Crisis Point? High Stakes in Trump’s Showdown With Congress

LISA MASCARO and MARK SHERMAN / The Associated Press May 9, 2019 Democrats warn that the administration is shattering historic norms and testing the nation's system of checks and balances. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

House Panel Votes to Hold AG Barr in Contempt

The Associated Press May 9, 2019 The contempt vote caps a day of ever-deepening dispute between congressional Democrats and President Donald Trump. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

White House Orders Don McGahn to Defy House Subpoena

MARY CLARE JALONICK and LISA MASCARO / The Associated Press May 7, 2019 The Trump administration has directed the ex-counsel not to disclose documents to the House Judiciary Committee, nor to testify before it. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Barr Skips House Hearing; Pelosi Accuses Him of Lying

MARY CLARE JALONICK / The Associated Press May 2, 2019 The attorney general's absence escalates an already acrimonious battle between Democrats and the Justice Department. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

House Escalates Trump Inquiry With Subpoena for Full Mueller Report

LISA MASCARO / The Associated Press Apr 19, 2019 Top committee chairman says the special counsel left to Congress the question of whether the president obstructed justice. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Mitch McConnell on the Brink of Packing Courts With Extremists

Jake Johnson / Common Dreams Apr 3, 2019 The Senate majority leader is expected to exercise the so-called "nuclear option" this week in order to expedite the confirmation process. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

House Democrats Launch Aggressive New Trump Inquiry

MARY CLARE JALONICK / The Associated Press Mar 4, 2019 The probe targets "threats to the rule of law" in all facets of the president's life, committee chair says. Trump dismisses the effort. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

House to Query 60 Trump Officials in Obstruction Probe

HOPE YEN / The Associated Press Mar 3, 2019 The Judiciary Committee will "initiate investigations into abuses of power, into corruption," Chairman Jerrold Nadler says. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Former Trump Officials Are Openly Flouting Rules Against Lobbying

DEREK KRAVITZ / ProPublica Feb 15, 2019 As many as 18, including ex-Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke, have found ways to sidestep the administration's ethics pledge. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Whitaker Tells Congress He Hasn’t Interfered With Mueller Probe

ERIC TUCKER and MARY CLARE JALONICK / The Associated Press Feb 8, 2019 Newly empowered Democrats grill the acting attorney general, whose appointment they suspect was aimed at suppressing investigations of the president. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Whitaker Committee Testimony Uncertain Amid Subpoena Threat

MARY CLARE JALONICK and ERIC TUCKER / The Associated Press Feb 6, 2019 It is unclear whether and under what conditions the Acting Attorney General would appear Friday before the House Judiciary Committee. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Donald Trump Will Not Go Quietly Like Nixon

Bill Blum / Truthdig Jan 2, 2019 The case for his removal grows stronger by the week. But the president is unlikely to resign in the face of impeachment as Richard Nixon did. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )