Trump could be acquitted in impeachment trial as early as Friday: U.S. senator
A Democratic push to force Republicans to accept witnesses at Donald Trump's impeachment trial in the U.S. Senate appeared to be flagging on Wednesday, raising the possibility the president could be acquitted as early as Friday. As senators spent the day posing questions to both ...
White House bars John Bolton book release over alleged 'top secret' material
The White House told former national security adviser John Bolton that a book reportedly containing damaging evidence for President Donald Trump cannot be published because it breaks secrecy laws. The warning was made in a letter to Bolton's lawyer dated January 23 but only made ...
Trump attacks John Bolton as U.S. Senate enters new phase in impeachment trial
President Donald Trump unleashed his sharpest attack yet on John Bolton after his former national security adviser depicted Trump as playing a central role in a politically motivated pressure campaign on Ukraine, as the U.S. Senate prepared on Wednesday to enter a new phase ...
Ex-U.S. national security chief John Bolton says Trump tied Ukraine funds to Biden probe: report
U.S. President Donald Trump told a then-top aide in August he wanted to freeze security aid to Ukraine until officials there helped with investigations into Democrats, including former Vice President Joe Biden, the New York Times reported on Sunday. Trump's statement was described in an ...
The Senate impeachment trial of U.S. President Donald Trump is likely to begin in seven days with key players sworn in later this week, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday. McConnell, a Republican senator from Kentucky, said he expected the House of Representatives to send ...
Regime change quest suspected as Trump seizes on new Iran protests
With presidential tweets in Persian and stern warnings to the regime, Donald Trump's administration is rallying behind the latest protests in Iran — and renewing suspicions that his real goal is regime change. Just a week ago, massive crowds took to the streets in Iran ...
Nancy Pelosi says Mitch McConnell seeks 'cover-up' of Trump impeachment
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said it was "unusual" for her counterpart in the Senate, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, to back a resolution aimed at dismissing the impeachment case against President Donald Trump. "Dismissing is a cover-up," Pelosi said Sunday on ABC's "This Week." McConnell on Friday ...
John Bolton roils Trump impeachment trial, saying he’d speak if subpoenaed
Former U.S. national security adviser John Bolton said Monday he would testify if subpoenaed during President Donald Trump's impeachment trial in the Senate, complicating Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's plan for swift proceedings with no witnesses. "I have concluded that, if the Senate issues a subpoena ...
Trump faces firestorm after identifying alleged whistleblower on Twitter
Donald Trump faced calls from his own party to show more restraint on Twitter amid a storm of outrage Sunday over the president revealing the name of a man widely thought to be the whistleblower who triggered his impeachment. Criticism has been growing since Trump ...
Former Trump adviser John Bolton warns of 'imminent' North Korea risk
Former U.S. national security adviser John Bolton on Monday sharply criticized President Donald Trump's North Korea policy, warning that the Asian country posed an "imminent" threat. "The risk to U.S. forces & our allies is imminent & more effective policy is required before NK has ...
Trump impeachment showdown looms as Democrats seek to shape Senate trial and call witnesses
U.S. Democrats signaled Monday they were girding for battle over witnesses and fair process in the Senate trial of Donald Trump, days ahead of a historic House vote on impeaching the president for abuse of office and obstruction of Congress. Even as Trump faces disgrace ...
Impeachment cloud darkens Trump's Florida Thanksgiving break
President Donald Trump branded his political enemies "wolves" on Tuesday ahead of leaving Washington for a campaign rally and Thanksgiving break at his Florida home already being spoiled by the growing threat of impeachment. Before boarding Air Force One, the president was to act out ...
