Jan 13 Trump officials point to dissent in Iran amid lingering questions over U.S. strike By Robert Burns, Associated Press Defense Secretary Mark Esper added to the uncertainty over the intelligence behind last week’s killing of Gen. Qassem Soleimani when he said Sunday that he had seen no hard evidence that four American embassies had been under possible threat. Continue reading
Jan 13 Trump says Senate should dismiss impeachment case without a trial By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press President Donald Trump faces charges that he abused power by pushing Ukraine to investigate Democratic rival Joe Biden and then obstructed Congress. Continue reading
Jan 12 Watch 3:44 Uncertainty continues to loom over Senate impeachment trial As the Democratic-led House prepares to move articles of impeachment against President Trump to the Republican-controlled Senate, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Sunday called for a fair trial that would include additional witnesses. Special correspondent Jeff Greenfield joins Hari Sreenivasan… Continue watching
Jan 12 As trial nears, Trump keeps discredited Ukraine theory alive By Amanda Seitz, Eric Tucker, Richard Lardner, Associated Press The theory took root in vague form well before Donald Trump laid claim to the White House in 2016. The candidate’s close confidant tweeted about it. His campaign chairman apparently spoke about it with people close to him. What if,… Continue reading
Jan 12 Trump wants Pelosi, Schiff as impeachment witnesses By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Sunday that senators will “pay a price” if they block new witnesses in Donald Trump's impeachment trial, but the president quickly retorted that she and House Intelligence Chairman Adam Schiff should also testify. Continue reading
Jan 12 Iran braces for protests after admitting plane shootdown By Joseph Krauss, Jon Gambrell, Associated Press Iran's security forces deployed in large numbers across the capital on Sunday, expecting more protests after its Revolutionary Guard admitted to accidentally shooting down a passenger plane at a time of soaring tensions with the United States. Continue reading
Jan 11 Watch 4:19 Are U.S. military leaders prepared to withdraw from Iraq? By PBS NewsHour Iraq’s government is demanding that U.S. troops leave the country in the wake of last week's drone strike that killed an Iranian general and an Iraqi militia commander. But on Friday, as violent protests continued in Iraq, Secretary of State… Continue watching
Jan 11 AP Fact Check: Trump’s distortions are across the board By Calvin Woodward, Associated Press President Donald Trump systematically fabricated his record before boisterous supporters and the eyes of the world this past week. Continue reading
Jan 11 Storms sweep southern US, Midwest as death toll rises to 11 By Juan A. Lozano, Associated Press Severe storms sweeping across southern portions of the U.S. and up into the Midwest were blamed Saturday in the deaths of at least 11 people, including two first responders, as high winds, tornadoes and unrelenting rain battered large swaths of… Continue reading
Jan 11 2 U.S. troops killed by roadside bomb in Afghanistan By Rahim Faiez, Associated Press Two U.S. service members were killed and two others injured when their vehicle was hit by a roadside bomb in southern Afghanistan, the U.S. military said in a statement Saturday. In keeping with defense department rules, the U.S. military did… Continue reading