• Pelosi slams Trump's 'dangerous' pick for intelligence chief

    Pelosi slams Trump's 'dangerous' pick for intelligence chief

    Feb 23, 2020 07:05

    Speaker of US House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi has censured President Donald Trump’s decision this week to tap Richard Grenell as the acting director of national intelligence, comparing his inexperience to her being asked to perform brain surgery.

  • Trump’s medicaid block grant plan may impact millions of low-income people

    Trump’s medicaid block grant plan may impact millions of low-income people

    Feb 05, 2020 14:22

    Tens of millions of people in the US currently enrolled in Medicaid would not be included in a potential state block-grant project, including children, people who qualify for the program based on disability, people needing long-term care and individuals who are 65 and over, according to the guidance announced by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on Thursday.

  • Historic Trump impeachment trial to begin in earnest

    Historic Trump impeachment trial to begin in earnest

    Jan 21, 2020 07:47

    President Donald Trump's historic impeachment trial begins in earnest Tuesday in the Senate, with Democrats calling for his removal from office and Republicans determined to acquit him -- and quickly, if possible.

  • Trump will likely use senate trial to push his conspiracy theories

    Trump will likely use senate trial to push his conspiracy theories

    Dec 15, 2019 17:08

    Trump is no student of sociology, but he has a very finely honed sense of how to spoil the public and he’s a natural at disinformation and propaganda. He’s been doing it his whole life. He knows the value in using a Senate trial to push his conspiracy theories into the mainstream and seems to instinctively understand that the more exposure they get, the more “real” they become.

  •  US House committee recommends Trump impeachment for abuse of power, obstruction

    US House committee recommends Trump impeachment for abuse of power, obstruction

    Dec 13, 2019 12:37

    A US House committee has voted on charges against President Donald Trump, setting up the impeachment by the full House of Representatives next week where the Democrats hold a majority.

  •  US House Judiciary chief: Trump conduct 'clearly impeachable'

    US House Judiciary chief: Trump conduct 'clearly impeachable'

    Dec 10, 2019 05:10

    US House of Representatives Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler has said President Donald Trump’s conduct is “clearly impeachable” and described him as a threat to the country’s elections and system of government.

  •  US House Democratic counsel: 'Evidence is overwhelming Trump abused power'

    US House Democratic counsel: 'Evidence is overwhelming Trump abused power'

    Dec 10, 2019 02:30

    The House Judiciary Committee received the impeachment inquiry’s official findings during an unruly hearing Monday where lawyers from both parties sparred in blunt terms over whether President Trump indeed abused his power in dealings with Ukraine -- while committee members clashed repeatedly over a process Republicans decried as a "rubber stamp."

  • France, EU to retaliate possible US tariffs

    France, EU to retaliate possible US tariffs

    Dec 03, 2019 10:10

    France and the European Union (EU) would retaliate if the United States went ahead with the tariffs on French products that Washington has threatened to impose, French government ministers say.

  •  Half Americans say Trump must be impeached and removed: Poll

    Half Americans say Trump must be impeached and removed: Poll

    Nov 26, 2019 16:30

    Half of Americans say US President Donald Trump’s request to Ukraine’s leader to investigate his political rival was wrong and he should be impeached and removed from office, according to a new poll.

  • More than half of Americans want Trump impeached and removed

    More than half of Americans want Trump impeached and removed

    Nov 21, 2019 10:33

    "More than half of Americans, or 51%, think Trump should be impeached and removed from office, according to the poll. An even broader 70% think it was wrong for Trump to push for Ukraine to investigate his political rivals. These numbers could spell danger for Trump, as the impeachment inquiry is still in a somewhat early phase."