Top White House adviser Kellyanne Conway defied a congressional subpoena to testify Monday before a House committee about alleged violations of a federal law regarding political activity. Ms. Conway rejected the subpoena at the direction of President Trump, according to a letter from White House counsel Pat Cipollone to Rep. Elijah Cummings (D., Md. ), the chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

Source: Wall Street Journal July 15, 2019 22:30 UTC