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…
U.S. Supreme Court declines to fast-track Obamacare appeal
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected a bid by the Democratic-controlled House of Representatives and 20 Democratic-led states to fast-track consideration of their appeal seeking a definitive ruling that the Obamacare healthcare law does not viola…
Trump foe Michael Avenatti in jail cell that held El Chapo: lawyers
Michael Avenatti is living in a jail cell that reportedly once housed convicted Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, making it impossible for the celebrity lawyer to prepare for his upcoming extortion trial, his lawyers said.
U.S. Supreme Court lets Flint, Michigan residents sue over water contamination
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday let residents of Flint, Michigan pursue a civil rights lawsuit against the city and government officials that accused them of knowingly allowing the city’s water supply to become contaminated with lead.
Trump lawyer Cipollone a material witness in impeachment trial: Democrats
Democrats who will argue the case to remove President Donald Trump from office demanded on Tuesday that Trump’s personal lawyer Pat Cipollone disclose any first-hand knowledge he has of evidence he will present in the Senate’s impeachment trial, callin…
Democrats blast McConnell’s rules for Trump impeachment trial in Senate
Democrats on Tuesday blasted the top Senate Republican’s proposed rules for U.S. President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial, saying its failure to guarantee witnesses or that evidence gathered by investigators would be allowed into the record was tanta…
White House lawyer defending Trump in trial seen as no ‘showboat’
When White House counsel Pat Cipollone argues President Donald Trump’s case in a Senate trial in the coming days, he will also be defending his role in a controversial legal strategy that helped lead to Trump’s impeachment on a charge of obstructing Co…
U.S. Census Bureau launches once-a-decade head count in rural Alaska
The U.S. Census Bureau was due to launch its latest once-in-a decade head count of Americans on Tuesday in one of the most remote corners of the country: a tiny, rural Alaska Native settlement on the Bering Sea coast.
Weinstein must tread carefully in rape trial defense, experts say
Former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein will face the challenge of defending himself in his rape trial as he tries to undermine his accusers’ credibility without appearing callous to jurors, according to several legal experts.
Trump’s Senate trial begins as a polarized America looks on
Donald Trump’s impeachment trial begins in earnest in the Senate on Tuesday in a rare use of the constitutional mechanism for ousting a president that has only deepened the polarization of U.S. voters ahead of presidential elections in November.
