Democrats say Trump impeachment charges must come swiftly
WASHINGTON — House Democrats moved aggressively to draw up formal articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump on Thursday, with Speaker Nan...
US likely to hit China over human rights despite trade talks
WASHINGTON — Congress is poised to hand President Donald Trump a second chance in less than a month to anger the Chinese government and attack its rec...
Trump asks Supreme Court to void financial records subpoena
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump asked the Supreme Court on Thursday to void a subpoena from the House of Representatives that seeks the president'...
Pelosi to deliver public statement on Trump impeachment
WASHINGTON — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced Thursday she would deliver an unusual public statement on the status of the House impeachment inquir...
China says US must cut tariffs in trade deal
BEIJING — Washington must roll back punitive tariffs on Chinese imports if the two sides reach a trade deal, China said Thursday, indicating Beijing i...
Global shares rise on optimism about US-China trade deal
TOKYO — Global shares were higher Thursday amid renewed hopes that a U.S. trade deal with China may be near despite recent tough talk from President D...
AP FACT CHECK: Trump suddenly loses interest in stock market
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump offered a faulty take on the Constitution's grounds for impeachment Wednesday as he wrapped up a NATO summit marke...
Asian shares rise on optimism about US-China trade deal
TOKYO — Asian shares were rising Thursday amid renewed hopes a U.S. trade deal with China may be nearing, despite tough recent talk from President Don...
Trump aims for role of NATO statesman but mars unity message
WATFORD, England — Aiming to play the role of global statesman as the impeachment drama was unfolding in Washington, President Donald Trump instead sh...
Europeans rap Iran for working on nuclear-capable missiles
UNITED NATIONS — France, Germany and the United Kingdom say Iran’s efforts to develop “nuclear-capable ballistic missiles” go against a U.N. Security ...
Across Capitol Hill, impeachment saga shifts
WASHINGTON — A different chairman. A committee twice the size. A shift from evidence to law.
NC lawmaker may challenge Sen. Tillis after district redrawn
WASHINGTON — North Carolina Republican Rep. Mark Walker may challenge GOP Sen. Thom Tillis for the party's Senate nomination next year or might run ag...
The Latest: Witness apologizes for mentioning Barron Trump
WASHINGTON — The Latest on House hearings on the impeachment of President Donald Trump (all times local):
Richard Bryan, ex-senator and Nevada governor, backs Biden
LAS VEGAS — Richard Bryan, a former U.S. senator and Nevada governor, said Wednesday that he's endorsing Joe Biden for president in 2020, giving the f...
Texas judge orders border wall fundraiser not to build
HOUSTON — A local judge in South Texas has ordered supporters of President Donald Trump not to build their planned private border wall on a section of...
Trump calls Trudeau ‘two-faced’ as palace gossip goes viral
WATFORD, England — NATO leaders professed unity on Wednesday at a summit near London — but a spat over off-the-cuff chit chat at a royal reception rat...
Bloomberg spending tens of millions more on new ad campaign
NEW YORK — Billionaire Democrat Michael Bloomberg is putting tens of millions of more dollars behind a new television ad casting himself as uniquely q...
Iran leader calls for ‘Islamic mercy’ after bloody crackdown
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran’s supreme leader called Wednesday for those detained in recent gasoline price protests to be treated with “Islamic ...
Kim again rides horse up sacred peak as N. Korea raps Trump
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un rode a white horse up a sacred mountain in his second symbolic visit in less than two months, sta...
Global stocks turn higher on renewed trade hopes
BEIJING — Global stock markets turned higher on Wednesday on hopes that negotiations toward a U.S.-China trade deal are proceeding despite tough rheto...
China and US clash over Xinjiang, Hong Kong bills
BEIJING — Already strained relations between China and the United States were further muddied after U.S. Congress overwhelmingly approved a bill targe...
Of founders and findings: What to watch on impeachment
WASHINGTON — Same pillared House hearing room. Different chairman with his own mission.
Takeaways from House report on Trump impeachment inquiry
WASHINGTON — The House Intelligence Committee released a sweeping impeachment report Tuesday that asserts President Donald Trump misused his office to...
Report links Giuliani with top Republican on intel panel
WASHINGTON — A new report from Democrats compiling evidence on impeachment revealed contact between President Donald Trump's personal attorney Rudy Gi...
Trump’s US-Japan trade deal wins Japan parliament approval
TOKYO — Japan’s Parliament has approved a trade deal that was agreed upon by President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe earlier thi...
Jill Biden: Voters ‘disgusted’ Trump enlisted foreign help
PARKERSBURG, Iowa — Jill Biden said Tuesday that campaigning on her husband's behalf has convinced her that most Americans are “disgusted” with Presid...
Trump takes bold stance at NATO as impeachment boils at home
LONDON — Thumping his chest on the world stage as he faces an impeachment inquiry at home, President Donald Trump claimed credit Tuesday for transform...
Trump against the world: A snapshot of his trade disputes
WASHINGTON — There are lots of ways, it seems, to land on one of President Donald Trump’s tariff hit lists.
Trump looks beyond DOJ watchdog’s Russia report
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he expected an upcoming watchdog report to be "devastating" on the origins of the Russia investiga...
Isakson calls for bipartisanship in Senate farewell
ATLANTA — Republican Sen. Johnny Isakson has made a plea for bipartisanship in his farewell speech.