GOP seeks to gain more control of impeachment narrative
House Republicans are trying to get more control over the public narrative on impeachment after weeks where they’ve been on the back foot.The conference has been unnerved by polls showing growing...
View ArticleTrump's EU ambassador to testify after Democrats' subpoena
A key witness in House Democrats' ongoing impeachment inquiry will testify next week despite the State Department's objection.U.S. Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland will testify before...
View ArticleEx-Ukraine ambassador arrives to give testimony
Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch appeared on Capitol Hill Friday morning for closed-door testimony in the House impeachment inquiry.Yovanovitch is expected to discuss her dismissal...
View ArticleMexican president urges Pelosi to get USMCA trade deal approved
Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador on Friday said he wrote House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) a letter asking her to push forward approval of the trade deal negotiated between the United...
View ArticleAppeals court rejects Trump bid to keep financial records from House Democrats
A federal appeals court on Friday ruled against President Trump in his attempt to quash a subpoena for his financial records from House Democrats.In a 2-1 ruling, a panel of judges for the Federal...
View ArticleREAD: Former Ukrainian ambassador blames 'questionable motives' for...
Marie Yovanovitch, the former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine, on Friday told Congress that she lost her job due to “unfounded and false claims by people with clearly questionable motives.”Yovanovitch, who...
View ArticleDemocrats request testimony from US diplomat who questioned Trump motivations...
House Democrats have reportedly requested testimony from the top U.S. diplomat to Ukraine, who questioned President Trump's motivations for withholding aid to the country. Democrats requested to depose...
View ArticlePelosi calls court ruling in Trump financial records fight a 'validation...
Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Friday praised an appeals court ruling that could pave the way for House Democrats to obtain some of President Trump's financial records, saying it shows “increased...
View ArticleState sought to block Yovanovitch testimony, say Democrats
The Trump administration sought to block the congressional deposition Friday of the former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine, leading House Democrats to issue a subpoena for her appearance — and ultimately...
View ArticleAmash says he's happy not feeling 'bound to a particular party'
Rep. Justin Amash (I-Mich.) says that he's the "happiest" he's ever been while in Congress.In a new Time magazine interview, Amash, the only non-Democratic member of Congress to support the impeachment...
View ArticleWhite House accidentally sends Ukraine talking points to Democrats again
The White House accidentally sent Democrats a list of talking points related to ex-Ukraine Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch’s Friday House deposition, two sources with knowledge of the email told The Hill,...
View ArticleHouse Dems introduce bill to fight social media disinformation
A group of House Democrats on Friday introduced legislation intended to increase media literacy among Americans in order to combat social media disinformation campaigns.The Digital Citizen and Media...
View ArticleCracks emerge in White House strategy as witness testifies
Cracks are starting to emerge in the White House's overarching strategy not to cooperate with any aspect of House Democrats’ impeachment investigation and other probes. In the course of a few hours...
View ArticleTrump accuses Pelosi of 'hating' US over impeachment inquiry
President Trump told a campaign rally in Louisiana Friday that Speaker Nancy Pelosi “hates the United States of America” because of her impeachment inquiry against him.“I used to think she loved the...
View ArticleIn testimony, Dems see an ambassador scorned, while GOP defends Trump
House lawmakers emerged Friday from a marathon hearing with the former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine with both sides digging in on their positions for what promises to be a frenzied month as the...
View ArticleHouse Foreign Affairs leaders to introduce sanctions bill against Turkey
The Democratic chairman and ranking Republican on the House Foreign Affairs Committee said Friday they will introduce legislation to slap sanctions on Turkey in response to its offensive against...
View ArticleDemocratic lawmaker: Ex-Ukraine ambassador gave 'emotional account of...
Democratic Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney (N.Y.) said Friday that former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch was a “very credible witness” who gave a “gripping and emotional account of presidential...
View ArticleDemocratic lawmaker says Barr's reported meeting with Murdoch should be...
Rep. Harley Rouda (D-Calif.) suggested Friday that Attorney General William Barr's reported meeting with media giant Rupert Murdoch this week should be investigated by lawmakers.Murdoch, the chairman...
View ArticleTlaib says Democrats have discussed detaining White House officials who...
Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) revealed in a new interview that House Democrats have discussed jailing allies of the president who do not comply with congressional subpoenas, an escalation of the House's...
View ArticleGOP lawmaker: Democrats cherry-picking what to leak in impeachment inquiry
Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-N.Y.) slammed Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) for his handling of the impeachment inquiry, saying the process is filled with "cherry-picked leaks, withholding of key facts and ......
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