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Sharply divided House approves Dems’ impeachment rules
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., talks to reporters just before the House vote on a resolution to formalize the impeachment investigation of President Donald Trump, in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 31, 2019. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats swept a rules package for their impeachment probe of President Donald...
What’s Next: Depositions turn to the White House
President Donald Trump walks from Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., following a trip to South Carolina on Friday, Oct. 25, 2019. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)WASHINGTON (AP) — For only the fourth time in U.S. history, the House of Representatives has started a presidential impeachment inquiry. House committees are trying to determine if...
More Vietnamese fear relatives are among 39 dead in truck
Nguyen Dinh Hai holds an ID photo of his younger brother Nguyen Dinh Luong, 20, at his home on Oct. 26, 2019, in Can Loc district, Ha Tinh province, Vietnam. Luong’s family fears that he may be among the 39 people found dead in the back of a container truck in southeastern England. (Nguyen Dinh Hai via AP Photo)LONDON (AP) — More Vietnamese...
Caught up in Trump impeachment, US diplomats fight back
Former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch, arrives on Capitol Hill, Friday, Oct. 11, 2019, in Washington, as she is scheduled to testify before congressional lawmakers on Friday as part of the House impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)WASHINGTON (AP) — Three years of simmering frustration...
Trump drops plan to host G-7 at his Doral golf resort
This June 2, 2017, file image made from video shows the Trump National Doral in Doral, Fla. President Donald Trump said on Twitter on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2019, he is reversing his plan to hold the next Group of Seven world leaders’ meeting at his Doral, Florida, golf resort. (AP Photo/Alex Sanz, File)WASHINGTON (AP) — Responding to stinging...
Ukraine president: ‘No blackmail’ in conversation with Trump
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy speaks during talks with journalists in Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, Oct. 10, 2019. The Ukrainian President held an all-day “media marathon” in a Kyiv food court amid growing questions about his actions as president. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)Kyiv, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s president insisted Thursday that...
Pompeo continues Europe tour dogged by impeachment inquiry
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, centre left, speaks to Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis during their meeting at Maximos Mansion in Athens, Saturday, Oct. 5, 2019. Pompeo is visiting southeastern European countries to show support for new NATO members in the region. (Costas Baltas/Pool via AP2Athens, Greece (AP) — U.S. Secretary of...
‘You’re good-looking’: Ukraine’s leader woos Tom Cruise
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and American actor, film director and producer Tom Cruise talk to each other during their meeting in Kyiv, Ukraine, late Monday, Sept. 30, 2019. Tom Cruise arrived in Kyiv at the invitation of President of Zelenskiy. (Ukrainian Presidential Press Office via AP)Kyiv, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s leader...
Trump allies in disarray as Democrats push impeachment
In this May 5, 2018, file photo, Rudy Giuliani, an attorney for President Donald Trump, speaks in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)Washington (AP) — House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff said Sunday that he expects the whistleblower at the heart of impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump to testify “very soon.” “All...
For Trump, a high-velocity threat like none other he’s faced
Activists rally for the impeachment of President Donald Trump, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 26, 2019. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., committed Tuesday to launching a formal impeachment inquiry against Trump. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)WASHINGTON (AP) — From the moment Donald Trump became a national political...