U.S. officials confirm first U.S. case of China coronavirus
A traveler from China has been diagnosed in Seattle with the Wuhan coronavirus, a spokesman from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Tuesday.
Democrats blast impeachment trial rules, demand evidence from Trump lawyer
Democrats on Tuesday accused Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of trying to rig U.S. President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial and demanded the president’s top lawyer be made a possible witness in the case.
‘Nobody likes him’: Hillary Clinton bashes Bernie Sanders
Hillary Clinton criticized the campaign of her former Democratic presidential rival Bernie Sanders in a new documentary in which she says he was an ineffective U.S. senator who accomplished little because “nobody liked him.”
Uber tests feature allowing some California drivers to set fares
Uber Technologies Inc on Tuesday said it is testing a feature that allows some drivers in California to set their own fares, hoping the change will help it show that its drivers are independent contractors rather than employees under state law.
Ex-NY Assembly Speaker Silver’s corruption conviction partially thrown out
A federal appeals court on Tuesday threw out part of former New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver’s corruption conviction and ordered that he be resentenced, citing errors in his trial judge’s jury instructions.
Senate Democrats will seek to subpoena White House documents in impeachment trial
U.S. Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer said he will seek to amend the resolution coming later on Tuesday that outlines the procedure for President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial in order to obtain records of communications on U.S. aid to Ukraine…
Democrats accuse McConnell of rigging Trump’s impeachment trial
Democrats on Tuesday accused the top Senate Republican of rigging U.S. President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial with proposed rules that would prevent witnesses from testifying and bar evidence gathered by investigators.
Schiff says Senate impeachment process will not lead to a fair trial
Democrat Adam Schiff, leading the U.S. House of Representatives team charged with arguing that President Donald Trump must be removed from office, on Tuesday said that the process being considered for the upcoming Senate impeachment trial is not fair.
White House lawyer in Trump trial is both defender and key witness to events
While arguing President Donald Trump’s case at this week’s Senate trial, White House counsel Pat Cipollone also is defending his own role in a legal strategy that helped lead to Trump’s impeachment on a charge of obstructing Congress.
Factbox: Key senators in battle over Trump impeachment trial testimony
The U.S. Senate is holding an impeachment trial on charges by the House of Representatives that President Donald Trump abused his powers and obstructed a congressional inquiry into his effort to pressure Ukraine to investigate Democratic presidential c…
