Exclusive: Democrats willing to risk 2020 chances to impeach Trump – Reuters/Ipsos poll
Most Democrats want to impeach U.S. President Donald Trump, even if that means weakening their party’s chances of winning back the White House in the 2020 election, according to a Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll.
Pro-impeachment group targets vulnerable House Republicans with new ads
A group pushing for President Donald Trump’s impeachment will launch a six-figure digital ad campaign on Tuesday, targeting vulnerable Republicans in the House of Representatives at a time polls show a growing percentage of Americans favor impeachment….
White House to lay case for withholding documents, testimony in impeachment probe: source
The White House on Tuesday is expected to tell Democrats in Congress that it will exercise its privileges to withhold certain testimony and documents in the House impeachment inquiry, according to a person familiar with the matter.
White House blocks ambassador’s impeachment testimony
The Trump administration on Tuesday blocked an ambassador from testifying to the U.S. House of Representatives’ impeachment investigation of President Donald Trump’s dealings with Ukraine, a move top House Democrats vowed to counter with a subpoena.
U.S. imposes visa restrictions on Chinese officials over Muslim treatment
The United States has imposed visa restrictions on Chinese government and Communist Party officials it believes responsible for the detention or abuse of Muslim minorities in Xinjiang province, the U.S. State Department said on Tuesday.
‘Tell the truth … for a change’: ex-President Carter’s advice to Trump
Former Democratic U.S. President Jimmy Carter on Tuesday called on President Donald Trump to cooperate with Congress’ impeachment inquiry, saying his refusal to comply with lawmakers’ requests has left Americans grappling for answers.
Russian propaganda increased after 2016 U.S. election: Senate committee
The Senate committee investigating Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. election said on Tuesday that the Kremlin’s best-known propaganda arm increased its social media activity after that vote, adding to concerns about foreign meddling in the current…
U.S. Supreme Court divided on LGBT employment protection; Gorsuch could be key
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday appeared closely divided over whether a landmark federal law forbidding sex discrimination in the workplace protects gay and transgender employees, with conservative Justice Neil Gorsuch emerging as a potential decisiv…
U.S. presidential candidate Warren attacks Facebook’s political ad policies
U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren took aim at Facebook’s political advertising policies on Monday, suggesting without evidence that a change in the social media giant’s policy might have been linked to a recent meeting between Fac…
For LGBT people outside U.S. Supreme Court, cases have a familiar ring
For many of the activists who demonstrated outside the U.S. Supreme Court during arguments in major gay and transgender rights cases on Tuesday, the story told inside about plaintiffs Gerald Bostock and Aimee Stephens sounded all too familiar.
