Posted on · The president reiterated his unsupported claim that mail-in voting would cause massive fraud. But he does not have the power to move the date of the election, which was set by an 1845 federal law.
Posted on · President Trump has said he believes many states could begin to re-open even before the federal guidelines for social distancing and mitigation expire on May 1.
Posted on · The president said the border would close by "mutual consent," the latest development in the coronavirus pandemic.
Posted on · Senators voted as expected to clear President Trump on both articles of impeachment filed by the House. Now Washington must try to pick up the pieces.
Posted on · Chairman Jerry Nadler unexpectedly called a halt for the night without consulting minority Republicans after hours of procedural combat toward the expected votes. GOP members were outraged.
Posted on · Wednesday's hearing included only opening statements from 40 members on the committee, and with each given five minutes to speak took just over three and a half hours.
Posted on · The House Judiciary is holding a hearing on the findings of the impeachment inquiry, with attorneys for both parties. Chairman Jerry Nadler said at the start that the president "has broken his oath."
Posted on · A panel of four constitutional law scholars are trying to put the allegations against Trump in a historical and legal context. Three of the professors support impeachment, one is opposed.
Posted on · The House Intelligence Committee has resumed its pas de deux of dueling documents. Republicans fired first with a report on Monday.
Posted on · The former top Russia official on the National Security Council detailed how the U.S. ambassador to the European Union was assigned a "domestic political errand" to help President Trump's reelection.
Posted on · The U.S. ambassador to the European Union also said he kept Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and other senior State Department officials abreast of his contacts with Trump personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani.
Posted on · Lawmakers are hearing from two witnesses called by Republicans, former Ukraine peace envoy Kurt Volker and former National Security Council aide Tim Morrison.
Posted on · Marie Yovanovitch described a pressure campaign to oust her from Kyiv. President Trump tweeted negatively about her during her hearing; Rep. Adam Schiff called it "witness intimidation."
Posted on · A State Department staffer heard President Trump on a phone call asking about "investigations" by Ukraine that he thought might help him in the 2020 election, a witness told Congress on Wednesday.
Posted on · The acting director of national intelligence is meeting the House and Senate intelligence committees on Thursday as Washington roils over Ukraine and an ongoing impeachment inquiry.