Trial highlights: After drama, quick vote to block witnesses
WASHINGTON — After a dramatic night and a day of expectation, the Senate voted in quick order Friday to block Democratic calls for new witnesses and d...
Trump acquittal now likely Wednesday; Senate nixes witnesses
WASHINGTON — The Senate narrowly rejected Democratic demands to summon witnesses for President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial late Friday, all but e...
Police open fire at ‘impaired’ driver in Mar-a-Lago breach
PALM BEACH, Fla. — Law enforcement agents opened fire on an SUV driver who smashed through two security checkpoints at Mar-a-Lago on Friday in what au...
Trump curbs immigrants from 6 nations in election-year push
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration announced Friday that it was restricting immigrants from six additional countries that officials said failed to ...
US bars foreigners coming from China for now over virus fear
WASHINGTON — The United States on Friday declared a public health emergency and announced significant entry restrictions because of a new virus that h...
GOP senators seek to acquit Trump without condoning conduct
WASHINGTON — There is no question, Sen. Lamar Alexander said, that President Donald Trump actions were “inappropriate” when he asked Ukraine's leader ...
2020 candidates brace for frenzied, final weekend in Iowa
DES MOINES, Iowa — Democratic presidential candidates are preparing for a final, frenetic weekend of campaigning ahead of the Iowa caucuses, kick-star...
Southern band takes on Trump as impeachment vote nears
NEW YORK — For the rock band Drive-By Truckers, it's demoralizing to release angry songs about Donald Trump's America just as the president's impeachm...
Trump shifts to authorize wider US military use of landmines
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Friday canceled an Obama-era prohibition on the use of anti-personnel landmines outside of the Korean peninsula...
Trump signs order creating post focused on human trafficking
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump marked the 20th anniversary Friday of federal legislation to help combat human trafficking by dedicating a new Whi...
Palestinians protest Trump plan, Gaza militants fire rockets
JERUSALEM — Palestinians held demonstrations across the region Friday to protest President Donald Trump's Middle East initiative, while militants in t...
Pompeo plays clean-up in Ukraine as Trump trial nears end
KYIV, Ukraine — As the Senate lurched toward a vote to acquit President Donald Trump on impeachment charges, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo played cle...
10 ads to watch for on Super Bowl Sunday
NEW YORK — This year’s Super Bowl won't be a politics-free zone, as both President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomber...
Trial highlights: Alexander decides, Dershowitz backtracks
WASHINGTON — An end to President Donald Trump's impeachment trial appears closer after one influential Republican senator said he would not support a ...
Senate chaplain’s velvet voice cuts through impeachment fray
The impeachment trial of President Donald Trump doesn’t lack for strong speakers. But only one voice at the trial speaks to senators-turned-jurors abo...
Trump rails against Democratic rivals ahead of Iowa caucuses
DES MOINES, Iowa — President Donald Trump lashed out at his top Democratic presidential rivals Thursday, taking his fight to the first-in-the-nation c...
Key questions asked during Trump’s impeachment trial
WASHINGTON — The questions from senators at President Donald Trump's impeachment trial continued by the dozens on Thursday, with lawmakers inquiring a...
Trump lawyer blurs lines between charity and profit
WASHINGTON — Jay Sekulow, one of President Donald Trump’s lead attorneys during the impeachment trial, is being paid for his legal work through a rent...
Gavel time: Will chief justice expand his impeachment role?
WASHINGTON — Chief Justice John Roberts is the picture of judicial modesty at President Donald Trump's impeachment trial, wearing his unadorned black ...
Experts on Dershowitz’s impeachment defense: Quid pro whoa
WASHINGTON — Alan Dershowitz delivered a stunning defense of President Donald Trump in the Senate that would essentially make it impossible to impeach...
US hits Iran with new sanctions, keeps some waivers in place
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration said Thursday that it will continue — at least for now — its policy of not sanctioning foreign companies that wo...
Tricky trade-offs for states in Trump’s new Medicaid offer
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration Thursday offered states more control over Medicaid spending for some of their poorest residents, but first gover...
US economy grew modestly last quarter against a hazy outlook
WASHINGTON — The U.S. economy expanded at a moderate 2.1% annual rate in the final three months of 2019, capping a year when a weak global landscape a...
Biden under pressure to prove he can thwart new GOP attacks
SIOUX CITY, Iowa — With five days until the Iowa caucuses, Joe Biden is fending off a new onslaught of GOP attacks over his son's business overseas an...
Gulf Arabs back Trump’s Mideast efforts, but not peace plan
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A tectonic shift in relations quietly underway for years now was on full display as representatives of Gulf Arab states ...
Wary of irking China, Trump offers rosy take on virus threat
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump had plenty to talk about during his latest big campaign rally, regaling a friendly crowd in New Jersey with his th...
Trump defense: Ukraine ‘quid pro quo’ not impeachable
WASHINGTON — In a striking shift from President Donald Trump's claims of “perfect” dealings with Ukraine, his defenders asserted Wednesday at his Sena...
Asked and answered? Senators have their say in Trump trial
WASHINGTON — At last during the impeachment trial, they got to do what comes naturally in their native habitat: speak on the Senate floor.
3 Senate Dems from red states waver on impeachment votes
WASHINGTON — As the Senate impeachment trial grinds toward a climax, it remains unclear how three Democrats will vote on whether to toss President Don...
Prosecutor: Michael Avenatti saw dollar signs in Nike fraud
NEW YORK — A prosecutor kicked off opening statements at Michael Avenatti's attempted extortion trial Wednesday by saying the deep-in-debt California ...