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Trump, in Texas, bashes Democrats as ‘crazy,’ unpatrioticVideo
DALLAS — President Donald Trump tried to turn impeachment rancor into a political rallying cry Thursday, using a Texas rally to bash Democrats as “crazy” and unpatriotic as they push forward with their investigations. Setting a dire tone, Trump told his supporters, “At stake in this fight is the survival...
U.S. envoy Gordon Sondland claims Rudy Giuliani was given role on Ukraine policy
WASHINGTON — The U.S. ambassador to the European Union told House impeachment investigators Thursday that President Trump instructed him and other envoys to work with his personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, on Ukraine policy and that he was “disappointed” by the directive. He spoke to lawmakers for around 10 hours. Lawmakers...
West Virginia billionaire governor’s family farms get subsidyVideo
LEWISBURG, W.Va. — A farming business owned by the family of West Virginia’s billionaire governor has received $125,000 in soybean and corn subsidies, the maximum allowed from a federal program meant to help American farmers through the U.S. trade war with China. There is no evidence Gov. Jim Justice did...
Energy Secretary Rick Perry tells Trump he plans to leave post soon
WASHINGTON — Energy Secretary Rick Perry notified President Donald Trump Thursday that he will soon be leaving the post, according to two people familiar with the matter. Perry, one of the administration’s original Cabinet secretaries, enjoyed good rapport with Trump. The former Texas governor has recently come under scrutiny in...
Mick Mulvaney confirms Trump withheld aid in part to pressure Ukraine to investigate DemocratsVideo
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump withheld roughly $400 million in aid to Ukraine earlier this year in part to push its new government to investigate Democrats, acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney said Thursday, a stunning confirmation that hits directly at the center of House Democrats’ impeachment inquiry....
Mike Pence says Turkey agrees to cease-fire in Syria
ANKARA, Turkey — Vice President Mike Pence announced Thursday that Turkey has agreed to a cease-fire to allow the Kurdish forces it was battling to safely withdraw from an area in northern Syria. Pence spoke after he and other U.S. officials met with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara....
Rep. Elijah Cummings dies from health complications at 68Video
BALTIMORE — Maryland Rep. Elijah E. Cummings died early Thursday at Johns Hopkins Hospital due to complications from longstanding health challenges, his congressional office said. He was 68. A sharecropper’s son, Cummings became the powerful chairman of a U.S. House committee that investigated President Donald Trump, and was a formidable...
Pa. congressional delegation briefly crossed party lines to scold Trump on Syria
Pennsylvania’s Congressional delegation had a rare moment of near unity this week when members came together to vote 354-60 to condemn President Trump’s abrupt withdrawal from Syria. The 18-member delegation, split evenly between Democrats and Republicans, largely ignored the partisan divide that has polarized the nation. They voted 16-2 in...
Trump warns Erdogan not to be ‘tough guy’ or ‘fool,’ seeks dealVideo
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump wrote a letter to Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan calling on him to “work out a good deal!” and warning him not to be a “tough guy” or “fool.” “History will look upon you favorably if you get this done the right and humane way,”...
AP fact check: Claims from the Democratic debate – Oct. 16, 2019
WASHINGTON — Twelve Democrats seeking the presidency tussled Tuesday night in a wide-ranging debate featuring the largest number of qualifying candidates on the same stage. Here’s a look at how some of their claims from Westerville, Ohio, stack up with the facts: JOE BIDEN: “I would not have withdrawn the...
Debate rivals assail Warren as she joins Democrats’ top rank
Elizabeth Warren repeatedly came under attack during Tuesday’s Democratic presidential debate as rivals accused the Massachusetts senator of ducking questions about the cost of Medicare for All and her signature “wealth tax” plan in an attempt to derail her rising campaign. The pile-on reinforced her new status as a front-runner...
House won’t vote to formalize impeachment investigationVideo
WASHINGTON — House Democrats won’t be voting soon to formalize the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump. That’s according to people familiar with Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s message behind closed doors to her colleagues Tuesday. Pelosi had gathered lawmakers for a closed session after House leaders surveyed rank-and-file members about it....
Texas GOP speaker tape: Lawmaker ‘vile,’ Trump ‘killing us’
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas’ GOP House speaker sought help ousting members of his own party in 2020, called a female lawmaker “vile” and said President Donald Trump is “killing us” in pivotal races in a secretly recorded meeting with a conservative activist released Tuesday. House Speaker Dennis Bonnen also profanely...
Former White House aide: John Bolton called Rudy Giuliani a ‘hand grenade’Video
WASHINGTON — National security adviser John Bolton was so alarmed by Rudy Giuliani’s back-channel activities in Ukraine that he described President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer as a “hand grenade who is going to blow everybody up,” according to a former White House aide. The testimony from Fiona Hill in the...
Governor says Pennsylvania will keep accepting refugees
Pennsylvania’s governor is telling President Donald Trump he won’t be using state authority granted last month to refuse to accept refugees. Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf on Tuesday wrote Trump and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to say his state will continue to welcome those facing persecution and danger, including people...
Sanders pledges 20% worker stake in sweeping governance overhaul
WASHINGTON — Sen. Bernie Sanders proposed sweeping changes to U.S. corporate governance that would give workers 20% ownership in public companies and the right to elect 45% of their directors, while expanding the government’s power to stop mergers. The 2020 Democratic presidential contender’s “corporate accountability plan” proposes to restore the...
Ex-National Security Council official Fiona Hill testifying to CongressVideo
WASHINGTON — Fiona Hill, a former top National Security Council expert on Russia, was testifying to Congress behind closed doors Monday, the latest former Trump administration official to be subpoenaed as part of the House impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump. Hill wouldn’t comment as she arrived on Capitol Hill,...
Ambassador Gordon Sondland to testify no quid pro quo assurance was Trump’sVideo
WASHINGTON — A U.S. ambassador is expected to tell Congress that his text message reassuring another envoy that there was no quid pro quo in their interactions with Ukraine was based solely on what President Donald Trump told him, according to a person familiar with his coming testimony in the...
What’s next in the impeachment inquiry as Congress returns
WASHINGTON — Congress is returning from a two-week recess on Tuesday, but some lawmakers barely left Washington. Three House committees investigating impeachment worked through the break, issuing multiple subpoenas and holding depositions with State Department officials relevant to the inquiry . Democrats are investigating President Donald Trump’s dealings with Ukraine...
Andrew Johnson back in spotlight for 1868 impeachment brush
The president traveled the country, fanning racial animus. He viewed the Congress with disdain. He also tried to undo some of the most important achievements of his predecessor, using executive power. That was not Donald Trump, but another president who faced the ignominy of impeachment: Andrew Johnson. As the impeachment...
Trump gripes about impeachment, media at Louisiana rally
LAKE CHARLES, La. — President Donald Trump on Friday pressed his argument that the House impeachment inquiry is nothing more than an attempt to overturn his election. Trump found a sympathetic audience in Louisiana, where an arena packed with his supporters roared at his profane denunciations of the proceedings hundreds...
Pelosi calls Trump ‘potty-mouth’ after his remarks on Biden
WASHINGTON — Speaker Nancy Pelosi says President Donald Trump has become a “potty-mouth,” but that’s not why House Democrats are pursuing impeachment. In a conference call Friday, Pelosi told her House Democratic colleagues to stay focused on their “just the facts, ma’am,” impeachment probe. Trump “has become a potty-mouth and...
McAleenan, acting Homeland Security secretary, stepping down
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Friday that Kevin McAleenan was stepping down as the acting secretary of Homeland Security. Trump said McAleenan wanted to spend more time with his family and go to the private sector. “We have worked well together with Border Crossings being Way down,” Trump tweeted....
U.S. suspends plans to hike tariffs on Chinese imports
WASHINGTON — The United States is suspending a tariff hike on $250 billion in Chinese imports that was set to take effect Tuesday, and China agreed to buy $40 billion to $50 billion in U.S. farm products as the world’s two biggest economies reached a cease-fire in their 15-month trade...
Prince estate: Trump violated promise not to play ‘Purple Rain’Video
Shortly before President Donald Trump took the stage at downtown Minneapolis’ Target Center on Thursday night, Prince’s “Purple Rain” played — even though his estate asked a year ago that the president stop using the late musician’s music. “President Trump played Prince’s ‘Purple Rain’ tonight at a campaign event in...
