Bloomberg President Donald Trump on Friday declined to release a House Democratic rebuttal of a Republican memo alleging bias and misconduct by the FBI and Justice Department early in their investigation of Russian election interference. Trump is unable to do so because it contains “numerous properly classified and sensitive passages,” White House counsel Donald McGahn wrote in a letter to ...

Bloomberg Pakistan is pushing for the completion of a fence along its disputed border with Afghanistan—and it wants the US to help pay for it. Less than 10 percent of the fence planned along the 1,456 miles (2,343 kilometers) of mountainous border with Afghanistan has been completed so far due to financial constraints. Even so, Pakistan Foreign Minister Khawaja Muhammad ...

Bloomberg Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said he’s scrapping the acquisition of 16 Canadian Bell helicopters and pledged to end military purchases from countries including the US that impose conditions. “Do not buy anymore from Canada or from the United States because there is always a condition attached,” Duterte told reporters in Davao City. He announced the cancellation of the chopper ...