Apr 22 Nancy Pelosi urges Democrats to focus on 'finding the truth' before impeachment talk By Laurie Kellman, Associated Press In her first remarks on next steps, Pelosi acknowledged in a letter to rank-and-file Democrats that the party's officeholders have a range of views on how to proceed. But she counseled them repeatedly to go after facts, not resort to… Continue reading
Apr 22 Former White House counsel McGahn subpoenaed by House Judiciary chairman By Laurie Kellman, Associated Press Rep. Jerrold Nadler said in a statement that Don McGahn is a "critical witness" about whether Trump obstructed justice in incidents described in the Mueller report. Continue reading
Apr 22 Trump, business organization sue Democratic House Oversight chairman By Associated Press The complaint, filed in federal court in Washington, says the subpoena from Rep. Elijah Cummings "has no legitimate legislative purpose" and accuses Democrats of harassing Trump. Continue reading
Apr 22 Supreme Court to hear LGBT job discrimination cases By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The justices will hear cases involving people who claim they were fired because of their sexual orientation. Continue reading
Apr 22 Buttigieg scrambles to turn 2020 buzz into momentum By Hunter Woodall, Associated Press There are no policy positions on Pete Buttigieg's website. He has virtually no paid presence in the states that matter most. And his campaign manager is a high school friend with no experience in presidential politics. Continue reading
Apr 22 AP fact check: Trump, AG Barr spread untruths about Mueller report By Hope Yen, Calvin Woodward, Associated Press President Donald Trump is still distorting the truth about the Russia investigation, claiming exoneration from a special counsel's report that he is also assailing as hopelessly biased. Here's a closer look at the president's claims. Continue reading
Apr 22 Warren unveils college debt forgiveness plan By Meg Kinnard, Associated Press The Massachusetts senator says the proposal would eliminate almost all student loan debt for 42 million Americans. Continue reading
Apr 22 Massachusetts Rep. Seth Moulton joins 2020 presidential race By Steve LeBlanc, Associated Press The Massachusetts lawmaker and Iraq War veteran said he wanted to run a presidential campaign that would "bring this country back together."… Continue reading
Apr 22 U.S. won't renew sanctions waivers for nations using Iranian oil By Matthew Lee, Associated Press The Trump administration said five nations, including allies Japan, South Korea and Turkey, will no longer be exempt from U.S. sanctions if they continue to import oil from Iran. Continue reading
Apr 21 As Russia probe began, Trump called on NSA spy chief for help By Deb Riechmann, Susannah George, Associated Press Two months before special counsel Robert Mueller was appointed in the spring of 2017, President Donald Trump picked up the phone and called the head of the largest U.S. intelligence agency. Trump told Mike Rogers, director of the National Security… Continue reading