Mueller Report Trump Says He Will Fight Subpoenas Related to Mueller ReportThe Wall Street Journal. - Alex LearyWASHINGTON—President Trump said his administration would fight House Democratic subpoenas related to the special counsel report, declaring, “I say it’s enough.” “We are fighting all the subpoenas,” Mr.
Democrats Where Battles Between Democrats and Trump Are HeadedThe Wall Street Journal. - Andrew DuehrenThis item first appeared in the Capital Journal newsletter. Read the full newsletter here or sign up here for daily updates in your inbox. The deepening battle between House Democrats and the Trump administration
Internal Revenue Service Trump's Audit Files Offer 'Treasure Trove'---If Congress Ever Gets ThemThe Wall Street Journal. - Richard RubinWASHINGTON—Democrats want six years of President Trump’s tax returns, and those should be plenty interesting. But it is the other documents they are seeking—administrative files for the president’s IRS
U.S. Coast Guard U.S. Orders First Heavy Icebreaking Vessel in DecadesThe Wall Street Journal. - Maria ArmentalA shipbuilding unit of Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd. has been awarded a roughly $746 million contract to build the first heavy icebreaker in more than 40 years for the U.S. Coast Guard. The Department
U.S. Politics Supreme Court Divided on Citizenship QuestionThe Wall Street Journal. - Brent Kendall, Jess BravinWASHINGTON—The Supreme Court appeared deeply divided on whether the Trump administration can add a citizenship question to the 2020 census form, with the court’s conservative majority voicing skepticism
U.S. Politics Treasury Department Misses Deadline for Trump Tax ReturnsThe Wall Street Journal. - Richard RubinWASHINGTON—The Treasury Department declined to turn over President Trump’s tax returns by a Tuesday deadline set by a key House Democrat, a decision that escalates a battle over the documents and could
U.S. Politics Fed to Ease Restrictions for Bank InvestorsThe Wall Street Journal. - Lalita ClozelWASHINGTON—The Federal Reserve moved to make it easier for private-equity funds and other investors to own large stakes in banks without triggering its oversight, in a plan that could also make it easier
Syria Administration Struggles to Get International Support for Syria PlanThe Wall Street Journal. - Vivian Salama, Nancy A. YoussefWASHINGTON—The Trump administration has asked at least 21 of its allies to provide troops and other logistical support in Syria to prevent an Islamic State resurgence, but nearly half so far have declined
U.S. Politics New York Democrats Eye April 2020 Date for Presidential PrimaryThe Wall Street Journal. - Jimmy VielkindNew York state Democratic Party Chairman Jay Jacobs said he is pushing to hold its presidential primary on April 28, 2020, a move that would make the Empire State a late prize in what is shaping up as
Carl Kline Democrats Seek to Hold Ex-White House Security Director in ContemptThe Wall Street Journal. - Andrew DuehrenWASHINGTON—The chairman of the House Oversight and Reform Committee said he would seek to hold a former White House aide in contempt after the staffer declined to appear before the panel to discuss the
Gulf of Mexico Mexico Begins Detaining Central American Migrants in CaravansThe Wall Street Journal. - Juan MontesMEXICO CITY—Mexico’s government has started detaining migrants marching in a caravan toward the U.S.-Mexico border, marking a policy shift as President Andrés Manuel López Obrador faces rising pressure
Florida Senate Bill Allowing Teachers to Be Armed Passes Florida SenateThe Wall Street Journal. - Arian Campo-FloresThe Florida Senate passed a school-security bill with a provision allowing teachers to be armed, despite strong opposition from teacher groups and students. The measure is aimed at implementing recommendations
Jared Kushner Kushner Says Probes Into Russian Meddling More Damaging Than Interference ItselfThe Wall Street Journal. - Rebecca BallhausWASHINGTON—Senior White House adviser Jared Kushner played down the scale and impact of Russia’s efforts to disrupt the 2016 U.S. election and said the investigations into those efforts were more harmful
Joe Biden Biden's Expected 2020 Bid Is Likely to Rely on Big DonorsThe Wall Street Journal. - Julie Bykowicz, Ken ThomasWASHINGTON—Former Vice President Joe Biden will initially rely on a decades-old network of big donors if he enters the Democratic presidential primary contest as expected, in contrast to the small-donor
U.S. Politics China Exploits Fleet of U.S. Satellites to Strengthen Police and Military PowerThe Wall Street Journal. - Brian Spegele, Kate O’KeeffeOrbiting 22,000 miles above Earth, a fleet of American-built satellites is serving the Chinese government in ways that challenge the U.S. Nine of these satellites have been part of efforts to connect soldiers
U.S. Politics Pence's Tax Returns, Like Trump's, Stay Out of SightThe Wall Street Journal. - Richard RubinWASHINGTON—Vice President Mike Pence has filed three tax returns since taking office, but he hasn’t publicly released any of them. As Democrats fight with President Trump about his unreleased tax returns
Kamala Harris Kamala Harris Proposes Executive Actions on Gun Control if Elected PresidentThe Wall Street Journal. - Joshua JamersonWASHINGTON—Democratic Sen. Kamala Harris promised to take executive actions if elected president in 2020 that would bypass Congress in regulating the flow of guns in the U.S. should lawmakers not pass
Herman Cain Cain Withdraws From Fed Board Nomination ProcessThe Wall Street Journal. - Paul KiernanWASHINGTON—Herman Cain withdrew from consideration for the Federal Reserve Board on Monday, saying he did so primarily because of the salary, not the Senate opposition he faced, in a setback for President
Medicare Medicare B Costs for Retirees Projected to RiseThe Wall Street Journal. - Anne TergesenMedicare’s trustees projected Monday that the standard monthly premium in 2020 for Medicare Part B, which covers doctor visits and other types of outpatient care, will increase by $8.80 a month to $144.30.
U.S. Politics Ex-White House Counsel Subpoenaed Over Trump Moves to Blunt MuellerThe Wall Street Journal. - Siobhan Hughes, Alex LearyWASHINGTON—House Democrats are seeking to compel former White House counsel Don McGahn to testify and turn over documents about what Robert Mueller’s report characterized as attempts by President Trump
U.S. Politics Trump Proposes Barring Entry to Visitors From Countries With High Visa Overstay RatesThe Wall Street Journal. - Louise RadnofskyWASHINGTON—The Trump administration moved ahead Monday to restrict visitor visas to the U.S. for nationals of countries with high rates of overstaying, including potentially barring their entry entirely.
Iran Oil Prices Surge as Trump Ends Waivers for Iran's CrudeThe Wall Street Journal. - Jessica Donati, Courtney McBrideWASHINGTON—Oil prices surged to a nearly six-month high after the Trump administration said it would end waivers that allow countries to import Iranian oil, part of a U.S. campaign to deprive Iran of major
U.S. Politics Supreme Court Case Explores Privacy of Business Data in Food-Stamp CaseThe Wall Street Journal. - Brent Kendall, Jess BravinWASHINGTON—The Supreme Court weighed whether government documents that contain private business information should be more broadly protected from release to the public, in a case with ramifications for
Medicare Trump Administration Launches Program to Rein In Medicare CostsThe Wall Street Journal. - Thomas M. BurtonThe Trump administration is launching a program to offer new ways of paying primary-care doctors, including flat monthly payments to physicians and higher payments for medical practices specializing in
U.S. Politics Supreme Court to Consider Gay, Transgender Employment RightsThe Wall Street Journal. - Jess Bravin, Brent KendallWASHINGTON—The Supreme Court will hear three cases concerning whether gay and transgender people are protected from discrimination on the job, marking the first major LGBT rights issue to reach the court
Social Security Social Security Costs to Exceed Income in 2020, Trustees SayThe Wall Street Journal. - Kate DavidsonWASHINGTON—Social Security’s costs are expected to exceed its income in 2020 for the first time since 1982, forcing the program to dip into its nearly $3 trillion trust fund to cover benefits. The new
U.S. Politics Facebook Hires Top State Department Lawyer and Bill Gates's Former PR ChiefThe Wall Street Journal. - Jeff HorwitzFacebook Inc. is bringing on a new top lawyer and a communications boss to handle the mounting regulatory and public-relations issues facing the social-media giant. The company named Jennifer Newstead
U.S. Politics Trump Organization Sues House Panel's Chairman Over SubpoenaThe Wall Street Journal. - Rebecca Ballhaus, Richard RubinWASHINGTON—The Trump Organization on Monday filed a lawsuit against the Democratic chairman of the House Oversight Committee and the accounting firm Mazars USA LLP, seeking a court order to block a subpoena
U.S. Politics Cancer Center Moves Against Scientists Over Data-Security ConcernsThe Wall Street Journal. - Thomas M. BurtonA Houston cancer hospital has moved to force out three scientists following U.S. government concerns that medical-research data could improperly wind up in the hands of the governments of China and other
