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.
Canada plans to ban all single-use plastic products such as bags, straws, cutlery, and plates by 2021, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Monday.
The major pharmaceutical maker Insys Therapeutics filed for bankruptcy protection on Monday, less than a week after the company agreed to pay $225 million to settle federal charges related to bribing doctors to prescribe opioid painkillers.
These are the headlines you Need 2 Know for Monday, June 10, 2019.
Trump strikes a solemn and respectful tone during his formal speech at Normandy, but not before a blistering attack on his political adversaries.
U.S. employers added just 75,000 jobs in May, a sharp decline from the month prior and a far cry from what economists were expecting.
Progressive advocacy groups across the country are ramping up pressure on federal lawmakers to open an impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump.
Nearly a decade since the Arab Spring uprisings, social media use in the region has declined dramatically.
Following several days of critical attacks on Puerto Rico from President Trump and his administration, Puerto Rican radio host Julio Ricardo Varela says Trump is "racist" but the tension between the U.S. and the island territory runs much deeper.
As many as 33 states and D.C. have legalized recreational or medical cannabis, but businesses and individuals in those states are technically violating federal law. The proposed legislation would resolve that discrepancy and still allow states without blocking states that want to keep marijuana prohibitions.
With just nine months until California implements the strictest data privacy law in the nation, the vast majority of businesses operating in the state are not compliance ready, a new report found.
