Trump’s impeachment trial underway in Senate as battle lines form
U.S. President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial began in earnest in the Senate on Tuesday in a rare use of the constitutional mechanism for ousting a president that has further polarized voters ahead of a November election.
Ex-NY Assembly Speaker Silver’s corruption conviction partially overturned
A federal appeals court on Tuesday overturned part of former New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver’s corruption conviction and ordered that he be resentenced, a decision likely to mean Silver will spend at least some time in prison.
Arizona mother arrested on suspicion of killing her three young children
A 22-year-old woman was arrested and booked into jail on Tuesday on suspicion of killing her three young children, city police said, after the bodies were found inside her south Phoenix home.
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.
