Factbox: Which U.S. House Democrats want to impeach Trump?
Ninety Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives as of early this week have said they support starting impeachment investigations against Republican President Donald Trump.
Trump’s new anti-asylum rule faces court test in California
A new U.S. rule aimed at slashing the number of asylum cases at the southern border with Mexico faces a court test on Wednesday when a federal judge will hear arguments about whether to block the measure pending trial.
Taciturn Mueller faces U.S. Congress on probe of Trump
When Robert Mueller was leading a U.S. Marine Corps platoon in combat in Vietnam, Donald Trump was finishing college and about to go to work for his father, a New York City landlord, having received military draft deferments including for a diagnosis o…
Explainer: After Mueller, what do U.S. House Judiciary Democrats do about Trump?
Democrats in control of the U.S. House Judiciary Committee hope that Robert Mueller’s testimony on Wednesday will boost their wide-ranging investigation of President Donald Trump, but it is not entirely clear where that inquiry is headed.
Senate to vote to confirm FAA nominee Wednesday
The U.S. Senate is set to vote on Wednesday to confirm a former airline executive to head the Federal Aviation Administration.
Mueller to testify at hearings with high stakes for Trump, Democrats
Former U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller testifies to Congress on Wednesday at a pair of televised hearings that carry high stakes for President Donald Trump and Democrats who are split between impeaching him or moving on to the 2020 election.
Senior lawmaker rejects Justice Department limits on Mueller testimony
A day before Robert Mueller’s eagerly anticipated congressional testimony, a senior Democratic U.S. lawmaker on Tuesday accused President Donald Trump’s Justice Department of arrogance in instructing the former special counsel to limit the scope of his…
U.S. coal miners discouraged by black lung meeting with McConnell
A group of coal miners afflicted with black lung disease met with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday as part of an effort to convince lawmakers to restore a higher excise tax on coal companies to help fund their medical care, but several…
Ohio House passes bill to save nuclear power plants
Ohio’s Republican-controlled House of Representatives passed a bill on Tuesday to create subsidies to avoid the early shutdown of the state’s two nuclear power reactors.
Former lobbyist Esper sworn in as Pentagon chief
Army Secretary Mark Esper was sworn in as U.S. secretary of defense on Tuesday, hours after being confirmed by the Senate in a strong bipartisan vote that ended the longest period by far the Pentagon had been without a permanent top official.
