Text: House Speaker Pelosi’s remarks announcing Trump impeachment inquiry
U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Tuesday the House would open an impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump over reports he sought foreign help to smear a political rival.
U.S. lawmakers propose $1 billion fund to replace Huawei equipment
A U.S. House panel unveiled bipartisan legislation this week that would authorize $1 billion for small and rural wireless providers to replace network equipment from companies including Huawei Technologies Co Ltd and ZTE Corp that lawmakers say pose a …
Michael Avenatti withdraws request to subpoena Nike in U.S. extortion case
Michael Avenatti on Tuesday withdrew his request to subpoena Nike Inc in connection with the federal criminal case accusing the embattled lawyer of extortion, after the company said prosecutors already possessed all the documents he sought.
Trump says he’s not taking talk of impeachment over Ukraine seriously
U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday shrugged off talk about impeachment over reports that he had asked his Ukrainian counterpart to launch an investigation that could damage Democratic political rival Joe Biden.
Murder trial begins for former Dallas cop who shot black man in his own home
A former off-duty Dallas police officer faces trial on murder charges on Monday after she shot and killed a black neighbor last year in his apartment, saying she entered it by mistake and thought he was a burglar.
U.S. federal government has more diversity of economists than academia
The U.S. federal government employs a higher percentage of women and minority economists than universities and colleges but the pace at which they are being added remains slow, a report by the Brookings Institution published on Monday showed.
Lawsuit over politically ‘slanted’ Trump wildlife board can proceed: U.S. judge
A federal judge has rejected the Trump administration’s bid to dismiss a lawsuit by animal rights groups seeking to dissolve a wildlife advisory board they said was stacked with politically connected donors and pro-hunting enthusiasts.
Ukraine wants to stay out of U.S. domestic politics: presidential official
Ukraine wants to stay out of a domestic political battle in Washington and any attempt by either side to take advantage of Ukraine would damage relations, a top official in President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s administration told Reuters.
U.S. recorded two new cases in measles outbreak last week
Two new cases of measles were reported in the United States last week, in the latest sign that health authorities have yet to take control of the nation’s worst outbreak of the highly contagious and sometimes deadly disease since 1992.
Trump says he discussed Biden in call with Ukrainian president
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday that he discussed Democratic presidential hopeful Joe Biden and his son in a call with Ukraine’s president.
