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7:10pm, 14th May, 2019

Donald Trump Jr. agrees to Senate committee interview: source

Donald Trump Jr. has reached an agreement with the U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee for the panel's senators to interview him in mid-June, a congressional source familiar with the matter told Reuters on Tuesday.

Donald Trump Jr. agrees to Senate committee interview: New York Times

5:01pm, 14th May, 2019

US

Donald Trump Jr. agrees to Senate committee interview: New York Times

Donald Trump Jr. has reached an agreement with the U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee for the panel's senators to interview him in mid-June, the New York Times reported on Tuesday.

Donald Trump Jr. seen resisting Senate committee subpoena: sources

1:24pm, 9th May, 2019

US

Donald Trump Jr. seen resisting Senate committee subpoena: sources

Donald Trump Jr. is unlikely to comply with a U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee subpoena to testify about his contacts with Russia, two congressional sources said on Thursday as the president publicly defended his eldest son.

U.S. House committee prepares contempt vote against Barr

7:25am, 8th May, 2019

Politics

U.S. House committee prepares contempt vote against Barr

A U.S. House panel was poised to vote on Wednesday to hold Attorney General William Barr in contempt for defying a congressional subpoena that demanded the full, unredacted report by special counsel Robert Mueller.

7:25am, 8th May, 2019

US

U.S. House committee prepares contempt vote against Barr

A U.S. House panel was poised to vote on Wednesday to hold Attorney General William Barr in contempt for defying a congressional subpoena that demanded the full, unredacted report by special counsel Robert Mueller.

U.N. Security Council committee blacklists Jaish-e-Mohammed founder: diplomats

8:35am, 1st May, 2019

World

U.N. Security Council committee blacklists Jaish-e-Mohammed founder: diplomats

A U.N. Security Council committee blacklisted Masood Azhar, the head of Pakistan-based militant group Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), on Wednesday after China dropped its obstruction of the move, diplomats said.

Sudan military council and opposition agree on committee to resolve differences

5:41pm, 24th April, 2019

World

Sudan military council and opposition agree on committee to resolve differences

Sudan's opposition and ruling Transitional Military Council agreed late on Wednesday to form a committee to resolve their disagreements, as tensions rise over how long it will take to move to civilian rule after the overthrow of autocrat Omar al...

SoftBank picking its battles with U.S. national security committee

11:43pm, 11th April, 2019

Politics

SoftBank picking its battles with U.S. national security committee

SoftBank Group Corp has agreed to give up board seats and access to sensitive information, take a more passive role in startups and make other concessions to get government clearance for its technology deals in the United States.

U.S. congressional committee leaders warn Turkey on F-35, S-400

12:40pm, 9th April, 2019

World

U.S. congressional committee leaders warn Turkey on F-35, S-400

The leaders of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committees warned Turkey on Tuesday that it risked tough sanctions if it pursued plans to purchase Russian S-400 missile defense systems, and they threatened further legislative acti...

U.S. House committee seeks Trump tax returns from IRS

5:39pm, 3rd April, 2019

Politics

U.S. House committee seeks Trump tax returns from IRS

U.S. House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard Neal has asked the Internal Revenue Service to provide six years of President Donald Trump's personal and business returns.

House judiciary committee poised to subpoena full Mueller report

3:21pm, 1st April, 2019

Politics

House judiciary committee poised to subpoena full Mueller report

The Democratic-led U.S. House Judiciary Committee said it will vote on Wednesday on whether to authorize subpoenas to obtain Special Counsel Robert Mueller's full report investigating Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election.

House committee poised to subpoena Mueller report

8:02am, 1st April, 2019

Politics

House committee poised to subpoena Mueller report

The U.S. House Judiciary Committee said on Monday it will work this week on a resolution authorizing subpoenas to obtain Special Counsel Robert Muller's full report on his investigation into alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential elec...

Senate committee to consider resolution against Nord Stream 2 pipeline

11:38pm, 7th February, 2019

Politics

Senate committee to consider resolution against Nord Stream 2 pipeline

Republican and Democratic U.S. senators on Thursday unveiled a resolution calling for the cancellation of Russia's Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline, a link under the Baltic Sea from Russia to Germany.

U.S. House committee votes to release Trump-Russia transcripts

10:02am, 28th September, 2018

Politics

U.S. House committee votes to release Trump-Russia transcripts

A U.S. House of Representatives committee voted on Friday to release dozens of transcripts of interviews from its investigation of Russia and the 2016 U.S. election, including conversations with senior associates of President Donald Trump.

House committee to vote on release of Trump Russia transcripts

4:13pm, 27th September, 2018

Politics

House committee to vote on release of Trump Russia transcripts

A U.S. House of Representatives committee will vote on Friday on whether to release dozens of transcripts of interviews from its investigation of Russia and the 2016 U.S. election, including conversations with senior associates of President Donald Tr...

UK needs second plan in case 'Chequers' fails - Brexit committee head

7:50pm, 17th September, 2018

UK

UK needs second plan in case 'Chequers' fails - Brexit committee head

British Prime Minister Theresa May urgently needs to develop an alternative approach to leaving the European Union in case her current negotiating strategy fails, the chairman of parliament's Brexit committee said on Tuesday.

Brazil's Lula should have political rights: U.N. Human Rights Committee

3:09pm, 17th August, 2018

World

Brazil's Lula should have political rights: U.N. Human Rights Committee

The United Nations Human Rights Committee, a panel of independent experts, on Friday said it had requested that the Brazilian government allow imprisoned former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva to exercise his political rights as a presidential ca...

Glencore sets up board committee on U.S. money-laundering probe

2:34am, 11th July, 2018

Business

Glencore sets up board committee on U.S. money-laundering probe

Glencore Plc has established a board committee to oversee the mining company's response to U.S. authorities' demands for documents on its business in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Venezuela and Nigeria as part of a corruption probe.