‘We followed the president’s orders’: Highlights from Sondland testimony
The U.S. House of Representatives Intelligence Committee, which is leading an impeachment inquiry https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-testimony/u-s-ambassador-sondland-says-he-followed-trumps-orders-on-ukraine-idUSKBN1XU1S3 into Pr…
U.S. Ambassador Sondland says he followed Trump’s orders on Ukraine
U.S. envoy Gordon Sondland told lawmakers on Wednesday that President Donald Trump ordered him to work with Trump’s personal attorney Rudy Giuliani on Ukraine matters, and that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was aware and “fully supportive” of their ef…
Former Baltimore mayor charged with wire fraud over ‘Healthy Holly’ book sales
Former Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh was charged on Wednesday with wire fraud and tax evasion relating to sales of her self-published “Healthy Holly” children’s book to charities where she worked, federal prosecutors said.
Apple starts construction of new $1 billion campus in Texas
Apple Inc said on Wednesday it had started construction of a new campus in Austin, Texas, beside its existing facility where it makes the new MacBook Pro laptops.
Apple starts construction of new campus in Texas
Apple Inc said on Wednesday it had started construction of a new campus in Austin, Texas, beside its existing facility where it makes the new MacBook Pro laptops.
After rise in Iowa polls, Buttigieg in spotlight at U.S. Democratic presidential debate
Democratic White House contender Pete Buttigieg, who has climbed into the lead in recent polls in Iowa, will get his turn in the spotlight on Wednesday when 10 of the top candidates for the party’s presidential nomination meet in a debate in Atlanta.
Healthcare tangles in Democratic White House race could carry risk in 2020, polls show
A trio of polls released ahead of Wednesday’s Democratic presidential debate showed a majority of Americans support Medicare for All, but offered conflicting signals about whether the proposed healthcare overhaul could hurt the party in the November 20…
Pence visit to Wisconsin launches focus on three battleground states
Vice President Mike Pence will begin a push on Wednesday to bolster President Donald Trump’s position in Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania, three states that Trump won narrowly in 2016 and probably must win again to secure a second term in 2020.
Sondland, Trump’s informal Ukraine connection, faces impeachment hearing
U.S. diplomat Gordon Sondland has told two different stories to lawmakers leading the impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump. On Wednesday, he is certain to face sharp questions about which one is right.
FBI wishes it had acted quicker as China stole intellectual property
The FBI wished it had taken swifter action as Beijing recruited U.S.-based researchers to transfer intellectual property from American laboratories, a senior official at the agency said on Tuesday during Senate testimony.
