US politics
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Trump’s trial opens on fast track, Dems arguing for removal
Republican Senators rejected all attempts to bring in new witnesses, including top Trump aides.
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Democrats swarm industrial Iowa to prove they can beat Trump
Democratic presidential hopefuls trying to wrestle Midwestern blue-collar voters away from Trump.
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Democrats say impeachment case shows Trump deserves ouster
U.S. House will vote Wednesday on impeachment articles.
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Contempt citation against Barr heats up Trump-House dispute
Vote Wednesday capped a day of ever-deepening dispute between congressional Democrats and Trump.
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Trump ups his attacks with Mueller report due April 18
Despite the US president’s claims, the Mueller report didn’t exonerate him of obstruction of justice.
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House Judiciary panel approves subpoenas for Mueller report
The committee voted 24-17 to give Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., permission to issue subpoenas to the Justice Department for the final report.
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Democrats to prepare subpoenas for full Mueller report
The Judiciary panel plans to vote on subpoenas Wednesday.
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Trump turns to health care with an eye on 2020
His administration this week surprised many when it asked a federal appeals court to strike down Obama’s entire 2010 health care law.
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Democrats ask for Mueller files; GOP exclaims ‘Move on’
Trump said the release of Mueller’s full report “wouldn’t bother me at all.”
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Mueller’s obstruction punt left question in Barr’s hands
It’s a decision that’s puzzled some former U.S. Justice Department officials.
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GOP senators defend McCain as Trump goes on attack again
Trump launched a lengthy rant in which he claimed without citing evidence that McCain had pushed for a war and failed America’s veterans.
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Manafort faces state charges after drawing more federal time
At the White House, Trump said he felt “very badly” for Manafort but hadn’t given any thought to a pardon.
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Trump pleads on TV for wall funding to fix border ‘crisis’
Dems say he played on fear, not facts.
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Trump taking case for border wall to prime time audience
The US president will go on TV Tuesday evening and make his case for a southern border wall to the American people.
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Judge gives ex Trump lawyer Michael Cohen 3 years in prison
The sentence was the culmination of a spectacular rise and fast fall of a lawyer who attached himself to the fortunes of his biggest client.
