FACES OF THE NEWS: July 28, 2019

Credit to Author: racosta| Date: Sat, 27 Jul 2019 21:40:11 +0000

FACES OF THE NEWS: July 28, 2019

During President Rodrigo Duterte’s fourth State of the Nation address, he appeared to say that China was “in possession” of disputed territories in the West Philippine Sea.

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Robert Mueller to testify publicly before 2 House committees

Credit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2019 12:27:19 +0000

Robert Mueller

WASHINGTON — Special counsel Robert Mueller has agreed to testify publicly before Congress on July 17 after Democrats issued subpoenas to compel him to appear, the chairmen of two House committees announced. Mueller’s unusual back-to-back testimony in front of the House Judiciary and the Intelligence committees is likely to be the most highly anticipated congressional […]

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Trump expands Barr power over classified Russia probe info

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Fri, 24 May 2019 15:33:51 +0000

Trump expands Barr power over classified Russia probe info

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump has granted Attorney General William Barr new powers to review and potentially release classified information related to the origins of the Russia investigation, a move aimed at accelerating Barr’s inquiry into whether U.S. officials improperly surveilled Trump’s 2016 campaign.

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Trump’s approval hits highest rating ever in Gallup poll

Credit to Author: cbibe| Date: Mon, 06 May 2019 23:48:18 +0000

Trump's approval hits highest rating ever in Gallup poll

US President Trump is enjoying the strongest polling of his presidency following the release of the Mueller report and positive economic news.

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Barr, Mueller trade barbs as Russia probe rift goes public

Credit to Author: Dennis Maliwanag| Date: Wed, 01 May 2019 22:50:23 +0000

Barr, Mueller trade barbs as Russia probe rift goes public

Private tensions between Justice Department leaders and Robert Mueller’s team broke into public view in extraordinary fashion Wednesday as Attorney General William Barr pushed back at the special counsel’s “snitty” complaints over his handling of the Trump-Russia investigation report.

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Trump’s executive privilege strategy could mean messy fight

Credit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Sat, 27 Apr 2019 16:07:52 +0000

Trump’s executive privilege strategy could mean messy fight

WASHINGTON — Since George Washington’s time, presidents have used executive privilege to resist congressional inquiries in the name of protecting the confidentiality of their decision-making. President Donald Trump threatened this past week to broadly assert executive privilege to block a number of current and former aides from testifying, including some who have cooperated with special […]

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