FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the media on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, U.S., before his departure to New York, November 2, 2019. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas/File Photo WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday called on the whistleblower whose concerns prompted an impeachment inquiry to “come forward,”
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FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump answers reporters questions as he departs for travel to Mississippi from the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, U.S., November 1, 2019. REUTERS/Tom Brenner WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A federal judge in Oregon on Saturday temporarily blocked a Trump administration proclamation that would have required prospective immigrants to
FILE PHOTO: Democratic 2020 U.S. presidential candidate and former U.S. Representative Beto O’Rourke speaks at a campaign town hall meeting at Keene State College in Keene, New Hampshire, U.S., September 6, 2019. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/File Photo WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democrat Beto O’Rourke dropped out of the crowded 2020 U.S. presidential race on Friday, saying it had
DES MOINES, Iowa (Reuters) – A parade of Democratic presidential hopefuls vowed on Friday to oust Republican Donald Trump from the White House in 2020, promising a raucous crowd in Iowa they would lead the fight to fulfill longtime party goals like ending income inequality and providing universal healthcare. FILE PHOTO: Supporters of Elizabeth Warren,
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell holds a news conference following the Oct. 29-30 Federal Open Market Committee meeting in Washington, U.S., October 30, 2019. REUTERS/Sarah Silbiger WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A White House official said on Friday no discussions have taken place about ousting U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell after President Donald Trump expressed disappointment
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) speaks during a media briefing ahead of a House vote authorizing an impeachment inquiry into U.S. President Trump on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., October 31, 2019. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives secured enough votes on Thursday to pass legislation setting
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. lawmakers will cast the first vote on Thursday in the impeachment investigation of President Donald Trump as the Democratic-controlled House of Representatives takes up a measure that sets up the next steps in the fast-moving effort. Timothy Morrison, special assistant to the president and senior director for Europe and Russia at
Former CIA director John Brennan speaks during a forum on election security titled, “2020 Vision: Intelligence and the U.S. Presidential Election” at the National Press Club in Washington, U.S., October 30, 2019. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Former CIA Director John Brennan said on Wednesday that at least some American voters were swayed as a
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Two U.S. State Department officials will testify before House of Representatives investigators in the impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump on Wednesday while lawmakers prepare to weigh rules formalizing the impeachment process ahead. U.S. foreign service officer Catherine Croft, who once served as a deputy to then-Special Envoy for Ukraine Kurt Volker,
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A senior White House official testified on Tuesday he was so alarmed by hearing U.S. President Donald Trump ask Ukraine’s president to investigate a political rival, Democrat Joe Biden, that he reported the matter to a White House lawyer. Army Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Vindman became the first current White House staff member
MARIUPOL, Ukraine (Reuters) – Ukrainian officials will not testify in the U.S. Congress in the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump because Kiev does not want to get involved in the internal affairs of another country, Ukraine’s foreign minister said on Tuesday. FILE PHOTO: Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Vadym Prystaiko attends a news conference with his
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democrats in Congress, answering Republican complaints that their impeachment investigation of U.S. President Donald Trump is being conducted in secret, plan a vote on Thursday on a format for going public with their inquiry, marking a significant new stage in the probe. Trump and his fellow Republicans have for weeks branded as
FILE PHOTO: Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin answers questions from the press after an interview on CNBC on the North Lawn of the White House in Washington, U.S., September 12, 2019. REUTERS/Sarah Silbiger/File Photo JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Monday that the United States will increase economic pressure on Iran
BAGHDAD/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump announced on Sunday that fugitive Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi died in a raid by U.S. special forces in northwest Syria, in a major blow to the jihadist group. Baghdadi killed himself during the raid by igniting a suicide vest, Trump said in a televised address from the
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A senior U.S. diplomat on Saturday offered what Democrats characterized as corroborating testimony in the impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump, although the witness was expected to tell lawmakers his knowledge of the events at hand was limited. Philip Reeker, the acting assistant secretary of state for European and Eurasian affairs, met
COLUMBIA, S.C. (Reuters) – Nine Democrats vying to be their party’s presidential candidate in 2020 will take part in a criminal justice forum in South Carolina this weekend, down from 10 after U.S. Senator Kamala Harris dropped out to protest an award given to President Donald Trump at the event on Friday. FILE PHOTO: Senator