Nov 23 Feds fight back as Epstein death conspiracy theories swirl By Michael Sisak, Associated Press At another time in history, the indictment of two jail guards responsible for monitoring Jeffrey Epstein the night he killed himself might have served as an emphatic rebuttal to suspicions that the wealthy sex offender was actually murdered. Not in… Continue reading
Nov 23 Pence on surprise Iraq trip to reassure Kurds, greet troops By Zeke Miller, Associated Press Vice President Mike Pence made an unannounced visit to Iraq on Saturday in the highest-level American trip since President Donald Trump ordered a pullback of U.S. forces in Syria two months ago. Continue reading
Nov 22 Watch 5:22 What happens next in the impeachment inquiry This week was a historic one for American government. Over three days, the House Intelligence Committee held public hearings with nine more witnesses as part of an inquiry into whether President Trump should be impeached. Lisa Desjardins joins Judy Woodruff… Continue watching
Nov 22 Watch 12:41 Shields and Brooks on impeachment hearing revelations, Democratic debate takeaways Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including the biggest revelations and most compelling characters from impeachment hearings, whether they will change voters' minds about impeachment, how… Continue watching
Nov 22 Equal Rights Amendment edges closer to reality By Alison Thoet In the shadow of last week’s impeachment hearings, the House Judiciary Committee paved a path for the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment in the first full congressional hearing on the measure since 1983. Continue reading
Nov 22 Trump doubles down on debunked Ukraine conspiracy theory By Aamer Madhani, Associated Press Trump called in to “Fox & Friends” and said he was trying to root out corruption in the Eastern European nation when he withheld aid over the summer. Continue reading
Nov 22 Trump says he doesn’t expect to be impeached By Associated Press Trump told “Fox & Friends” on Friday, “I think it’s very hard to impeach you when they have absolutely nothing." Trump said if the House did vote to impeach him, he would welcome a trial in the Senate. Continue reading
Nov 22 The Trump impeachment hearings highlight immigrants’ stories By Jill Colvin, Colleen Long, Associated Press Several witnesses who testified in the House impeachment inquiry this week chose to highlight their immigrant backgrounds, sharing their families’ stories in highly personal opening statements. Continue reading
Nov 21 Hill dismisses Sondland’s Ukraine work as ‘domestic political errand,’ not foreign policy By Daniel Bush Thursday's testimony from Fiona Hill and another career diplomat concluded two weeks of public impeachment hearings by the House Intelligence Committee. Both Democrats and Republicans are digging in as the investigation shifts to the Judiciary Committee and a likely House… Continue reading
Nov 21 Watch 19:16 How testimonies from Fiona Hill and David Holmes filled in Sondland’s ‘gaps’ In the week’s final day of public impeachment hearings, Dr. Fiona Hill, the former National Security Council senior director for Europe and Russia, and David Holmes, the political affairs counselor at the U.S. embassy in Ukraine, testified to the House. Continue watching