Sep 28 China, Russia cast themselves as defenders of internationalism as U.S. backs away By Jennifer Peltz, Frank Jordans, Associated Press In the wake of President Trump's proclamation that Americans "reject the ideology of globalism," Chinese Foreign Minister Wang's speech at the U.N. General Assembly sounded a note of rebuttal from a competing power. Continue reading
Sep 28 Trump orders new FBI probe of Kavanaugh, says it must be’ limited in scope’ and last no longer than a week By Associated Press In his own statement, Kavanaugh said that he will cooperate with the investigation. Continue reading
Sep 28 Venezuela needs ‘to be cleaned up,’ Trump says in meeting with Chilean president By Ken Thomas, Associated Press Trump welcomed Chilean president Sebastian Pinera days after he imposed financial sanctions on members of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's inner circle and suggested Maduro could be ousted in a military coup as a way to restore the country's democracy. Tens… Continue reading
Sep 28 Has Trump thought about a replacement for Kavanaugh? ‘Not even a little bit,’ the president says By Yamiche Alcindor When asked by reporters whether he would consider a replacement for Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, President Donald Trump said "Not even a little bit."… Continue reading
Sep 28 WATCH: Feinstein says Kavanaugh nomination a ‘test’ for how we treat women By Associated Press Sen. Dianne Feinstein says the Supreme Court nomination of Brett Kavanaugh is "a real test" for the Senate and the nation "to see how we treat women, especially women who are survivors of sexual assault."… Continue reading
Sep 28 Senate panel sets 1:30 p.m. vote on Kavanaugh By Associated Press Republicans have slim 11-10 majority on the committee. Continue reading
Sep 28 Sen. Flake says he’s a ‘yes’ on Kavanaugh ahead of crucial vote By Lisa Mascaro, Alan Fram, Catherine Lucey, Associated Press Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh gained the support of a key Republican senator Friday, virtually ensuring his nomination will advance to the full Senate a day after Kavanaugh adamantly denied sexually assaulting Christine Blasey Ford, who insists she's "100 percent"… Continue reading
Sep 28 Rosenstein agrees to private meeting with House lawmakers By Eric Tucker, Associated Press Trump is to meet next week with Rosenstein, who's overseeing the special counsel investigation into Russian election-meddling. Continue reading
Sep 28 WATCH: Senate Judiciary votes on Kavanaugh nomination By Lisa Mascaro, Alan Fram, Catherine Lucey, Associated Press Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh faced a crucial vote Friday as a Senate panel decides whether to move his nomination on to the full Senate a day after he adamantly denied sexually assaulting Christine Blasey Ford, who insisted she's "100… Continue reading
Sep 27 Trump: Kavanaugh testimony ‘showed America exactly why I nominated him’ By Jonathan Lemire, Zeke Miller, Catherine Lucey, Associated Press "His testimony was powerful, honest, and riveting. Democrats’ search and destroy strategy is disgraceful and this process has been a total sham and effort to delay, obstruct, and resist," Trump wrote on Twitter. Continue reading