Pence takes aim at China on Hong Kong in major policy speech
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 …
Vice President Pence to walk a tightrope in China speech amid trade deal hopes
A year after the U.S. Vice President’s hawkish speech on China caused an uproar in Beijing, Mike Pence is expected to strike a gentler tone in a second policy address on the country Thursday, as hopes blossom for a partial trade deal with Beijing.
Democrats set December impeachment target, but obstacles abound
By Susan Cornwell, David Morgan, Mark Hosenball and Jonathan Landay
Democrats intend to resume depositions in U.S. impeachment probe immediately: Swalwell
Democratic U.S. Representative Eric Swalwell said early Wednesday afternoon that Democrats intended to resume taking depositions in the impeachment probe of President Donald Trump, after Trump’s fellow Republicans stormed a hearing room and blocked the…
Republican lawmakers disrupt Democratic-led Trump impeachment inquiry
A U.S. House of Representatives impeachment inquiry devolved into chaos on Wednesday as Republican lawmakers, encouraged by President Donald Trump to get tougher in fighting Democratic efforts to impeach him over dealings with Ukraine, stormed into a h…
Italy PM says Barr’s meetings with Rome intelligence were legitimate
Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte on Wednesday confirmed that U.S. Attorney General William Barr held two secret meetings with Italian intelligence officers in Rome and described the encounters as “legal and correct”.
State Department refusing to turn over ‘significant’ information for impeachment inquiry: U.S. House Democrats
The leaders of the U.S. House of Representatives impeachment investigation said on Wednesday that the State Department refused to comply with a subpoena for documents that they now know are key to their probe into whether President Donald Trump should …
Republicans halt witness testimony in impeachment probe: U.S. lawmaker
U.S. Representative Mark Meadows on Wednesday said fellow Republicans had successfully halted testimony in the congressional impeachment inquiry led by House Democrats and that there were no negotiations to resolve the dispute.
Trump could shoot someone and escape prosecution, his lawyer argues
A lawyer for U.S. President Donald Trump told a federal appeals court Wednesday the president does not have to hand over his tax returns to New York state prosecutors because he is immune from criminal investigation.
Biden says Trump has no ‘sense of empathy’ for U.S. middle class
Democratic U.S. presidential contender Joe Biden attacked President Donald Trump’s economic policies on Wednesday, telling voters in the electoral battleground state of Pennsylvania that the middle class is “in trouble.”
