Dec 02 Can a self-funded billionaire win over liberal Democrats? By Daniel Bush Michael Bloomberg and Tom Steyer's presidential campaigns will test the country’s appetite for rich, self-funded candidates in a year where some of the most popular platforms for the leading Democratic 2020 contenders include vowing to tax the ultra wealthy to… Continue reading
Dec 01 House panel to vote on Ukraine report as Trump mulls defense By Hope Yen, Associated Press The House impeachment inquiry enters a pivotal stage this week, with investigators planning a vote Tuesday to approve their report making the case for President Donald Trump’s removal from office as he decides whether to mount a defense before a… Continue reading
Nov 30 AP Fact Check: Trump’s Ukraine defense collides with facts By Calvin Woodward, Hope Yen, Associated Press In recent days, President Trump has cried foul in ways angry and profane as Democrats set the stage for House Judiciary Committee hearings likely to produce articles of impeachment. A review of rhetoric on this and other matters over the… Continue reading
Nov 29 Watch 11:05 Shields and Brooks on impeachment public opinion, shifting 2020 Democratic race Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including public opinion and legal debate in the impeachment inquiry into President Trump, the shifting race among 2020 Democrats and… Continue watching
Nov 29 Democrats ask Trump whether he wants lawyers at impeachment hearings By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press Rep. Jerrold Nadler also is asking Republicans on his committee which witnesses they plan to ask permission to subpoena. Continue reading
Nov 28 WATCH: Trump says U.S. has resumed peace talks with Taliban By Associated Press In a surprise visit to Afghanistan, President Donald Trump says the U.S. and Taliban have been engaged in ongoing peace talks and he thinks the Taliban want to make a deal. Continue reading
Nov 28 WATCH: Trump makes surprise visit to Afghanistan on Thanksgiving By Jill Colvin, Associated Press Trump arrived at Bagram Air Field shortly after 8:30 p.m. local time and spent more than two-and-a-half hours on the ground. Continue reading
Nov 28 Fired Navy Secretary Richard Spencer criticizes Trump in Washington Post column By Robert Burns, Julie Watson, Associated Press “This was a shocking and unprecedented intervention in a low-level review,” Spencer wrote. “It was also a reminder that the president has very little understanding of what it means to be in the military, to fight ethically or to be… Continue reading
Nov 27 Trump signs bills in support of Hong Kong protesters By Aamer Madhani, Associated Press Still, Trump is expressing some concerns about complicating the effort to work out a trade deal with China’s President Xi Jinping. Continue reading
Nov 27 Watch 5:04 What were Rudy Giuliani’s business dealings in Ukraine? It was another day of revelations in the saga of President Trump’s dealings with Ukraine, which prompted the impeachment inquiry. What was Trump’s personal attorney, Rudy Giuliani, doing in that Eastern European country? What did the president know about the… Continue watching