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In ruling on Trump finances, court finds broad authority for impeachment inquiry
The late Elijah Cummings, as chairman of the House Oversight Committee, had a valid reason for seeking the president's financial records, the judges said.President Donald Trump speaks to the media before departing the White House on…
U.S. ambassadors pushed Ukraine to investigate as condition for White House visit, texts show
House Democrats released the messages that were turned over by former U.S. envoy to Ukraine Kurt Volker amid impeachment inquiry.Kurt Volker, a former special envoy to Ukraine, leaving after a closed-door interview with House investigators…
Impeachment pressure escalates as Democrats demand release of whistleblower’s Trump complaint
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi hinted Sunday that Democrats might expedite their investigation, writing in a letter to the caucus that they may be entering “a whole new stage.”House Speaker Nancy Pelosi faces mounting caucus pressure to speed…
Can a president really say or promise anything he wants when conducting foreign policy?
Analysis: "The president the authority to do, and say, and pledge, awful things in the conduct of U.S. foreign policy," said a Bush admin lawyer.President Donald Trump boards Air Force in Mountain View, California, on Sept. 17,…
U.S. intel shows cruise missiles fired at Saudi oil facility came from Iran, officials say
The Department of Defense has advocated for restraint, but it has provided a briefing on military options to President Donald Trump.Smoke rises from a fire at the Aramco factory in Saudi Arabia on Sept. 14, 2019.Obtained by ReutersThe…