Author: Siobhan Hughes
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Trump denounces House Dems as impeachment vote looms
WASHINGTON • President Donald Trump assailed the House impeachment probe and accused Democrats of trying to overturn his election, as lawmakers prepared for a final day of debate followed by a vote that is expected to make Trump the third U.S. president to be impeached. Potential drama over the outcome of Wednesday’s planned vote evaporated…
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House panel approves Trump impeachment articles
WASHINGTON • The House Judiciary Committee approved two articles of impeachment charging President Donald Trump with abuse of power and obstruction of Congress, setting up a vote by the full House next week before the matter moves to the Senate after the new year. The panel’s party-line votes Friday came after Democrats and Republicans sparred…
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House Dems announce two articles of impeachment against Trump
WASHINGTON • The House Judiciary Committee will pursue two articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump, focused on his effort to push Ukraine to announce investigations that would benefit him in 2020 and his decision to block participation in the subsequent congressional probe. “We must be clear: No one, not even the president, is above…
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Dems signal impeachment may go beyond Ukraine
WASHINGTON • Democrats signaled their impeachment case could include multiple alleged offenses in President Donald Trump’s dealings with Ukraine, including bribery, abuse of power and obstruction of Congress and justice during a Judiciary Committee hearing that marked the next phase in the impeachment inquiry. The breadth of potential articles of impeachment was apparent through questioning…
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Impeachment report says Trump abused power
WASHINGTON • A Democratic-led House committee approved a report accusing President Donald Trump of soliciting foreign election interference and placing “his own personal and political interests above the national interests” by pushing Ukraine to announce an investigation into a 2020 political rival. Trump and other officials pressured Kyiv to announce probes into Democrat Joe Biden…
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A Guide to the Public Impeachment Hearings
This week, the public will get to hear directly from impeachment witnesses as they are likely to describe a subversion of American policy toward Ukraine by a handful of President Trump’s allies. Here is a guide to the hearings, with State Department officials George Kent and Bill Taylor up first on Wednesday. FORMAT The impeachment…
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Trump urges China to investigate the Bidens
WASHINGTON • President Donald Trump called for China to investigate Joe Biden, redoubling his efforts to push foreign countries to undertake probes of the Democratic presidential hopeful. The president’s comments come as his efforts to persuade Ukraine in a July call to investigate Biden have set off an impeachment inquiry by House Democrats, who are…
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Whistleblower: White House tried to hide details of Trump call
WASHINGTON • President Donald Trump sought to use the powers of his office to push Ukraine to investigate Democratic rival Joe Biden, and White House officials acted to conceal evidence of the president’s actions, a whistleblower complaint alleges. The whistleblower’s complaint, released Thursday, concerns a July call between Trump and President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine.…