Nov 19 Johnson, Corbyn square off in 1st UK election debate By Jill Lawless, Danica Kirka, Associated Press The hour-long encounter — the first-ever head-to-head TV debate between a British prime minister and a chief challenger — offers Corbyn a chance to make up ground in opinion polls, which show his Labour Party trailing Johnson's Conservatives ahead of… Continue reading
Nov 19 Read Kurt Volker's full opening statement in the Trump public impeachment hearing By Gretchen Frazee Kurt Volker, the former U.S. special envoy to Ukraine, testified before House lawmakers on Tuesday. Continue reading
Nov 19 Read Schiff's full opening statement in the Trump impeachment hearing featuring Volker, Morrison By Gretchen Frazee The House Intelligence Committee is holding a hearing featuring Kurt Volker, the former U.S. special envoy to Ukraine, and Tim Morrison, a former White House official who served on the National Security Council. Continue reading
Nov 19 House passes short-term spending measure as talks falter By Associated Press Tuesday’s legislation would avert a Thanksgiving government shutdown but opens the door to a possible shutdown just before Christmas. Continue reading
Nov 19 WATCH: Schiff accuses Trump of a 'failed effort to bribe Ukraine' By Associated Press Schiff says President Donald Trump’s pressure on Ukraine for political investigations was “a failed effort to bribe Ukraine.”… Continue reading
Nov 19 WATCH: 'Right matters,' Vindman says when asked why he's testifying in the impeachment hearings By Associated Press He said he felt comfortable speaking out, because: “Here, right matters.”… Continue reading
Nov 19 Trump calls the impeachment inquiry a 'kangaroo court' By Associated Press Trump made the comments at the start of a Cabinet meeting and as the House impeachment panel listened to testimony from National Security Council aide Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman and Jennifer Williams, an aide to Vice President Mike Pence. Continue reading
Nov 19 WATCH: Rep. Ratcliffe says no witness has accused Trump of 'bribery' By Associated Press Texas GOP Rep. John Ratcliffe said the word “bribery” only appeared once in transcripts of impeachment interviews. It was in a question one attorney asked about unfounded bribery allegations against former Vice President Joe Biden. Continue reading
Nov 19 Amid impeachment inquiry, Ukraine wants to stay out of the drama By Associated Press Ukraine’s foreign minister said the last thing the country needs, while dealing with the war with Russia-backed separatists in the east, is to be involved in “problems at the other end of the world.”… Continue reading
Nov 19 WATCH: Vindman says Trump's motives clear in Zelensky call By Associated Press Vindman testified in a House impeachment hearing that there was no ambiguity about Trump’s use of the word “Biden” in the phone call. Continue reading