WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. senators on Monday sparred over the shape of an impeachment trial of President Donald Trump, with Republican leader Mitch McConnell saying he has not ruled out hearing from witnesses as Democrats have demanded. McConnell, speaking on Fox News, stopped short of agreeing to a Democratic request for the Senate to agree
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. House of Representatives panel told an appeals court on Monday that despite having already voted to impeach President Donald Trump lawmakers still have an urgent need for testimony from former White House counsel Don McGahn. FILE PHOTO: White House Counsel Don McGahn listens to Judge Brett Kavanaugh as he testifies
FILE PHOTO: Democratic U.S. presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg speaks about his gun policy agenda in Aurora, Colorado, U.S. December 5, 2019. REUTERS/Rick Wilking/File Photo WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Michael Bloomberg, the billionaire media mogul who is seeking the Democratic nomination for U.S. president, on Saturday opened campaign offices in Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin, three battleground states
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House on Sunday signaled comfort with plans by Senate Republicans to avoid new witnesses in President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial, while a top Democrat seized on a newly released email on the withholding of U.S. aid to Ukraine to press his case for testimony. The Democratic-led House of Representatives approved
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (Reuters) – President Donald Trump on Saturday criticized House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi for holding off on sending the articles of impeachment against him to the Senate. U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks at the Turning Point USA Student Action Summit at the Palm Beach County Convention Center in West
U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) holds her weekly news conference at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S. December 19, 2019. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump will deliver his annual State of the Union speech on Feb. 4 after accepting an invitation from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Friday. Pelosi extended
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at a signing ceremony for the “National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020” at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, U.S. December 20, 2019. REUTERS/Leah Millis WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump signed a $1.4 trillion budget package for the fiscal year 2020 into law on Friday to avert a
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Seven Democratic U.S. presidential contenders squared off on the debate stage in Los Angeles on Thursday, offering viewers their different takes on issues including taxes and trade. Senator Elizabeth Warren speaks as South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg and Senator Bernie Sanders listen during the sixth 2020 U.S. Democratic presidential candidates campaign
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Less than half of all Americans say President Donald Trump should be removed from office following his impeachment by the U.S. House of Representatives, according to a Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll released on Thursday, presenting a challenge for Democrats who will seek his ouster in a U.S. Senate trial. FILE PHOTO: U.S.
BATTLE CREEK, Mich.,/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – An embattled President Donald Trump condemned the Democratic-led impeachment vote against him on Wednesday, irked that he made U.S. history in a bad way but assured that Republicans in the Senate will save him from being ousted. “This lawless, partisan impeachment is a political suicide march for the Democrat Party,”
Demonstrators gather to demand the impeachment and removal of U.S. President Donald Trump during a rally at Times Square in New York City, New York, U.S., December 17, 2019. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton NEW YORK (Reuters) – Demonstrators rallied in New York on Tuesday night to call for U.S. President Donald Trump’s impeachment and removal from office
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday brushed aside a Democratic request to call four current and former White House officials as witnesses in a Senate impeachment trial expected next month, sending another clear signal that he expects senators not to remove U.S. President Donald Trump from office. On the day before
(Reuters) – U.S. political campaigns should make someone in their teams responsible for monitoring online disinformation about their candidate ahead of the 2020 elections, the Democratic National Committee (DNC) said on Monday. FILE PHOTO: The headquarters for the Democratic National Committee is seen in Washington, U.S., August 22, 2018. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts/File Photo The recommendation was
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The senior U.S. Senate Democrat called on Sunday for the Republican-led chamber to demand testimony from four current and former White House aides in a trial expected early next year on whether to remove President Donald Trump from office. Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer urged formal legal demands for testimony from White
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Top Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives made a last-minute pitch to Republicans on Sunday for why they should put partisanship aside and vote to impeach President Donald Trump. FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump ascends into the stands during the annual Army-Navy collegiate football game at Lincoln Financial Field in
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear President Donald Trump’s appeals in three separate cases to prevent his financial records, including tax returns, being handed over to Democratic-led House of Representatives committees and a New York prosecutor. FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a working luncheon with permanent