Mar 04 House Democrats expand Russia probe, seeking more documents By Hope Yen, Associated Press Declaring it's "very clear" President Donald Trump obstructed justice, the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, says the panel is requesting documents Monday from more than 60 people from Trump's administration, family and business as part of a rapidly expanding… Continue reading
Mar 04 Ex-Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper enters presidential race By Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press Former Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper said on Monday he's running for president, casting himself as a can-do uniter who's used to overcoming adversity and accomplishing liberal goals in a politically divided state. Continue reading
Mar 03 AP fact check: Trump twists Cohen’s words on collusion By Hope Yen, Calvin Woodward, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Assailed by his ex-lawyer at every turn, President Donald Trump nevertheless claimed a measure of vindication from Michael Cohen’s statement that he possessed no direct evidence of collusion with Russia from his time serving the boss. But contrary… Continue reading
Mar 03 Senate may reject Trump’s national emergency declaration to build border wall, force veto By Associated Press Opponents of President Donald Trump’s declaration of a national emergency at the U.S.-Mexico border appear to have enough Senate votes to reject his move, now that Republican Rand Paul of Kentucky has said he can’t go along with the White… Continue reading
Mar 03 3 of U.S.’s biggest religious denominations in turmoil over sex abuse, LGBT policy By David Crary, Associated Press It has been a wrenching season for three of America’s largest religious denominations, as sex-abuse scandals and a schism over LGBT inclusion fuel anguish and anger within the Roman Catholic, Southern Baptist and United Methodist churches. Continue reading
Mar 03 Algeria’s president runs for 5th term, promises key changes By Oamar Ouali, Associated Press Algeria’s ailing president said Sunday that if he wins a fifth term in April, he would promote political changes that his critics have demanded and call an early presidential election in which he would not run. Continue reading
Mar 03 House to query 60 Trump officials in obstruction probe By Hope Yen, Associated Press Declaring it’s “very clear” President Donald Trump obstructed justice, the chairman of the House committee in charge of impeachment says the panel is requesting documents Monday from more than 60 people from Trump’s administration, family and business as part of… Continue reading
Mar 03 5 years on, Malaysia open to proposals to resume MH370 hunt By Eileen Ng, Associated Press Malaysia's transport minister said Sunday that the government is open to new proposals from U.S. technology firm Ocean Infinity or any other companies to resume the hunt for Flight 370, as families of passengers marked the fifth anniversary of the… Continue reading
Mar 03 U.S., South Korea end spring military drills to back diplomacy By Hyung-Jin Kim, Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press South Korea and the U.S. are eliminating their massive springtime military drills and replacing them with smaller exercises in what they call an effort to support diplomacy aimed at resolving the North Korean nuclear crisis. Continue reading
Mar 03 Democratic presidential candidates marking Selma anniversary By Errin Haines Whack, Associated Press Several Democratic White House hopefuls are gathering at one of America’s seminal civil rights sites on Sunday to pay homage to that legacy and highlight their own connections to the movement. Continue reading