The White House said on Friday that President Donald Trump’s former campaign manager’s decision to plead guilty to two criminal counts and to cooperate with a probe into Russian election meddling had nothing to do with Trump’s 2016 victory. Reuters Continue reading White House: Manafort plea is unrelated to Trump's 2016 victory

U.S. House of Representatives Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi on Friday warned the Trump administration that the NAFTA trade agreement should be maintained as a trilateral pact between the United States, Mexico and Canada and not just a U.S.-Mexico arrangement. Reuters Continue reading U.S. House Democratic leader says NAFTA should remain trilateral

The Wall Street Journal is reporting that President Donald Trump is going ahead with plans to announce new tariffs on about $200 billion on Chinese imports ABC News Continue reading Report: Trump going ahead with plans for new China tariffs

Andrew Cuomo heads into November the heavy favorite to win a third term as New York’s governor, en route to what some believe are presidential aspirations come 2020. But on his way there, the ground has shifted under his feet. … Continue reading Victorious Cuomo confronts changing Democratic landscape

Jonathan Karl will anchor "This Week" Sunday. ABC News Continue reading Sunday on 'This Week': The Latest on Florence

The Trump administration will send a test message to all U.S. cellphones on Thursday for a new alert system that aims to warn the public about national emergencies. Reuters Continue reading Trump administration to send U.S. cellphones a test alert on Thursday

The White House is taking a back seat in using the platform of the briefing room to amplify the government’s messaging ahead of Hurricane Florence’s landfall. ABC News Continue reading White House takes back seat on briefings during week of Hurricane Florence

U.S. President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman Paul Manafort agreed to cooperate with Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation of Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. election as part of a plea deal, prosecutors said on Friday. Reuters Continue reading Factbox: People indicted, convicted, investigated in Trump-Russia probe

Paul Manafort had been resolute in professing his innocence as some Donald Trump associates folded one by one over the past year under the pressure of federal investigators, but that’s now changed after his plea deal with the special counsel’s … Continue reading Manafort plea deal begs key question: What does he know?

The ability of states to quickly cash in on a June U.S. Supreme Court ruling that lifted restrictions on their ability to tax all internet sales would be restrained under federal legislation announced on Friday. Reuters Continue reading Bill would put brakes on U.S. states' rush to tax internet sales

The former secretary of state said he briefed Pompeo on his meetings. ABC News Continue reading John Kerry slams Trump, Pompeo for criticizing his meetings with Iran

U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh on Friday denied an allegation of sexual misconduct dating back to when he was a high school student, and a senior Republican senator said there was no reason to delay his confirmation to the … Continue reading Supreme Court nominee Kavanaugh denies sexual misconduct allegation

Grieving mother recognized by Trump in his campaign against deadly MS-13 gang violence is struck and killed by SUV after heated confrontation with the driver at her slain daughter’s memorial ABC News Continue reading Mom of alleged MS-13 victim killed by SUV at girl's memorial

A plea deal by former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort to cooperate with U.S. prosecutors in their investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 election suggests he could shed light on unanswered questions revolving around the campaign, legal experts said … Continue reading Manafort cooperation could energize Mueller probe: legal experts

Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman Paul Manafort will cooperate with the federal investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election, a dramatic turnaround in a probe that the U.S. president derides as a political witch hunt. Reuters Continue reading Trump ex-campaign head Manafort changes mind, cooperates in Russia probe