Jan 15 WATCH: Senators sworn in for Trump impeachment trial By Gretchen Frazee U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts will preside over the trial that will determine whether the president is considered guilty or acquitted of two articles of impeachment. Continue reading
Jan 13 WATCH: McConnell says he’ll ‘strongly oppose’ the war powers resolution By Matthew Daly, Laurie Kellman, Associated Press The Senate majority leader said that the measure, co-sponsored by two Republicans, would send the wrong message to U.S. allies after the Trump administration killed Iran's top general earlier this month. Continue reading
Jan 13 U.S. drops designation of China as currency manipulator By Martin Crutsinger, Associated Press Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said the administration had dropped China’s designation as a currency manipulator because of commitments in the Phase 1 trade agreement that President Donald Trump is to sign with China on Wednesday at the White House. Continue reading
Jan 13 WATCH: Barr says U.S. sending home some Saudi cadets after shooting By Eric Tucker, Michael Balsamo, Associated Press The trainees who are being removed had jihadist or anti-American sentiments on social media pages or had “contact with child pornography,” U.S. officials said. Continue reading
Jan 13 Trial opens over Border Patrol detention conditions By Astrid Galvan, Associated Press The lawsuit filed in 2015 applies to eight Border Patrol facilities where attorneys say migrants are for long stretches of time in squalid and freezing cells. Continue reading
Jan 13 Canada to get access to recorders from downed plane in Iran By Rob Gillies, Associated Press Canada's Transportation Safety Board said Monday that Iranian officials have invited it to participate in analysis of the voice and flight data recorders from the Ukrainian jetliner shot down by a missile that killed 176 people including 57 Canadians. Continue reading
Jan 13 Astros’ manager, GM fired for sign stealing By Ronald Blum, Kristie Rieken, Associated Press Astros manager AJ Hinch and general manager Jeff Luhnow were fired Monday after the pair were suspended by Major League Baseball for the team's sign-stealing during Houston's run to the 2017 World Series title and during the 2018 season. Continue reading
Jan 13 Wanting change, Democratic voters grapple with who can win By Steve Peoples, Associated Press How much change is too much in 2020? It is a question that has plagued candidates and voters alike over the last year in the Democratic Party's quest to identify the person best positioned to defeat Trump in November. Continue reading
Jan 12 Watch 3:44 Uncertainty continues to loom over Senate impeachment trial As the Democratic-led House prepares to move articles of impeachment against President Trump to the Republican-controlled Senate, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Sunday called for a fair trial that would include additional witnesses. Special correspondent Jeff Greenfield joins Hari Sreenivasan… Continue watching
Jan 12 As trial nears, Trump keeps discredited Ukraine theory alive By Amanda Seitz, Eric Tucker, Richard Lardner, Associated Press The theory took root in vague form well before Donald Trump laid claim to the White House in 2016. The candidate’s close confidant tweeted about it. His campaign chairman apparently spoke about it with people close to him. What if,… Continue reading