will help solve murders
The FBI released portraits drawn by serial killer Samuel Little that depict 16 of his victims hoping the drawings might lead to cracking some of the cases
‘A horrific week for Virginia’: Gov. Ralph Northam takes on blackface scandal in first interview
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam sidestepped calls for his resignation, instead saying in his first interview since he admitted to wearing blackface that he would spend his term in office focused on mending racial tensions.
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Paul Erickson, boyfriend of alleged Russian spy Maria Butina, indicted on fraud charges
Paul Erickson, a Republican operative who dated a woman accused of spying on the U.S. on behalf of Russia, was indicted Wednesday on federal charges.
Donald Trump says Stacey Abrams would lose in Senate, presidential races
President Trump pushed back against calls for Abrams to run for office again after her loss for Georgia governor, calling the notion “a mistake.”
Read President Trump’s full State of the Union address
Here is the full text of President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address
State of the Union: Trump applauds record number of women in Congress, leading to bipartisan moment
The momentduring Trump’s State of the Union address allowed for arare bipartisan moment between Democrats and Republicans.