Starr, lawyer who pursued Clinton and now defends Trump, rails against impeachment
Kenneth Starr, the lawyer whose investigation led to the impeachment of former U.S. President Bill Clinton in 1998, told the Senate on Monday that the process was happening all too often in what he called an “age of impeachment” as he spoke in defense …
Factbox: ‘This is stunning’ – Quotes from Capitol Hill on Day 6 of Trump impeachment trial
U.S. President Donald Trump’s Senate impeachment trial was overshadowed on Monday by an unpublished manuscript from former national security adviser John Bolton that said Trump wanted to freeze U.S. aid to Ukraine to pressure the country for politicall…
U.S. Supreme Court lets hardline Trump immigration policy take effect
The U.S. Supreme Court gave the go-ahead on Monday for one of President Donald Trump’s hardline immigration policies, allowing his administration to implement a rule denying legal permanent residency to certain immigrants deemed likely to require gover…
Epstein probe gets ‘zero cooperation’ from Prince Andrew: U.S. prosecutor
Britain’s Prince Andrew has provided “zero cooperation” to U.S. authorities probing sex trafficking allegedly carried out by deceased financier Jeffrey Epstein and co-conspirators, a prosecutor said on Monday.
Republicans in Trump impeachment trial on the spot over Bolton book report
President Donald Trump’s fellow Republicans in the U.S. Senate came under fresh pressure on Monday to allow witnesses in his impeachment trial, while his defense team took aim at Democrats’ accusations that he mounted a pressure campaign against Ukrai…
Eight killed as flames engulf 35 boats in Alabama marina fire
Fire swept through a lakefront marina in Alabama early on Monday, killing at least eight people and sending seven others to hospital after flames engulfed 35 vessels from house boats to pontoons, the local fire chief said.
There’s something else at stake in Trump impeachment: control of U.S. Senate
President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial may not result in his removal from office, but it could help determine whether his Republicans retain control of the Senate in the November congressional elections.
Bolton manuscript puts Republicans under pressure in Trump impeachment trial
President Donald Trump’s fellow Republicans in the U.S. Senate came under fresh pressure on Monday to allow witnesses and new documents in his impeachment trial, while Trump’s defense team argued that policy differences were a crucial reason that Democ…
Accuser tells jury that Harvey Weinstein forced oral sex on her
One of the women who former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein is charged with sexually assaulting told a jury on Monday that he forced oral sex on her in his New York City home in 2006.
Focus on Avenatti, U.S. judge says, as Trump critic’s Nike extortion trial begins
The judge overseeing Michael Avenatti’s extortion trial said the case should not focus on Nike Inc’s alleged corruption or devolve into celebrity name-dropping, as jury selection began for the case against the lawyer and critic of U.S. President Donald…
