Trump administration blocks whistleblower report

The Latest on a reported whistleblower allegation that President Donald Trump made an unspecified "promise" to a foreign leader (all times local): 7:05 pm.

The Trump administration has plunged into a showdown with Congress over access to a whistleblower's reported complaint about incidents including a private conversation between President Donald Trump and a foreign leader.

The government's intelligence watchdog says the blocked complaint is "serious" and "urgent."
A lawmaker said the complaint was "based on a series of events."
Schiff said, "There is an effort to prevent this information from getting to Congress."
He said he believes the whistleblower's complaint "likely involves the president or people around him."
He adds that "I would only do what is right anyway."
Intelligence Committee Chairman Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., says inspector general Michael Atkinson determined the whistleblower complaint was "credible and urgent" and should be "transmitted to Congress."