U.S. House passes legislation taking hard line on China over Hong Kong, Huawei
The U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday passed four pieces of legislation taking a hard line on China, three related to pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong and one commending Canada’s government in a dispute over the extradition of an executive fr…
Schiff says impeachment probe to move into public hearing phase eventually: Representative Yarmuth
U.S. House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff told fellow Democrats that the House of Representative’s impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump will move into a public hearing phase eventually, Representative John Yarmuth told Reuters o…
House Democrats will hold off on full vote authorizing impeachment probe: source
Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives are not currently backing a full vote of the chamber to authorize an impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump, said an aide familiar with the situation.
Pence, Giuliani will not cooperate in U.S. House impeachment inquiry
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence and President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani said on Tuesday they will not cooperate with a U.S. House of Representatives impeachment inquiry, prompting a leading Democrat to say that would strengthen the ca…
Former congressman subpoenaed over interactions with Giuliani: WSJ
A grand jury has issued a subpoena related to an investigation by federal prosecutors into President Donald Trump’s lawyer Rudy Giuliani, seeking documents from former U.S. Representative Pete Sessions about his dealings with the former New York mayor …
Support for impeachment cools as Congress digs in for extended fight: Reuters/Ipsos poll
Support for impeaching U.S. President Donald Trump cooled off this week, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll, as the White House hunkered down for an extended fight over allegations that the administration pushed a foreign government to investigate one o…
Trump lawyer Giuliani will not cooperate in U.S. House impeachment inquiry
President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani will not cooperate with a U.S. House of Representatives impeachment inquiry that is scrutinizing his efforts to pressure Ukraine to investigate a Trump political rival, Giuliani’s lawyer said on Tu…
Pence declines to share documents with House impeachment inquiry: counsel
Vice President Mike Pence declined on Tuesday to submit documents to the House of Representative committees pursuing an impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump, his office said, calling the probe “self-proclaimed” and the requests for information…
U.S. appeals court to revisit Trump win in hotel ’emoluments’ case
A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday said it would reconsider an earlier ruling that handed victory to U.S. President Donald Trump in a Democratic-backed lawsuit that accuses him of violating anti-corruption provisions of the U.S. Constitution with his Wash…
Trump seen threatening retaliation against Italy digital tax: official
U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to raise the possibility of U.S. retaliation against an Italian tax on digital companies when he meets with President Sergio Mattarella on Wednesday, a senior administration official said.