Mar 13 2019 — NBC News — Paul Manafort has been indicted by a Manhattan grand jury in connection with a multi-million dollar mortgage fraud scheme, according to court documents obtained by NBC News. Manafort, President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman, was indicted on 16 counts tied to residential mortgage fraud and conspiracy, according to the indictment unsealed Wednesday.
Mar 13 2019 — NBC News — President Donald Trump announced an upcoming emergency order Wednesday grounding Boeing 737 Max jn the wake of the Ethiopian Airlines crash on Sunday and the Lion Air accident in October that together killed 346 people. Transport Minister Marc Garneau’s announcement that the jets would not be allowed to fly into the country’s airspace followed the […]
Mar 12 2019 — NBC News — Hollywood actresses Lori Loughlin and Felicity Huffman are among 50 people charged in a $25 million college entrance exam cheating scheme, according to court documents unsealed in Boston on Tuesday. The alleged scam focused on getting students admitted to elite universities as recruited athletes, regardless of their athletic abilities, and helping potential students cheat on […]
Mar 8 2019 — NBC News — Legal observers were surprised by the relatively light, 47-month sentence received Thursday by President Trump’s former campaign chairman Paul Manafort, who was convicted in August on charges of tax and bank fraud. The 69-year-old, who appeared in the court in Virginia in a wheelchair and pleaded for compassion, could have been sentenced to up to […]
Mar 7 2019 — NBC News — Paul Manafort, President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman, was sentenced to 47 months in prison Thursday by a federal judge in Virginia on tax and bank fraud charges brought by special counsel Robert Mueller. Manafort, 69, wore a green jumpsuit and white long sleeve shirt and was seated in a wheelchair throughout the proceedings. Before […]
Mar 7 2019 — NBC News — Former White House chief of staff John Kelly said he disagreed with some Trump administration policies — particularly on immigration — but dodged questions Wednesday about the president reportedly intervening to secure top-secret security clearances for his daughter Ivanka Trump and son–in–law, Jared Kushner.
Mar 7 2019 — NBC News — This city is waiting with bated breath for special counsel Robert Mueller’s report on his investigation into the Trump operation’s ties to Russia and possible obstruction of justice by the president and his allies, which is widely expected to land soon.
Mar 6 2019 — NBC News — North Korea is pursuing the “rapid rebuilding” of the long-range rocket site at Sohae Launch Facility, according to new commercial imagery and an analysis from the researchers at Beyond Parallel. Sohae Satellite Launching Station, North Korea’s only operational space launch facility, has been used in the past for satellite launches. These launches use similar technology […]
Mar 4 2019 — NBC News — The House Judiciary Committee on Monday launched an investigation into potential Constitutional abuses and public corruption by President Donald Trump, sending a sweeping request for documents from the president’s family, businesses and administration. Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., said the requests issued to 81 individuals and entities would help the committee probe three main topics: […]
Mar 4 2019 — NBC News — More Americans see the Democratic Party’s positions on climate change, health care, abortion and immigration as being “in the mainstream” than the Republican Party’s positions on those issues, a new poll from NBC News and the Wall Street Journal finds. And on fiscal issues like taxes and spending, a similar share of Americans — about […]
Mar 4 2019 — NBC News — At least 23 people were killed and dozens more were injured Sunday when at least two powerful tornadoes swept through eastern Alabama, authorities said. The deaths were in Lee County. East Alabama Medical Center in Opelika, the county seat, said that it was treating more than 40 patients and that an undetermined number of others […]
Feb 28 2019 — NBC News — No deal. President Donald Trump and North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un abruptly broke off their nuclear summit here Thursday, canceling a planned signing ceremony. “Sometimes you have to walk and I think that was one of these times,” Trump said at a press conference that was moved forward by almost two hours after the […]
Feb 27 2019 — NBC News — A “racist,” a “con man,” and a “cheat” — those are just a few of the accusations Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump’s former longtime attorney, leveled against his old boss during his highly anticipated public appearance before Congress on Wednesday.
Feb 27 2019 — NBC News — President Donald Trump broke bread with his “friend” Kim Jong Un here Wednesday night to open their second nuclear summit just hours before former Trump attorney Michael Cohen was due to deliver a damning account of the president’s business and campaign practices in an open congressional hearing half a world away.
Feb 27 2019 — NBC News — President Donald Trump knew in advance that WikiLeaks was going to release hacked Democratic emails during the 2016 election, his former personal lawyer plans to say at an open congressional hearing Wednesday. Michael Cohen will also call Trump a “con man” and “a cheat” and allege that the president not only lied about his ongoing […]