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After hearing the White House's top Ukraine adviser's concerns about Trump's Ukraine call, the national security legal adviser broke protocol by moving the transcript to a highly...
Lebanon's Prime Minister Saad Hariri submits his resignation, after nearly two weeks of anti-government protests. Hariri’s ouster was sparked by a proposed tax on the first WhatsApp...
"We are taking this step to eliminate any doubt as to whether the Trump Administration may withhold documents, prevent witness testimony, disregard duly authorized subpoenas, or continue obstructing the House...
In a victory for the impeachment inquiry, a federal judge ruled the Justice Dept. must supply Mueller's grand jury materials to the House Judiciary Committee. The US government's...
Thousands have been evacuated in Southern California as four separate wildfires burn. The Justice Dept.'s review of the probe into Russian election interference is reportedly now a criminal investigation. ...
Despite Russia’s “peace plan,” Kurdish forces say a Turkish land offensive has forced thousands to flee. Turkey doesn’t deny it. Trump’s betrayal...
In a shocking testimony, a top US diplomat has testified that Trump was indeed engaging in a quid pro quo arrangement with Ukraine, holding back military aid in exchange for...
With nine days to go until Britain's scheduled EU departure, Boris Johnson will try and gain support for his Brexit deal and push it through Parliament. If unsuccessful, Johnson...
In a Saturday session to vote on Boris Johnson's Brexit deal, the UK parliament instead passed an amendment requiring Johnson to write to the EU to request a Brexit...
White House chief of staff Mulvaney says Trump withheld military aid from Ukraine to pressure an investigation of his political rival, “absolutely.” Hours later, “after Mr. Trump...
“Don’t be a tough guy!” The White House leaks a letter that Trump wrote to Erdoğan. It reads like something written by a third-grader. Erdoğ...
Haiti enters a fifth week of being locked down by protests, with some protesters vowing to paralyze the country until President Moïse steps down. Edwidge Danticat: Protesters in...
Russia says its units are patrolling between Turkish and Syrian forces following Trump’s pullout of US troops. An investigation by the New York Times finds Russia has repeatedly...
The former ambassador to Ukraine defied orders from the State Department and testified before Congress. Ambassador Yovanovitch, despite doing “nothing wrong,” was recalled from Ukraine because Trump wanted...
Our apologies, but technical difficulties prevented us from sending out today’s newsletter this morning. Two men who had been helping Giuliani investigate Biden were arrested—as they...
Pacific Gas & Electric cuts power to 800,000 customers in California to avoid wildfires caused by winds damaging power equipment. The utility has long warned it would such a cut, but...
In a scathing letter, the White House says it refuses to participate in the House impeachment inquiry, a move Pelosi calls "further evidence of obstruction." A GOP-led Senate committee calls...
The White House blocks Gordon Sondland, hotelier-turned-US Ambassador to the European Union (and Ukraine fixer), from appearing for a deposition. Why Trump fears Sondland’s testimony: it could show...
The Trump administration announces it will deny visas to immigrants who cannot prove they have health insurance or can pay for their own medical expenses. A second intelligence official more...
President Trump openly encourages China and Ukraine to investigate his political rival while his impeachment defense is under siege. Text messages show that Ukraine-US relations depended on Ukraine’s...
The Trump administration wants to reverse a 2010 regulation and extend the collection of DNA samples of undocumented immigrants to those who are not detained on criminal charges or who are...
Hong Kong reels after an 18-year-old protester is shot in the chest with a live bullet, one of six live rounds fired by police. In March, President Trump suggested any...
Trump and Barr have been asking foreign governments to help in a Justice Dept. inquiry to discredit the Mueller investigation. The State Dept. has now been tied to the Ukraine...