Judiciary considers subpoenas for FBI officials, Manafort

Judiciary considers subpoenas for FBI officials, Manafort

WASHINGTON

The Senate Judiciary Committee is considering issuing subpoenas to President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman and two FBI officials close to fired director James Comey as part of the panel’s investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 elections.

It would be the second time the panel has subpoenaed Paul Manafort, Trump’s former campaign chairman. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, and California Sen. Dianne Feinstein, the top Democrat on the panel, subpoenaed Manafort in July but rescinded the subpoena a day later when he agreed to turn over documents and continue negotiating about setting up an interview with the panel.

Senate approves defense policy bill

WASHINGTON

The Senate has overwhelmingly approved a sweeping defense policy bill that would pump $700 billion into the military, putting the U.S. armed forces on track for a budget greater than at any time during the decade-plus wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Senators passed the legislation by an 89-8 vote Monday. The measure authorizes $700 billion in military spending for the fiscal year that begins Oct. 1, expands U.S. missile defenses in response to North Korea’s growing hostility and refuses to allow excess military bases to be closed.

Police question 2 ex-foster children in London bombings

LONDON

The two suspects detained over last week’s London subway bombing are an 18-year-old refugee from Iraq and a 21-year-old from Syria, both of whom were fostered by a British couple, according to a local official and media reports.

The 18-year-old was detained Saturday at the southeast England port of Dover, a departure point for ferries to France. The 21-year-old was held later the same day in Hounslow in west London. Photos published by the Sun newspaper showed a man being detained outside a fast-food restaurant in Hounslow, which was searched by police.

Buses collide in New York, killing 3

NEW YORK

A charter bus owned by a company with a record of safety problems barreled through an intersection, slammed into a city bus and then plowed across a sidewalk into a building Monday, killing three people.

The wreck, which was captured by a security camera, ripped away the facade of a fried-chicken restaurant and started a small fire. The video appeared to show the charter bus racing through the intersection without applying its brakes.

Protesters gather outside St. Louis jail

ST. LOUIS

Protesters chanting “free our people” gathered outside the jail in downtown St. Louis on Monday night to show solidarity with those who remain behind bars.

Police said that more than 120 people were arrested during Sunday’s protests. Demonstrators outside the jail criticized authorities for keeping some of those arrested in jail nearly 24 hours after they were taken into custody. One organizer said over a megaphone that the protesters were prepared to “occupy” the facility.

Monday was the fourth day of protests over the acquittal of a white former police officer in the killing of a black suspect.

Associated Press