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Pentagon chief vows to cooperate with impeachment probe

Daniel Woolls, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 14 06:52 AM

US Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Sunday the Pentagon would cooperate with the congressional impeachment inquiry -- in an apparent break with President Donald Trump's policy to thwart the probe.    Read more »

With White House uncooperative on impeachment, what next?

Michael Mathes, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 10 07:05 AM

The White House's open defiance of the impeachment investigation has thrown the process into turmoil, with Donald Trump's loyalists and adversaries scrambling to carve a path forward in the battle over the American presidency. Read more »

White House rules out cooperation in impeachment probe

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 09 06:56 AM

The White House slammed the door in a letter Tuesday on any cooperation by President Donald Trump's administration with the Democrats' impeachment probe, calling it "constitutionally invalid."  Read more »

Second Trump whistleblower comes forward with first-hand information: lawyer

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 07 12:34 AM

A second whistleblower has come forward, this one with first-hand information of the events that triggered an impeachment investigation of President Donald Trump for alleged abuse of power, the informant's lawyer said Sunday. Read more »

Pompeo: State Department has responded to congressional request for documents

David Brunnstrom, Reuters
Posted at Oct 06 01:12 AM

The U.S. State Department has issued an initial response to a Democratic-controlled congressional committee's request for documents related to the impeachment investigation of Trump. Read more »

Sanders had heart attack, doctors confirm as he is released

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 05 07:20 AM

Doctors confirmed on Friday that US Senator Bernie Sanders suffered a heart attack three days ago, as they announced that he had been released from hospital in Las Vegas. Read more »

House Democrats subpoena White House for documents in Trump impeachment probe

Steve Holland and Patricia Zengerle, Reuters
Updated as of Oct 05 08:48 AM

US House Democrats on Friday subpoenaed the White House for documents they want to see as part of their impeachment investigation of President Donald Trump. Read more »

Trump administration pushes back against impeachment probe

Paul Handley, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 02 07:42 AM

Donald Trump's administration pushed back hard Tuesday against the impeachment probe threatening his presidency, accusing Democrats of trying to intimidate and bully diplomats into testifying against the White House. Read more »

US to slash refugee resettlement program by 40 pct

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 27 06:54 AM

The Trump administration plans to dramatically lower the ceiling of a decades-old refugee resettlement program to 18,000 people from its current level of 30,000, the State Department said Thursday. Read more »

Whistleblower alleges Trump sought foreign meddling in 2020 election

Patricia Zengerle and David Morgan, Reuters
Posted at Sep 26 09:31 PM

A report by a U.S. whistleblower released on Thursday alleged that Trump used his office to solicit Ukraine's interference in the 2020 election, risking U.S. national security. Read more »

Trump calls Democratic impeachment inquiry a 'joke'

Sebastian Smith and Paul Handley, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 26 06:51 AM

A downbeat Donald Trump on Wednesday dismissed as a "joke" the grounds laid out for the impeachment inquiry into him, as Democrats stood firm in accusing the US president of a "mafia-style shakedown" of his Ukrainian counterpart.   Read more »

US senators seek to block Trump's 'public charge' rule

Don Tagala, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 19 02:04 AM

NEW YORK, United States—US senators on Tuesday introduced a legislation that would block the Trump administration's revised "public charge" rule. Read more »

Sarah Palin's husband files for divorce

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 10 07:59 AM

LOS ANGELES - The husband of former US vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin has filed for divorce due to "incompatibility of temperament," US media reported Monday. Read more »

US Democrats put climate crisis at heart of 2020 race

Michael Mathes, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 06 05:34 AM

WASHINGTON, United States—Democrats seeking to oust climate skeptic Donald Trump from the White House are placing the "existential threat" of a warming planet front and center for the 2020 presidential contests. Read more »

Trump complains favorable Fox News not 'working for us'

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 29 07:24 AM

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday complained that the often friendly Fox News television network is not loyal enough and has stopped "working" for him.  Read more »

Is Trump's love affair with Fox News fading?

Michael Mathes, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 18 09:50 AM

Last month after Donald Trump watched Fox News lob what he called "softball questions" at a Democratic lawmaker, the US president delivered a crisp smackdown of his favorite network: "Fox sure ain't what it used to be."  Read more »

Biden, Harris to square off in Round 2 of Democratic presidential debate

John Whitesides, Reuters
Posted at Aug 01 07:56 AM

On the second of back-to-back nights of Democratic debates, Biden will be flanked at center stage by Harris and Cory Booker, US senators who are the most prominent black contenders in a Democratic nominating contest in which race has played a prominent role.   Read more »

Racism storm follows Trump to historic US settlement

Andrew Caballero-Reynolds with Sebastian Smith in Washington, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 31 02:41 AM

Black Virginia state lawmakers boycotted the event, saying it had been "tarnished" by Trump. Read more »

US to resume federal executions after 16-year break

Paul Handley, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 26 07:05 AM

The US government will resume its use of capital punishment after a 16-year hiatus and has set execution dates for five convicted murderers, Attorney General Bill Barr announced on Thursday. Read more »

After Mueller show, Democrats likely no closer to impeachment

Michael Mathes, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 26 06:53 AM

Former special counsel Robert Mueller's reticent testimony to Congress likely confirmed what many Democrats had feared: if they want to end Donald Trump's presidency, their best bet is through next year's election, not impeachment. Read more »