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 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
Oct 05 Here’s what happened this week in the impeachment inquiry By Colleen Long, Associated Press It was just last week that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced an impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump. It was triggered by a whistleblower's complaint about a July 25 phone call where Trump prodded Ukraine's new president to dig up… Continue reading
Oct 05 North Korea decries breakdown of talks US says were ‘good’ By Jari Tanner, Matthew Lee, Associated Press North Korea's chief negotiator said Saturday that discussions with the U.S. on Pyongyang's nuclear program have broken down, but Washington said the two sides had "good discussions" that it intends to build on in two weeks. Continue reading
Oct 05 Trump scolds Romney over criticism about Trump’s China words By Nicholas Riccardi, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press Dissent came from familiar corners this past week, and President Trump took notice. Continue reading
Oct 05 Impeachment probe reaches into White House with new subpoena By Zeke Miller, Jill Colvin, Associated Press The impeachment inquiry is reaching directly into the White House, with Democrats subpoenaing officials about contacts with Ukraine and President Donald Trump signaling his administration will not cooperate. Continue reading
Oct 04 Watch 8:53 As House probe intensifies, Trump mounts a strategy of offense Despite the release of text messages among Trump administration officials referencing both the president’s desire for Ukraine to investigate the Biden family and the idea of withholding a relationship as leverage, President Donald Trump is insisting his actions reflect a… Continue watching
Oct 04 Watch 7:38 Why talking to Ukrainian officials disproves the Trump narrative on Biden By Simon Ostrovsky Ukraine lies at the heart of the impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump, who has urged the country’s new president to investigate the Biden family. Special correspondent Simon Ostrovsky, who has reported from the country for years, returns there to… Continue watching