The bombshell revelation that President Donald Trump’s oldest son Don Jr. met with a Kremlin-tied Russian lawyer hawking damaging material on Hillary Clinton has taken suspicions of election collusion with Moscow to a new level. There are several probes into whether the Trump team colluded with Russians to swing the election away from Clinton, but … Read more
President Donald Trump prodded US lawmakers Monday to pass an unpopular health care reform bill before Congress goes on its summer recess next month. Trump chided lawmakers as the Senate reconvened after a week off for the July 4 independence holiday and with the House of Representatives scheduled back in session on Tuesday. Both chambers … Read more
US President Donald Trump on Monday demanded an apology over the Russia investigation rocking his presidency, as he kept up a days-long attack on Barack Obama for his handling of intelligence about election meddling by Moscow. In a storm of morning tweets, Trump charged that his predecessor “colluded and obstructed” by failing to act after … Read more
President Donald Trump on Sunday stepped up his criticism of Barack Obama’s response to concerns Russia was trying to disrupt the 2016 election, and some Democratic lawmakers agreed, with one calling the former leader’s handling of the threat a “serious mistake.” In a flurry of weekend tweets and a prerecorded television appearance, Trump said his … Read more
President Donald Trump has accused his predecessor Barack Obama of inaction over alleged Russian interference in the US election in 2016. Mr Trump said Mr Obama had learned well before the 8 November poll about the accusations and “did nothing”. His comments followed an article in the Washington Post which said that Mr Obama learned … Read more
President Donald Trump has questioned the impartiality of special counsel Robert Mueller, who is leading the probe into Russia’s meddling in the US election and possible collusion with the Trump campaign. In an interview with Fox News aired Friday morning, Trump argued that Mueller, a former FBI director, is “good friends” with James Comey, Mueller’s … Read more
US President Donald Trump said Thursday he did not have recordings of his meetings with former FBI director James Comey, after weeks of speculations that the Republican billionaire leader himself fueled. “With all of the recently reported electronic surveillance, intercepts, unmasking and illegal leaking of information, I have no idea whether there are ‘tapes’ or … Read more
US Attorney General Jeff Sessions has denied during a Congress hearing having undisclosed meetings with Russian officials at a Washington DC hotel. America’s top law official also told the Senate Intelligence Committee any suggestion he colluded with the Kremlin was “an appalling and detestable lie”. Mr Sessions also repeatedly refused to answer questions about his … Read more
The Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) closed in the red in the week ending June 9, making it the second consecutive decline in recent times. The decline in the two market indices was due to currency depreciation and drops in the earnings of Unilever Ghana. The two happenings dragged the GSE Composite Index further down by … Read more
US Attorney General Jeff Sessions testifies before Congress Tuesday in another point of high drama regarding the Russia election meddling probe, under pressure to explain his role in the scandal battering President Donald Trump’s administration. Sessions appears before the Senate Intelligence Committee at 2:30 pm (1830 GMT) for what will be a closely-watched grilling over … Read more
Saudi Arabia insisted on Tuesday that its neighbour Qatar was not under blockade as a Gulf diplomatic dispute escalated amid increasing international concern over its effects on ordinary people. The gas-rich emirate’s only land border is with the Saudi kingdom, and the closure of both it and Saudi, Bahraini and Emirati airspace to Qatar Airways … Read more
The eyes of Washington turn again to the Senate Intelligence Committee on Tuesday, where embattled Attorney General Jeff Sessions faces questions over his Russia contacts and role in the firing of FBI director James Comey. It will be the first sworn public testimony from Sessions, a longtime former senator, since he was nominated by President … Read more
Donald Trump is considering firing former FBI chief Robert Mueller, the special counsel investigating if Russia colluded in last year’s bitter election campaign, a friend of the US president said Monday. Newsmax Media CEO Christopher Ruddy made the comments on the eve of testimony at the Senate Intelligence Committee by US Attorney General Jeff Sessions … Read more
The US Secret Service said Monday it does not have any audio recordings or transcripts of US President Donald Trump’s White House conversations, The Wall Street Journal reported. After Trump again intimated last Friday that he could have recorded his controversial discussions with fired FBI director James Comey, it remained unclear if that claim was … Read more
US Attorney General Jeff Sessions has agreed to testify in connection with the probe into Russian election meddling in an open hearing Tuesday of the Senate Intelligence Committee, the committee said. Sessions, among the earliest high-profile backers of Donald Trump’s presidential campaign, will appear days after explosive testimony by ousted FBI director James Comey suggested … Read more
A former leading federal prosecutor in New York has revealed he was sacked by Donald Trump after receiving several unusual phone calls from him. Preet Bharara told ABC News’ This Week he felt the calls from Mr Trump had crossed the usual boundary separating the executive branch and independent criminal investigators. Mr Bharara said he … Read more
US President Donald Trump on Sunday accused James Comey of cowardice by leaking accounts of his meetings with the president, days after the ex-FBI director testified that Trump sought to derail the Russian probe. “I believe the James Comey leaks will be far more prevalent than anyone ever thought possible,” Trump wrote in an early … Read more
US Attorney General Jeff Sessions says he will appear before a Senate panel in response to James Comey’s testimony. He will appear before the Senate intelligence committee on Tuesday, he announced in a letter. He said the decision had been made “in light of Mr Comey’s recent testimony”. Former FBI director Mr Comey told the … Read more
Jeff Sessions, a longtime senator until President Donald Trump picked him as US attorney general, heads to Congress this coming week when he will face a grilling about his Russian interactions. Sessions, among the earliest high-profile backers of Trump’s election campaign, appears before his former colleagues Tuesday, days after explosive testimony by ousted FBI director … Read more
US Attorney General Jeff Sessions will Tuesday testify before the Senate Intelligence Committee where he will face questions over his meetings with Russian officials during last year’s presidential election campaign. Sessions, a longtime senator before being tapped by US President Donald Trump as the nation’s top law officer, announced the decision in a letter Saturday … Read more