Democrats vow to insulate impeachment probe from ‘sham investigations’
The impeachment inquiry into U.S. President Donald Trump will not be allowed to become a venue for “sham investigations” into Democratic presidential hopeful Joe Biden and his son, the head of a congressional committee leading the probe said on Tuesday…
Chicago’s cold blast spells concern for the city’s homeless
Homeless advocates in Chicago were closely monitoring wind chill temperatures on Tuesday as an early season blast of arctic air swept across the eastern two-thirds of the United States.
Conservative Supreme Court justices lean toward Trump on ending immigrant program
Conservative U.S. Supreme Court justices on Tuesday appeared sympathetic to President Donald Trump’s effort to rescind a program that protects from deportation hundreds of thousands of immigrants who entered the United States illegally as children – du…
Trump was keen to be up to date on 2016 WikiLeaks releases on Clinton: ex-aide testifies
The 2016 Trump election campaign was keen to keep abreast of the release of emails potentially damaging to Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton, reaching all the way to Trump, the Republican’s former deputy campaign chairman testified in court on Tues…
‘Sham’ investigation of Bidens will not dominate impeachment hearings: House Democrat
The impeachment inquiry into U.S. President Donald Trump will not be allowed to become a venue for “sham investigations” into Democratic presidential hopeful Joe Biden and his son, the head of a congressional committee leading the probe said on Tuesday…
In reversal, Mulvaney says he won’t sue over impeachment probe subpoena
White House acting Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney on Tuesday said in a court filing that he would not bring a lawsuit challenging a subpoena for his testimony in the impeachment probe into President Donald Trump, adding that at the direction of the presi…
Former U.S. President Carter recovering in hospital after successful brain procedure
Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter was recovering at an Atlanta hospital on Tuesday after safely undergoing a procedure to relieve pressure on his brain from bleeding caused by recent falls, the Carter Center said in a statement.
U.S. alleges Russian operatives sought to undermine U.S. election agency
U.S. prosecutors have accused Russian operatives of seeking to interfere with a federal agency charged with policing American elections, as part of their case relating to interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential contest, saying the group aimed to int…
Schiff: Impeachment hearings no place for conspiracy or targeting whistleblower
The head of the U.S. House panel leading the impeachment inquiry on Tuesday warned fellow lawmakers ahead of public hearings, saying the televised questioning would not serve as a venue to air conspiracy theories or out a whistleblower.
Pivotal witness Gates testifies at trial of longtime Trump adviser Roger Stone
The criminal trial of President Donald Trump’s longtime adviser Roger Stone resumed on Tuesday with another important prosecution witness: Trump’s former deputy campaign chairman, Rick Gates.
