Michael Cohen and the tabloid publisher traded favors over many years, including helping mediate a lawsuit threat by former “Apprentice” star Omarosa Manigault-Newman and tackling emerging stories potentially unfavorable to the president. Authorities are trying to determine whether the publisher and Mr. Trump’s team violated campaign-finance laws.
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AT&T loses years-long quest to cripple FTC authority over telecoms
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | ljhimages) AT&T’s years-long quest to avoid punishment for throttling unlimited data plans suffered a blow today when a court said that AT&T cannot escape the jurisdiction of the Federal Trade Commission. The FTC sued AT&T in October 2014 in US District Court in Northern California, alleging that AT&T promised unlimited […]
A giant, years-long storm on Neptune is disappearing — and it’s being caught on camera for the first time
NASA/ JPL A huge storm on Neptune is disappearing, and the Hubble Telescope is documenting it for the first time. The storm has led scientists to question their understanding of the prevailing dynamics of Neptune’s atmosphere. The storm appears to be moving in the opposite direction than scientists predicted. A dark storm on Neptune […]
One of the best battles in Congress involves a top Republican’s years-long crusade against The History Channel
Steve Pope/Getty Images Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley has roasted The History Channel for years. He would prefer if the network aired more historical programming. Many have expressed agreement with his tweets on the subject. Perhaps nothing has drawn the ire of top Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley like The History Channel’s programming. For more than six […]
A complete timeline of Trump’s years-long feud with Rosie O’Donnell
ABC, David Becker/ Getty Images News President Donald Trump on Thursday dug up a months-old tweet from Rosie O’Donnell to quip about FBI Director James Comey’s recent firing. O’Donnell’s tweet, from December 20, 2016 read: “FIRE COMEY.” The tweet ostensibly referenced consternation among some Democrats who believed Comey’s public comments about an investigation into Hillary […]