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Prosecutors have said Trump directed Michael Cohen to arrange the payments to buy the silence of porn actress Stormy Daniels and former Playboy model Karen McDougal in the run-up to the 2016 campaign. Trump has denied he directed Cohen to break the law.
Amy Walter hosts "Friday Politics" on The Takeaway.
Senators made clear where they put the blame. The resolution, passed by unanimous agreement, says the Senate believes the crown prince is "responsible for the murder" and calls for the Saudi Arabian government to "ensure appropriate accountability."
The suspect had been the target of a massive manhunt since Tuesday.
The president says he never directed his onetime personal attorney Michael Cohen to do anything wrong. Cohen pleaded guilty Wednesday to making illegal payments before the 2016 election.
Minnesota lawmakers are planning to begin the 2019 legislative session by revisiting some issues that didn't make it across the finish line last session.
The Russian gun rights activist had sought to establish back-channel ties between the Russian government and leading U.S. conservative groups, including the Trump campaign and the NRA.
The U.S. surgeon general has called on "bystanders" to be equipped with the opioid reversal drug to save lives. But when a nurse answered that call, her application for life insurance was denied. Why?
After more than 20 years on the St. Paul City Council, Bostrom said that "it's time to move on."
A look at some stories making news this Thursday.
The president's former personal lawyer is going to prison. A Russian woman is set to plead guilty to acting as a foreign agent. A former Trump national security adviser will soon learn his fate too.
With government shelters across the country nearing capacity, officials are considering a range of options from releasing the children more quickly to building more tent cities.
A proposal that Secretary of State Steve Simon will put before lawmakers would shield party preference for the 2020 presidential primary. He's also seeking to institute an election exclusively by mail.
A look at where the investigations related to President Donald Trump stand and what may lie ahead for him.
Britain's prime minister faces a no-confidence vote in Parliament on Wednesday evening. Why do members of her own party want to sack her?
Michael Cohen, who as President Donald Trump's personal lawyer and fixer once vowed he would "take a bullet" for his boss, was sentenced Wednesday to three years in prison for an array of crimes.
Defense lawyers told the judge their client gave investigators extensive help and gave the country exemplary military service.
President Trump is threatening a government shutdown if he doesn't get funding to build his border wall. In a meeting with Democratic leaders, he said, "tremendous amounts of wall have been built."
A roundup of political news from around the region.
The announcement throws Britain's already rocky path out of the European Union, which it is due to leave in March, into further chaos.