Watch Live: Jack Smith testifies publicly for first time on Trump probes

Rep. Jamie Raskin, the top Democrat on the committee, heaped praise on Smith in his opening remarks, thanking him for appearing before the committee and for his work, despite intense criticism from the GOP and the president.  “Mr. Smith, thank you for appearing before the American people. I’m glad that the committee has finally granted

House aims to vote on final funding measures ahead of shutdown deadline

Washington — The House is aiming to vote Thursday on the remaining bills to fund the government as the deadline to avoid another shutdown nears.  After weeks of working through funding measures following the longest shutdown in history last year, House and Senate appropriators released the text of the final four bills earlier this week.

What’s in Trump’s “ultimate long-term deal” on Greenland?

President Trump stepped back on Wednesday from his insistence that the United States needs to “own” Greenland to ensure U.S. national security.  After talks with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos, he dropped his threat to impose tariffs against eight of America’s closest allies and then