Dec 02 Trump to tariff steel and aluminum from Argentina and Brazil By Darlene Superville, Associated Press President Donald Trump on Monday accused Argentina and Brazil of hurting American farmers through currency manipulation and said he’ll slap tariffs on their steel and aluminum imports to retaliate. Continue reading
Dec 02 NATO under friendly fire as leaders ready for London summit By Lorne Cook, Associated Press NATO leaders will gather in London on Tuesday as the world’s biggest military alliance, marking its 70th birthday, battles with one of the most confounding of adversaries: Itself. Continue reading
Dec 02 House impeachment report coming ahead of landmark hearing By Hope Yen, Lisa Mascaro, Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press The House impeachment report on President Donald Trump will be unveiled Monday behind closed doors for key lawmakers as Democrats push ahead with the inquiry despite the White House’s declaration it will not participate in the first Judiciary Committee hearing. Continue reading
Dec 02 White House says it won't participate in impeachment hearing By Hope Yen, Associated Press The White House declared Sunday it would not participate in the first impeachment hearings before the House Judiciary Committee as Democrats prepared to approve their report Tuesday making the case for President Donald Trump’s removal from office. Continue reading
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