Paul Manafort is suing the Department of Justice. The suit challenges the authority of Special Counsel Robert Mueller and alleges the Justice Department violated the law in appointing Mueller. Rep. Steve Cohen (D-TN) reacts to the breaking news.
Cohen called the lawsuit rather novel and unique. "I think its an unusual attack and I think it probably shows Manafort knows the facts are against him," said Cohen.
"I think we are going to find out this is one of the most awful and disgusting periods in the history of American government," said Cohen.
On Wednesday bipartisan congressional leaders gathered at the White House to meet with OMB Director Mick Mulvaney to discuss the budget deal ahead of the January 19 deadline. Cohen says he expects a deal to be reached, and a government shutdown will be avoided.
Stocks are swinging back down in early trading Wednesday after more signs piled up showing just how severely the coronavirus outbreak is damaging the economy.
Elizabeth Warren endorsed Joe Biden on Wednesday, becoming the last of the former vice president's major Democratic presidential rivals to formally back him.
President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he was cutting off U.S. payments to the World Health Organization during the coronavirus pandemic, accusing the organization of failing to do enough to stop the virus from spreading when it first surfaced in China.
Part of the stimulus package to aid small businesses, the Paycheck Protection Program has hit a bottleneck, according to Brock Blake, CEO of
Tatyana Popkova, chief strategy officer for the health system, talked to Cheddar about how the innovative medical center was designed to take on challenges such as a patient surge from a pandemic.
Stocks are ending with solid gains on Wall Street Tuesday as the market turns its attention to how and when authorities may begin to lift business shutdowns and limits on people's movements imposed to slow the spread of the coronavirus.
Former President Barack Obama endorsed his Vice President Joe Biden, the presumptive Democratic nominee, for president Tuesday.
Kay Sears, VP and GM of Military Space for Lockheed Martin described the final frontier as a "warfighting realm," to Cheddar at Satellite 2020.
President Donald Trump is asserting that he is the ultimate decision-maker on how and when to relax the social distancing guidelines put in place to fight the new coronavirus.
Fintech companies have long touted their ability to bank the unbanked, but the coronavirus pandemic is giving them a chance to put their money where their mouths are.
