Month: January 2020

With a pivotal vote on witnesses fast approaching in the Senate’s impeachment trial of President Donald Trump, there’s buzz in the Capitol over the possibility that Chief Justice John Roberts might break a tie vote — and while many senators in both parties believe that’s an unlikely scenario, some are still holding out hope. The

The White House will propose keeping security assistance for Ukraine at current levels when it releases its budget next week after initially considering a massive cut to the program, according to multiple people familiar with the discussions. A spokesperson for the Office of Management and Budget confirmed Thursday that the funding levels will remain the

Senate Republicans are on the brink of bringing a quick and sudden close to President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial. The votes to block consideration of subpoenas for witnesses and documents are all but in hand. Senior GOP aides caution nothing is locked in yet, but make clear this proceeding will be coming to an end

The Trump administration is expected to loosen restrictions on the US military’s ability to use landmines in the coming days, weapons that have been banned by more than 160 countries due to their history of killing and wounding civilians, multiple Defense Department officials tell CNN. The move represents a major reversal from the approach of

Sixty-four US military personnel have now been diagnosed with mild traumatic brain injury in the wake of the January 8 Iranian missile attack on the al Asad military base in Iraq, according to two US officials with knowledge of the latest information. That number has increased since earlier this week when the Pentagon reported the

Just days before the Iowa caucuses, former South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg’s tweet went viral — but for all the wrong reasons. The message was one very reminiscent of the pitch he had been making to Iowa voters in the closing days before the first votes of the 2020 campaign. “In the face of

Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said Thursday he believed the coronavirus outbreak that has left millions under lockdown in China will help return jobs to the US and Mexico. “I think it will help to accelerate the return of jobs to North America — some to US, probably some to Mexico as well,” Ross said a