Factbox: After impeachment, who might argue the case against Trump in the Senate?
When the U.S. Senate begins the trial to consider impeachment charges against President Donald Trump, a handful of lawmakers from the House of Representatives will act as prosecutors to lay out the case against the president.
U.S. lawmakers at impasse over Trump impeachment trial in Senate
U.S. lawmakers who control the fate of President Donald Trump left Washington for a holiday break on Friday with no agreement over how they will handle the Senate trial to consider his impeachment charges in January.
Factbox: Trump impeachment – What happens next?
Donald Trump became the third president in U.S. history to be impeached when the House of Representatives formally charged him on Wednesday with abuse of power and obstruction of Congress.
U.S. CDC says hospitalizations related to vaping illnesses decline
U.S. health officials said on Friday there has been a decline in emergency department visits caused by a mysterious lung illness tied to vaping, and recommended that health care providers follow up soon after hospital discharge.
U.S. Air Force lifts ban on Boeing KC-46A tanker after fix
The U.S. Air Force said on Friday it has lifted a three-month ban on Boeing’s KC-46A aerial refueling tanker for cargo and passenger operations after the aircraft maker fixed a problem related to locking down cargo.
Two city employees killed in shooting at North Carolina municipal building
Two city employees were killed in a shooting at a public works building in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and two other people were wounded, a city official said on Friday.
Washington state lawmaker under pressure to step down over militia actions
Washington state Republican lawmakers urged one of their members to resign after a state report found that he took part in at least three armed conflicts against the U.S. government as part of the right-wing militia movement.
Spotlight will be on U.S. chief justice in Trump trial and in major cases
U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts is poised to serve a highly visible though largely ceremonial role in the Senate impeachment trial of President Donald Trump due next month. But it is in his day job on the Supreme Court that the mild-mannered jurist cou…
Exclusive: Pentagon to stockpile rare earth magnets for missiles, fighter jets
The U.S. military plans to stockpile rare earth magnets used in Javelin missiles and F-35 fighter jets, according to a government document seen by Reuters, a step that critics say does little to help create a domestic industry to build specialized magn…
Blitzing Buttigieg: Democratic U.S. presidential rivals train debate attacks on young mayor
If either Elizabeth Warren or Amy Klobuchar is going to win the 2020 Democratic U.S. presidential nomination, they will have to take down Pete Buttigieg to do it.




