Trump ‘made a religious man out of Vladimir Putin,’ jokes Schiff
There have been few chuckles during U.S. President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial in the Senate. But a wisecrack on Thursday about Russian President Vladimir Putin produced some laughter, at least from the Democratic side of the chamber.
Biden leads, while others gain momentum in bid for 2020 nomination: Reuters/Ipsos poll
Former Vice President Joe Biden leads other candidates for the Democratic presidential nomination, while several others appeared to be gaining momentum in their bid for the White House, according to a Reuters/Ipsos national opinion poll released on Thu…
Off to the races: Key dates on the U.S. presidential election calendar
The nominating contest for the 2020 U.S. presidential election will kick off Feb. 3 with the first-in-the-nation caucuses in Iowa.
How long can the U.S. Senate sit still? Twenty minutes
The 100 U.S. senators who will determine whether to remove President Donald Trump from office at the end of his impeachment trial managed to stay seated and listen to the Democratic case against him for about 20 minutes on Thursday.
Two days into Trump trial, Republicans appear unmoved but offer Democrats some praise
On the second day of House Democrats laying out their case in the U.S. Senate for removing President Donald Trump, there was little sign on Thursday that their arguments had changed any minds among Republican senators who control the chamber.
Democrats use words of Trump allies against him in impeachment trial
Democrats on Thursday pressed their case at U.S. President Donald Trump’s Senate trial for removing him from office by using the words of his own allies against him to make the point that his actions constituted impeachment offenses, but his fellow Rep…
Democrats resume arguments in Trump trial; Republicans seem unswayed
Democrats on Thursday resumed their arguments at U.S. President Donald Trump’s Senate impeachment trial for removing him from office, but his fellow Republicans gave scant indication of relenting in their resistance to the Democratic case.
Battling billionaires: Trump and candidate Bloomberg swap insults and attacks
U.S. President Donald Trump fired off a new round of Twitter insults aimed at political rival Michael Bloomberg on Thursday, shortly after the Democratic presidential candidate’s campaign debuted a new television ad attacking the Republican seeking re-…
Trump administration rolls out new rule to limit ‘birth tourism’
President Donald Trump’s administration rolled out a new rule on Thursday that aims to limit “birth tourism” by women who enter the United States on tourist visas with the intention of obtaining citizenship for their babies born on American soil.
Democrats try to persuade reluctant Republicans to join push to remove Trump
Democrats were poised on Thursday to press forward at U.S. President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial with their arguments for removing him from office, but his fellow Republicans showed no signs of softening their resistance to the Democratic case.
