Jan 27 Supreme Court order allows Trump's new green card rule to take effect By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The new policy can be used to deny green cards to immigrants over their use of public benefits including Medicaid, food stamps and housing vouchers, as well as other factors. Continue reading
Jan 27 WATCH: Schiff says Bolton's testimony is relevant to Trump's trial By Associated Press Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., says Bolton should testify under oath and in public so everyone can “evaluate John Bolton’s credibility.”… Continue reading
Jan 27 WATCH: Trump dismisses Bolton book revelations as patently 'false' By Associated Press John Bolton writes in his forthcoming book that Trump told him that he wanted to withhold hundreds of millions of dollars in security aid from Ukraine until it helped secure investigations into former Vice President Joe Biden. Continue reading
Jan 27 WATCH: Sen. Mitt Romney says it's 'important to hear' Bolton testimony By Associated Press The account has given Democrats fuel in their pursuit of testimony from Bolton and other witnesses. Romney says Bolton "has relevant testimony" and it is "increasingly apparent it is important to hear" from him. Continue reading
Jan 27 Warren seeks to regain momentum in the final sprint to Iowa By Steve Peoples, Sara Burnett, Will Weissert, Associated Press Just days before Iowa's first-in-the-nation caucuses, allies, adversaries and new polling suggest that progressive rival Sen. Bernie Sanders has a slight advantage. Continue reading
Jan 27 Bolton revelations increase pressure for impeachment trial witnesses By Eric Tucker, Zeke Miller, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press Sen. Mitt Romney told reporters it's ”increasingly likely" that other Republican senators will now join the push for former national security adviser John Bolton to testify after the revelations from his book about Trump's reasoning for withholding Ukraine aid. Continue reading
Jan 27 WATCH: Trump impeachment trial -- Jan. 27 By Gretchen Frazee The defense team face a new hurdle--reports from former national security adviser John Bolton's unpublished manuscript. Continue reading
Jan 26 AP source: Bolton says Trump tied Ukraine funds to probe By Zeke Miller, Eric Tucker, Associated Press President Donald Trump said he wanted to maintain a freeze on military assistance to Ukraine until it aided political investigations into his Democratic rivals, former national security adviser John Bolton recounts in a draft of his forthcoming book. Continue reading
Jan 26 Who can topple Trump? Dems' electability fight rages in Iowa By Steve Peoples, Associated Press The urgent fight for the Democratic presidential nomination raged across Iowa on Sunday as the party’s leading candidates scrambled to deliver closing arguments centered on the defining question of the 2020 primary: Who can beat President Donald Trump?… Continue reading
Jan 26 Three years later, Trump travel ban heads back to court By Denise Lavoie, Associated Press After the U.S. Supreme Court upheld President Donald Trump’s ban on travelers from several predominantly Muslim countries in 2018, the ruling appeared to shut down legal challenges that claimed the policy was rooted in anti-Muslim bias. Continue reading