White House preparing formal objection to impeachment probe
(AP) -- President Donald Trump said Friday the White House is preparing a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi formally objecting to the Democrats' impeachment inquiry without an official vote. It's expected to say the administration won't cooperate with the probe without that vote -- but he also said he believes it will pass.
Obama's attorney general Eric Holder claims Trump's AG seems too partisan
The man who served as attorney general under former President Barack Obama took President Donald Trump's A.G. to task Tuesday.
Trump dares Congress, brandishing deep-red 2016 election map: 'Try to impeach this'
Democrats moved forward last week with an impeachment inquiry over questions surrounding Trump’s July call to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
House committees subpoena Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani for documents related to Ukraine
House Democrats subpoenaed President Donald Trump’s lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, for documents on Monday as they ramped up investigations of the president’s dealings with Ukraine.
McConnell: Senate must take up impeachment if approved by House
Republican Leader Mitch McConnell said Monday that Senate rules would require him to take up any articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump if approved by the House, swatting down talk that that the GOP-controlled chamber could dodge the matter entirely.
Barr 'surprised and angry' to be lumped with Giuliani on Trump's Ukraine call, source says
When Attorney General William Barr did learn of Trump's Ukraine call a few weeks later, he was "surprised and angry" to discover he had been lumped in with Rudy Giuliani, a source says.
Democrats move ahead with subpoenas, Trump impeachment inquiry
House Democrats took their first concrete steps in the impeachment investigation of President Donald Trump, issuing subpoenas demanding documents from Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and scheduling legal depositions for other State Department officials.
Whistleblower accuses White House of Ukraine call cover-up
White House officials took extraordinary steps to "lock down" information about President Donald Trump's summertime phone call with the president of Ukraine, even moving the transcript to a secret computer system, a whistleblower alleges in a politically explosive complaint that accuses the administration of a wide-ranging cover-up.
Democrats call whistleblower complaint 'deeply disturbing'
Democrats who reviewed a secret whistleblower complaint involving President Donald Trump Wednesday called it "deeply disturbing" and said it gives them new leads to pursue as they consider impeachment.
Washington plunges into Trump impeachment probe
Washington plunged into an impeachment crisis on Wednesday, as House Democrats opened an investigation into President Donald Trump's campaign season dealings with Ukraine. Trump repeatedly prodded Ukraine's president to look into Democratic rival Joe Biden, according to a rough transcript released by the White House.
Pelosi orders impeachment probe against Trump: 'No one is above the law'
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi launched a formal impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump on Tuesday, yielding to mounting pressure from fellow Democrats and plunging a deeply divided nation into an election-year clash between Congress and the commander in chief.
32 arrested in DC climate change demonstrations
Police say 32 activists have been arrested amidst the climate change protests dotting the District on Monday morning.
White nationalism is now recognized as a major terror threat by the Department of Homeland Security
Acting Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kevin McAleenan announced the agency’s new counterterrorism strategy at an event at the Brookings institute Friday, and for the first time, DHS is focused on addressing the threat of white nationalism coming from within the borders of the United States.
President Trump says gun bill negotiations going 'very slowly'
President Donald Trump on Thursday poured cold water on prospects for a bipartisan compromise on gun legislation, even as Attorney General William Barr circulated a draft plan on Capitol Hill to expand background checks for gun sales.
Lewandowski, House Democrats spar at impeachment hearing
The first impeachment hearing held by House Democrats quickly turned hostile on Tuesday as their sole witness, former Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski, stonewalled many of their questions and declared they were "focusing on petty and personal politics."
Trump suggests 'innocent' Kavanaugh should sue, blasts media for 'lies'
President Trump said Supreme Court Associate Justice Brett Kavanaugh should sue or get backing from the Department of Justice, after a New York Times piece claimed that new accounts support one claim of alleged sexual misconduct from when Kavanaugh was in college.
14-year-old starts freshman year at George Washington University
Meet the 14-year-old George Washington University freshman!
President Trump to propose ban on flavorings used in e-cigarettes
President Donald Trump said Wednesday his administration will propose banning thousands of flavors used in e-cigarettes to combat a recent surge in underage vaping.
President Trump ousts hawkish Bolton, dissenter on foreign policy
President Donald Trump on Tuesday abruptly forced out John Bolton, his hawkish national security adviser with whom he had strong disagreements on Iran, Afghanistan and a cascade of other global challenges.
Judiciary panel to set rules for Trump impeachment investigation
The House Judiciary Committee will vote Thursday to establish rules for hearings on impeachment, escalating the panel's investigations of President Donald Trump even as many Democrats remain wary of the effort.