This week, the US ambassador to the EU backtracked his impeachment inquiry testimony, acknowledging Trump and Giuliani pushed for a quid pro quo with Ukraine. In last night's elections, Virginia flipped both houses of the General Assembly, and is now on track to become the 38th and final
It’s election day in California, Colorado, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Minnesota, Mississippi, North Carolina, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia, and Washington, with races that may lead to major shifts in political power. Get out, have fun, go vote! Today in impeachment news: One of Giuliani’s Ukrainian-American associates
Smugglers are sawing through sections of Trump's border wall using relatively inexpensive power tools. Beto O'Rourke ends his presidential campaign, telling supporters he won't run for office next year—and that includes a Senate bid. "People dismiss 15-year-old girls, but they
The House of Representatives approves its first resolution related to an impeachment inquiry into Donald Trump: an explainer. Another Trump aide confirms that military aid to Ukraine was linked to an investigation of Trump’s political rivals. “We think we’re ready.” Democrats reach the end of closed-door depositions.
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 classified server. Responding to an invitation to voluntarily testify at the House impeachment inquiry, Bolton's
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 call users make each day. Officials fear that Turkey-backish militias are killing civilians in US-abandoned areas, using
"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 of Representatives." The House will vote to formalize its impeachment inquiry. The National Security's Council'
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 annual budget deficit widened to $984 billion—its largest since 2012 and the first time since the early
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. "Nothing kills a global political scandal like debate about process, and that’s exactly what Republicans are betting
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 of Kurdish allies for Russia and Iran worries evangelical supporters. Approval of the impeachment inquiry reaches its highest level, with 55% in favor of possibly
