How impeaching a U.S. President would work

By Paul Ombati,

Calls to impeach President Donald Trump have been rising each day, mostly among some Democrats. Recent admissions that he tried to influence Ukrain...

democrats , Trump

‘Apologize to America,’ Trump tells Democratic congresswomen

By Reuters,

U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday stepped up his attacks on four Democratic congresswomen who have criticized his policies, calling on them to apo...

Democratic congresswomen , Ilhan Omar , President Donald Trump

Bills targeting China’s Huawei introduced in Congress

By Reuters,

Members of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives introduced bills on Tuesday to keep tight restrictions on Huawei Technologies Co Ltd, amid con...

Huawei , President Donald Trump , U.S Senate

House condemns Trump over ‘racist comments’ tweeted at congresswomen

By Reuters,

The U.S. House of Representatives voted on Tuesday to condemn President Donald Trump for “ racist comments” against four minority Democratic congr...

Congresswomen , Donald Trump , Kevin McCarthy , racism

Twitter says it will label tweets from Trump and other leaders that break its rules

By CNN,

Twitter plans to place a disclaimer on future tweets from world leaders that break its rules but which Twitter decides are in the "public interest," t...

Disclaimer , label tweets , President Donald Trump , Twitter

US House passes emergency funding bill for migrant care crisis

By VOA,

It took last-minute changes and a full-court press by top Democratic leaders, but the House passed with relative ease Tuesday a $4.5 billion emergency...

Funding bill , Immigration crisis , John Sanders , U.S.A

CNN Poll: Rising share expect Trump to win in 2020

By CNN,

A majority of Americans say they think Donald Trump is going to win a second term, according to a CNN Poll conducted by SSRS, even as the President's ...

American politics , Barack Obama , Donald Trump , Immigration , North Korea

Trump loses lawsuit challenging subpoena for financial records

By Reuters,

A U.S. judge on Monday ruled in favor of a U.S. House of Representatives committee seeking President Donald Trump’s financial records from his accou...

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Missouri passes abortion law outlawing terminations after 8 weeks

By CNN,

Missouri has joined a number of other US states to ban abortions after eight weeks with doctors facing up to 15 years in prison if they carry out term...

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Trump Announces Sweeping Immigration Plan

By VOA,

A proposed "fair, modern and legal" overhaul of the American immigration system, which lawmakers from both major U.S. parties contend has little chanc...

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Trump may provoke U.S. lawmakers to impeach him: senior Democrat

By Reuters,

Democrats are reluctant to impeach U.S. President Donald Trump, but he may provoke such a move by continuing to obstruct Congress’ efforts to overse...

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US lawmakers alarmed by new Trump tariffs on Chinese goods

By VOA,

U.S. President Donald Trump's intention to further hike U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods has alarmed American lawmakers of both parties who fear dire eco...

White House defies Congress on McGahn subpoena as Trump battles Democrats

By Reuters,

President Donald Trump’s struggle with Democratic lawmakers intensified on Tuesday, with the White House directing former counsel Don McGahn not to ...

U.S. may review ties with countries deemed anti-Israel: envoy

By Reuters,

The United States may review its ties with countries it deems as being anti-Israel after what a U.S. envoy said on Sunday was a shift in policy toward...

Mike Pompeo , President Donald Trump , State Department , United States

Attorney General Barr to face tough hearing on Mueller report

By Reuters,

Attorney General William Barr will face pointed questions on Wednesday about his handling of the special counsel’s report on Russia’s role in the ...

Attorney General William Barr , Mueller report

As measles returns, U.S. states look to cut vaccine exemptions

By Reuters,

Maine could soon prohibit parents from citing religious or personal beliefs to avoid vaccinating their children, making the U.S. state one of a half d...

Alex Azar , House of Representatives , Measles , United States

Venezuela’s Guaido urges troops to rise against Maduro, violence breaks out

By Reuters,

Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido on Tuesday called for a military uprising to oust President Nicolas Maduro and violence broke out at anti-gov...

Juan Guaido , President Jair Bolsonaro , President Nicolas Maduro , Venezuela

Trump seeks to swing traditionally democratic Jewish vote

By VOA,

Shelley Berkley spent 14 years in Congress representing the western swing state of Nevada. The lifelong Democrat is worried about her party’s abilit...

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Contradicting Constitution, Trump vows Supreme Court fight over impeachment

By Reuters,

President Donald Trump vowed on Wednesday to fight all the way to the Supreme Court against any effort by congressional Democrats to impeach him, even...

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Journalist killed in Northern Ireland rioting

By VOA,

Police in Northern Ireland said Friday the dissident republican group the New IRA was probably responsible for the fatal shooting of a journalist duri...

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