Jeff Mordock

Elijah Cummings demands White House turn over Trump-Putin communication records

House Oversight Chairman Elijah Cummings on Monday renewed his demand for documents and witness interviews related to President Trump's communications with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

June 24, 2019

Russia election meddling in 2018 less, lawmakers debate reason

All sides agree that Russian meddling appeared to have a smaller impact on the 2018 elections than it did two years earlier.

June 23, 2019

Manafort-Hannity text message exchanges released by federal judge

Conservative talk show host Sean Hannity and former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort railed against special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation in a series of text exchanges released late Friday.

June 22, 2019

Andrew Weissmann, top Mueller prosecutor, lands book deal

Andrew Weissmann, the top prosecutor on special counsel Robert Mueller's team, has signed a book deal with Random House, according to reports Friday in The New York Times and CNN.

June 21, 2019

Felix Sater fails to show up for House Intelligence testimony

Felix Sater, the middleman between Michael Cohen and Russian officials on the aborted Trump Tower Moscow project, refused to show up for his scheduled testimony before the House Intelligence Committee on Friday.

June 21, 2019

Roger Stone Facebook, Instagram posts violated gag order, federal prosecutors say

Prosecutors with the U.S. Attorney's Office in Washington, D.C., say Roger Stone's posts on Instagram and Facebook violated a gag order that barred him from speaking about his case.

June 20, 2019

Hope Hicks says hacked Hillary Clinton emails didn’t boost Donald Trump campaign

Former White House Communications Director Hope Hicks told lawmakers she was unaware of any hush payments made to two women who had alleged affairs with President Trump, according to a transcript of testimony released Thursday.

June 20, 2019

Partisan bickering marks Judiciary Committee hearing on Mueller report

Heated exchanges between lawmakers marked a House Judiciary Committee hearing Thursday focused on special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian Meddling.

June 20, 2019

Jim Jordan, Jerrold Nadler clash over Steele dossier

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler and Rep. Jim Jordan clashed sharply Thursday at a hearing on special counsel Robert Mueller's Russian investigation.

June 20, 2019

Nadler: Hope Hicks said Trump was ‘serious’ about accepting foreign help in election

Hope Hicks told the House Judiciary Committee that President Trump was serious when he said there was nothing wrong with accepting dirt on political opponents from a foreign government, Chairman Jerrold Nadler, New York Democrat, said Thursday.

June 20, 2019

Mustafa Mousab Alowemer, Syrian refugee, arrested in Pittsburgh church attack plot

Syrian refugee Mustafa Mousab Alowemer has been arrested and accused of planning an attack on a Pittsburgh church on behalf of the Islamic State.

June 19, 2019

Democrats say White House lawyer is refusing to let Hope Hicks answer questions

A White House lawyer barred former top Trump aide Hope Hicks from answering questions to Congress on Wednesday about her time in office, according to Democrats who emerged from the closed-door session frustrated and angry.

June 19, 2019

Faruq Khalil Muhammad ‘Isa, Canadian man, gets 26 years in U.S. prison for 2009 Iraq terror attack

Faruq Khalil Muhammad 'Isa, a Canadian citizen, was sentenced to 26 years in a U.S. federal prison on June 18, 2019, for providing money to a group of jihadists who killed five U.S. soldiers during 2009 suicide attack in Iraq.

June 18, 2019

Chuck Grassley, Lindsey Graham demand Justice Department update on Planned Parenthood probe

Two Republican senators on Tuesday demanded the Justice Department update them on the status of its probe into the sale of human fetal tissue involving Planned Parenthood and several biomedical research companies.

June 18, 2019

Grassley, Warner, demand FBI, Park Police provide update on 2017 fatal shooting

A bipartisan pair of U.S. Senators on Tuesday demanded the FBI and National Park Service update them on their review of Bijan Ghaisar's fatal shooting by U.S. Park Police in 2017.

June 18, 2019

Paul Manafort Rikers Island transfer blocked by Justice Department: Report

President Trump's former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, will not be transferred to the Rikers Island prison after top Justice Department officials intervened to block the move, The New York Times reported late Monday.

June 17, 2019

Jeffrey Rosen praises Trump’s record on violent crime in first big speech as deputy attorney general

In his first major speech as deputy attorney general, Jeffrey Rosen on Monday praised President Trump's efforts to reduce violent crime.

June 17, 2019

Michael Flynn scheduled for Wednesday status hearing

A federal judge on Friday scheduled a status conference in the case of former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn just hours after prosecutors and defense counsel asked to postpone sentencing.

June 14, 2019

Michael Flynn’s attorney, prosecutors ask to delay sentencing

Prosecutors and defense counsel asked a federal judge Friday to postpone the sentencing of former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn so he can continue cooperating with the government, according to a court filing.

June 14, 2019

Deepfake videos could create nightmarish scenario for 2020 election, researchers warn

The spread of manipulated or "deepfake" videos could create a nightmarish scenario for the 2020 presidential election as candidates and the media struggle to separate fact from fiction, a group of researchers warned Thursday.

June 13, 2019