Oct 07 Trump allies pursued business deals in Ukraine By Desmond Butler, Michael Biesecker, Richard Lardner, Associated Press People with ties to Trump and his administration have pursued business deals in Ukraine that went far beyond advancing the president's personal political interests. Continue reading
Oct 07 AP Fact Check: Trump points fingers as he faces impeachment inquiry By Hope Yen, Lindsay Whitehurst, Paul Wiseman, Associated Press President Donald Trump is turning to a familiar playbook to defend himself: blasting the inquiry as illegal, attacking his investigators and critics alike, and deriding the whistleblower process as all-but-rigged. Many facts are getting lost in the process. Continue reading
Oct 07 Judge rejects Trump’s attempt to stop release of his tax returns By Larry Neumeister, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge rejected President Donald Trump’s challenge to the release of eight years of his tax returns for a New York state criminal probe, saying on Monday that he could not grant such a… Continue reading
Oct 07 New whistleblower may give House Democrats fresh information By Eric Tucker, Richard Lardner, Jill Colvin, Associated Press A second individual has emerged who could corroborate the original whistleblower's complaint gripped Washington and potentially heightened the stakes for Trump. Continue reading
Oct 06 Watch 3:54 SCOTUS takes on DACA, LGBTQ rights in new term By PBS NewsHour The U.S. Supreme Court begins its new term Monday with a docket full of blockbuster cases ranging from abortion and DACA to insanity defenses and LGBTQ discrimination. Amy Howe, co-founder and contributing reporter for SCOTUSblog, joins Hari Sreenivasan from Washington,… Continue watching
Oct 06 Analysis: Trump’s old ways colliding with new realities By Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press The playbook Donald Trump has used as a real estate developer, celebrity businessman and political candidate has, for the most part, proved effective through the first two-plus years of his presidency. Continue reading
Oct 06 Aide: Perry pushed Trump for Ukraine call, for energy issues By Ellen Knickmeyer, Alan Fram, Associated Press Energy Secretary Rick Perry encouraged President Donald Trump to speak to Ukraine's president — but on energy and economic issues, Perry's spokeswoman said Sunday, addressing Perry's role in a telephone call that's at the center of a congressional impeachment probe… Continue reading
Oct 06 Anger grows at civilian deaths by US, Afghan forces By Kathy Gannon, Associated Press Increasing civilian deaths in stepped-up U.S. airstrikes and operations by Afghan forces highlight the conundrum the U.S. military and its Afghan allies face, 18 years into the war: How to hunt down their Islamic State group and Taliban enemies, while… Continue reading
Oct 06 Lawyer: 2nd Trump whistleblower spoke to inspector general By Eric Tucker, Richard Lardner, Jill Colvin, Associated Press A second whistleblower has spoken to the intelligence community's internal watchdog and has information that backs the original whistleblower's complaint about President Donald Trump's dealings with Ukraine, according to the lawyer for the two. Continue reading
Oct 05 A timeline of key events in the Trump-Ukraine story By Magan Crane With a cast of colorful characters, fast moving parts and new information coming out every day, it is easy to get lost trying to follow the story about President Donald Trump and Ukraine. Catch up with our timeline. Continue reading