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Trump suspends duty-free trade with Thailand, terminates suspension with Ukraine: White House
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Support for Impeaching Trump Soars among Independents: Poll
Support for impeaching US President Donald Trump surged among political independents and rose by three percentage points overall since last week, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Tuesday. More Americans also said they disapproved of the president’s handling of foreign threats. The Oct. 18-22 poll showed public opinion continued...
‘No Requirement’: House Dems Won’t Vote on Trump Impeachment Inquiry ‘At This Time’
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced during a Tuesday evening press conference that a full vote on the House of Representatives floor concerning US President Donald Trump’s impeachment inquiry has not been scheduled. “There is no requirement that we have a vote and so at this time we will not be having a vote,” Pelosi told reporters...
Top Aide to US Secretary of State Resigns Amid Impeachment Investigation
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has dismissed reports that his aide decided to leave because the former was not doing enough to protect employees called to testify about President Trump’s July call to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, which subsequently kick started an impeachment inquiry. A senior aide to US Secretary of State Mike...
Pelosi: Trump Trying to ‘Cover up’ Ukraine Dealings
US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has accused President Donald Trump of trying to “cover up” his dealings with Ukraine after the White House said it would not cooperate with an impeachment inquiry against the president. The House launched its formal impeachment inquiry into Trump late last month over a whistle-blower’s complaint alleging that...
US Democrats Subpoena Pentagon Docs in Impeachment Inquiry
Congressional Democrats on Monday slapped subpoenas on the Pentagon and White House budget office as part of their advancing impeachment probe, demanding documents tied to President Donald Trump’s withholding of military aide to Ukraine. The chairmen of three House panels leading the impeachment investigation are seeking information related...
Trump Says Pelosi May Be Guilty of ‘Treason’
US President Donald Trump says House Speaker Nancy Pelosi could be guilty of treason as a Democratic effort to impeach the president is underway. Trump on Twitter Monday accused House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff of telling “lies,” saying Pelosi “knew of all of” them. Trump has criticized Schiff for his characterization of a July...
Trump Allies Sought Changes at Ukraine Gas Firm to Gain Benefit: Report
A group of individuals with ties to US President Donald Trump reportedly pressed Ukraine to install new management at the top of the eastern European country’s massive state gas company to benefit firms controlled by Trump’s allies. While touting connections to Trump and his lawyer Rudy Giuliani last spring, the circle of businessmen...
Trump Calls for Romney Impeachment, Says Energy Secretary Convinced Him to Call Zelensky
US President Trump called for Sen. Mitt Romney to be impeached Saturday and argued that Republican voters in the state made a “mistake” nominating Romney for the Senate, starting a hashtag #IMPEACHROMNEY. The president argued in his Twitter that the Utah Republican should be removed from office and that former Sen. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.), another...
Pompeo Fails to Meet House Subpoena Deadline to Provide Docs on Ukraine
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo missed the House subpoena deadline for providing Ukraine-related documents, CNN reported on Saturday, citing a Foreign Affairs Committee aide: “Secretary Pompeo has failed to meet the deadline to produce documents required by the subpoena. However, the State Department has contacted the Committees on this matter,...
