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House Democrats Issue 3 More Subpoenas in Impeachment Inquiry
Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives have issued three more subpoenas to U.S. officials as part of their impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump.The House committees leading the impeachment investigation demanded to hear testimony from Ulrich Brechbuhl, a key aide to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, as well as two officials in the...
Trump’s Foreign Policy Process Stirs Controversy in Washington
From making so-called side deals with Ukraine to pulling U.S. forces from northeastern Syria, U.S. President Donald Trump has gone his own way when it comes to conducting U.S. foreign policy. But the Syria decision has sparked widespread opposition in Washington and in the case of Ukraine, critics say Trump sidestepped career U.S. diplomats to...
President Trump’s Foreign Policy Process Stirs Controversy in Washington
From making so-called side deals with Ukraine to pulling U.S. forces from northeastern Syria, U.S. President Donald Trump has gone his own way when it comes to conducting U.S. foreign policy. But the Syria decision has sparked widespread opposition in Washington and in the case of Ukraine, critics say Trump sidestepped career U.S. diplomats to...
White House Plans to End Federal Subscriptions to New York Times, Washington Post
The White House said on Thursday it is planning to order federal agencies to end their subscriptions to The New York Times and the Washington Post after repeated criticism of their coverage by President Donald Trump.White House spokeswoman Stephanie Grisham said in a statement that the move would generate savings, but Trump on Monday said the...
White House: Trump ‘Very Supportive’ of Republicans’ Impeachment Protest
The White House said Thursday that President Donald Trump was “very supportive” of a couple dozen conservative Republican lawmakers who barged into the closed-door impeachment inquiry against the president the day before, delaying the investigation for five hours.“It was great, and the point was well taken,” Trump spokeswoman...
Trump Seeking to Dismiss Impeachment Probe as Another Witch Hunt
U.S. President Donald Trump and his supporters in Congress are seeking to undermine Democrat-led efforts to build a case for the president’s impeachment. Trump dismissed the impeachment inquiry as another witch hunt against him while the Republicans are disparaging the investigative process as secretive and undemocratic. Critics say the...
House Democrats Pass Election Security Bill
The House approved legislation Wednesday to better protect the country’s elections from foreign interference, the third major bill the Democratic-controlled chamber has passed this year addressing problems that arose in the 2016 presidential election. The 227-181 vote came as lawmakers continued to pursue an impeachment inquiry centered on...
House Democrats Face Tough Choices on Impeachment Approach
Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives investigating President Donald Trump for possible impeachment are facing a conundrum.Should they push for a relatively narrow set of charges similar to the articles of impeachment that were brought against Richard Nixon in 1974 and Bill Clinton in 1998? Or should they look further back into history...
Giuliani Associates Accused of Funneling Money to Pro-Trump Group Plead Not Guilty
Two foreign-born Florida businessmen who helped U.S. President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, investigate political rival Joe Biden pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to illegally funneling money to a pro-Trump election committee and other politicians. Ukraine-born Lev Parnas and Belarus-born Igor Fruman entered their not...
Pentagon Official Overseeing Ukraine Policy to Testify in Impeachment Probe
U.S. lawmakers overseeing the impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump’s actions towards Ukraine will hear more closed door testimony Wednesday from a high-ranking official.Laura Cooper is the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Russia, Ukraine and Eurasia. She is expected to testify about $250 million in military aid for Ukraine...
