Lawmakers are asking the former White House counsel to testify as part of their inquiry into Trump’s potential obstruction of justice in the Russia probe.
The US Attorney General has defended President Trump over allegations of obstruction of justice, while reiterating that "no collusion" was found between his team and Russia.
Justice Department officials were said to have had numerous conversations with White House lawyers about the special counsel’s conclusions in recent days. The talks have aided President Trump’s legal team as it prepares a strategy for the coming public war over its findings.
Neither Trump or his aides were found to have conspired or coordinated with the Russian government’s 2016 election interference, according to a summary from Barr.
Still, Mueller's investigation left open the question of whether Trump obstructed justice by firing FBI Director James Comey and drafting an incomplete explanation about his son's meeting with a Russian lawyer during the campaign.
In a somber televised plea, President Donald Trump urged congressional Democrats to fund his long-promised border wall Tuesday night, blaming illegal immigration for what he called a scourge of drugs and violence in the U.S.
Repealing the Affordable Care Act could lead to about 15 million people losing their health insurance coverage, according to Ana Gupte, a Wall Street analyst at Leerink Partners.
China has demanded the release of a female executive from its tech giant Huawei who was arrested in a case that compounds tensions with the US and threatens to derail global trade talks.