2019

Lobbyist Who Steered Foreign Funds To Trump Inaugural Sentenced To Probation

WASHINGTON, April 12 (Reuters) – A U.S. judge on Friday sentenced Republican political consultant Samuel Patten to 36 months of probation, 500 hours of community service and a $5,000 fine in a case spun out of U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia probe. Patten, 47, pleaded guilty in August to communicating with U.S. lawmakers and

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UK capital city: Stig Abell suggests move from London

Westminster is “falling apart inside and outside”, says Times Literary Supplement editor and author Stig Abell, who suggested moving the UK’s capital to another city Politics Live presenter Elizabeth Glinka got reaction to the idea from Conservative Lord Callanan, Labour’s Lord Falconer, journalist Camilla Tominey and pollster Deborah Mattinson. UK viewers can watch the full

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How 2020 Democrats Are Gaming Out Trump Impeachment Quandary

For some Democratic primary contenders, the demands may be different, reflecting the political realities of trying to establish a foothold in what is currently an 18-person field. In addition to Ms. Warren, former Mayor Julián Castro of San Antonio told CNN on Friday that initiating impeachment proceedings would be “perfectly reasonable.” The willingness of both

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Brexit: Jeremy Corbyn on Theresa May’s EU policy

Britain is in “limbo” with “deep uncertainly” for businesses and workers over the government’s handling of Brexit, the Labour leader said. He told MPs that the prime minister finally reached out to opposition, not at the eleventh hour, but at “five past midnight”. But Jeremy Corbyn said the talks were “serious, detailed and ongoing”, adding

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Giuliani Says There Is ‘Nothing Wrong With Taking Information From Russians’

PALM BEACH, Fla. — President Trump’s personal lawyer, Rudolph W. Giuliani, insisted on Sunday that it was acceptable for a political campaign to use hacked information about its opponent obtained from a foreign adversary — though he personally would have advised against it. “There’s nothing wrong with taking information from Russians,” Mr. Giuliani said on

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Prodded by Putin, Russians Sought Back Channels to Trump Through the Business World

WASHINGTON — At 9:34 on the November morning after Donald J. Trump was elected president in 2016, Kirill Dmitriev, the head of Russia’s sovereign wealth fund and an informal envoy for President Vladimir V. Putin, sent a text message to a Lebanese-American friend with ties to the Trump campaign. Mr. Dmitriev wanted to connect quickly

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