White House plans to end federal subscriptions to New York Times, Washington Post
The White House said on Thursday it is planning to order federal agencies to end their subscriptions to the New York Times and the Washington Post after repeated criticism of their coverage by President Donald Trump.
Trump’s Republican allies push ahead with anti-impeachment drive
Republicans pressed their effort to discredit the Democratic-led impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump on Thursday with plans for a Senate resolution calling it illegitimate, while the White House lauded lawmakers in his party who stormed …
White House working on messaging team on impeachment: U.S. Senator Graham
Republican U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham said on Thursday that the White House is working on getting a team together to work on messaging on the House of Representatives probe into whether President Donald Trump should be impeached.
Senators call for intelligence probe into Chinese-owned app TikTok
U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and Senator Tom Cotton on Wednesday asked intelligence officials to investigate whether the popular Chinese-owned app TikTok poses national security risks.
Pence backs Hong Kong protesters in China speech, slams NBA and Nike
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence on Thursday accused China of curtailing “rights and liberties” in Hong Kong and criticized U.S. company Nike and the National Basketball Association for falling in line with Beijing in a disagreement over free speech.
Explainer: Protesting Republicans say impeachment probe violates Trump’s rights. Is that true?
Republican lawmakers on Wednesday stormed a hearing room at the U.S. House of Representatives where a Pentagon official was to testify in the impeachment probe of President Donald Trump, yelling that it was unfair and violated Trump’s rights.
Democratic U.S. Representative Ryan of Ohio ends presidential bid
U.S. Representative Tim Ryan on Thursday said he was abandoning his bid for the Democratic Party’s 2020 presidential nomination and would instead seek re-election representing his district in Ohio.
Trump’s Republican allies push ahead with anti-impeachment efforts
Republicans pressed their offensive against the Democratic-led impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump on Thursday with plans for a Senate resolution calling it illegitimate, while the White House lauded lawmakers in his party who stormed in…
U.S. hearing room ‘swept’ for security breaches after Republican protest: sources
Officials at the U.S. Capitol had to “sweep” a secure conference room to check for security breaches such as listening devices after Republican lawmakers stormed in to protest the Democratic-led impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump, two sour…
Pence tells Hong Kong protesters in China speech: ‘We stand with you’
Vice President Mike Pence on Thursday accused China of curtailing “rights and liberties” in Hong Kong in a wide-ranging critique of Beijing’s behavior but also insisted that the United States does not seek confrontation or to “de-couple” from its main …
