Abuse of power, not criminality, key to Trump impeachment
Democratic lawmakers have a strong case for impeaching U.S. President Donald Trump if they can prove he abused his power when he asked Ukraine’s president to “look into” an American political rival, several legal experts said.
White House plans caps for religious refugees, Iraqis, Central Americans
The White House on Thursday proposed a new refugee policy that would allow 5,000 people fleeing religious persecution, 4,000 Iraqis, and 1,500 Guatemalans, Hondurans and Salvadorans to move to the United States during the 2020 fiscal year.
New York prosecutors agree to put request for Trump tax returns on hold
New York prosecutors have agreed to put on hold their bid to enforce their subpoena seeking U.S. President Donald Trump’s tax returns, according to a court filing on Thursday.
Senate confirms Trump nominee for labor secretary
The Republican-led U.S. Senate on Thursday voted to confirm Eugene Scalia, a prominent lawyer with a long record of challenging government regulations on behalf of companies and trade groups, to be the next U.S. labor secretary.
Trump says there should be a way of stopping impeachment inquiry, perhaps through courts
U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday assailed Democrats for their impeachment inquiry and said there should be a way to stop them, perhaps through courts.
Biden looks to Ukraine flap to jolt his 2020 presidential campaign
Joe Biden, courting donors at a fundraiser in California on Thursday, began his remarks by reading directly from a whistleblower’s complaint that President Donald Trump sought foreign interference in the 2020 election.
House leader to back bill limiting court secrecy
(This story corrects paragraph 8 to clarify Judge Story spoke on behalf of the Judicial Conference of the United States and not as a member in September 26 story.)
Whistleblower on Trump-Ukraine contacts is a CIA officer: sources
The whistleblower who said U.S. President Donald Trump pressured Ukraine to investigate Democratic rival Joe Biden is a CIA officer and at one point was assigned to work at the White House, two sources familiar with the probe into his complaint confirm…
Zelenskiy opponents say comments about Europeans to Trump could hurt Ukraine
Opponents of Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Thursday they were worried that the Ukrainian president’s criticism of European leaders in a call with Donald Trump could damage the country’s international standing.
Seeking favors, Trump asked Ukraine president to investigate Biden
President Donald Trump pressed Ukraine’s leader to investigate Democratic presidential front-runner Joe Biden, in coordination with the U.S. attorney general and Trump’s personal lawyer, according to a summary of a telephone call released by the Trump …
