Trump says public impeachment hearings are a disgrace
U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday called the public congressional impeachment hearings “a disgrace” and an “embarrassment” to the nation, but said it was up to Americans to make their own judgment about the witness testimony.
U.S. safety board wants Boeing to redesign part after fatal 737 NG accident
The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board on Tuesday called on Boeing Co to redesign the fan cowl structure on all 737 NG planes and retrofit existing planes after an April 2018 incident in which a woman was killed on Southwest Airlines plane aft…
Trump says Pelosi delaying vote on new trade pact to get impeachment support
President Donald Trump on Tuesday accused Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi of delaying a vote to approve the USMCA trade pact between the United States, Canada and Mexico in order to secure support for her impeachment inquiry.
Factbox: Warren on defense? What to watch for in the Atlanta U.S. Democratic debate
Ten of the 18 candidates seeking the Democratic nomination to face Republican President Donald Trump in November 2020 will take the stage in Atlanta on Wednesday in the party’s fifth primary debate.
U.S. charges two jail guards over Jeffrey Epstein death
U.S. prosecutors on Tuesday unveiled criminal charges accusing two correctional officers of falsifying records on the night financier Jeffrey Epstein killed himself in a New York jail cell.
Top White House Ukraine expert says Trump request for Biden probe was improper
A White House official testified in the impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump on Tuesday that a phone call the president made to ask Ukraine to investigate his political rivals was improper, and denounced attacks on witnesses in the invest…
Indiana teachers use their ‘outside voices’ to demand higher wages
Thousands of red-clad Indiana teachers swarmed the state capitol building on Tuesday, chanting loudly to protest low salaries and evaluation policies and forcing half the state’s school districts to cancel classes for the day.
Factbox: ‘A fevered rush to target and remove a president’: Quotes from Trump impeachment hearing
The U.S. House of Representatives Intelligence Committee held its third day of public hearings on Tuesday in an impeachment inquiry examining President Donald Trump’s dealings with Ukraine.
Bei Bei, Washington’s eligible bachelor panda, set to move to China
After a month of preparations and good-byes, Bei Bei, the Washington National Zoo’s most eligible giant panda bachelor, is set to leave for China on Tuesday, where scientists hope he will help increase the population of his species.
Factbox: Witnesses scheduled to testify this week in the U.S. impeachment inquiry
The U.S. House of Representatives’ impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump shifts into higher gear this week with a parade of officials facing questioning by lawmakers over Trump’s dealings with Ukraine.
