WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has imposed sanctions on former Congolese President Joseph Kabila for his alleged role in funding and providing political support to rebel groups operating in the east of his country. The Treasury and State departments announced Thursday that they had targeted Kabila, who served as Congo’s president from 2001 until…
new video loaded: What Does Nicolas Sarkozy’s Conviction Mean? Nicolas Sarkozy, president of France from 2007 to 2012, was found guilty on Thursday of plotting to finance his 2007 election bid with help from the government of Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi. Aurelien Breeden, a reporter for The New York Times covering France, explains what led to…
A court in Paris on Thursday found Nicolas Sarkozy, former president of France, guilty of a criminal conspiracy to illegally finance his 2007 campaign with funds from the government of the onetime Libyan strongman Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi. But Mr. Sarkozy, a conservative politician who led France from 2007 to 2012, was acquitted by the court…
Republican opposition to the GOP’s “big, beautiful” reconciliation bill appeared to be softening Wednesday night after President Donald Trump and White House budget director Russ Vought spent hours meeting with party holdouts during procedural votes that party leaders held open. House leaders have no desire to change the contents of the Senate-passed bill, which would…