AP Analysis: Impeachment forever changes Trump’s legacy
NEW YORK — The first line of President Donald Trump’s obituary has been written.
Among public, a great divide at moment of Trump impeachment
We interrupt the holiday spirit to bring you the impeachment of a president.
Defiant Trump rallies supporters as House impeaches him
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Defiant in the face of a historic rebuke, President Donald Trump rallied supporters in Michigan on Wednesday night as the House ...
Key dates in the House impeachment inquiry into Trump
WASHINGTON — Key dates in the House impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump:
Legacy moment: Pelosi leads ‘somber’ Trump impeachment
WASHINGTON — The House's center of power took a seat toward the back of the chamber Wednesday. Her golden mace brooch, symbol of the House and the spe...
Trump speaks at swank GOP fundraiser, his DC hotel profits
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump took the stage in the ballroom of his luxury hotel in Washington on Saturday night, just days before an impeachmen...
Justice Dept. plans crackdown on violent crime in 7 cities
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department announced a crackdown Wednesday aimed at driving down violent crime in seven of the nation’s most violent cities.
GOP Sen. Collins of Maine launches reelection bid for 2020
PORTLAND, Maine — Republican Sen. Susan Collins officially launched her bid for reelection Wednesday, setting up an expensive and closely watched batt...
Sanders, Bloomberg test different paths to a California win
LOS ANGELES — One is spending millions of dollars flooding the airwaves from Los Angeles to Sacramento, highlighting his tenure as mayor of the nation...
Modest but passionate turnout at pro-impeachment rallies
Denver — Tens of thousands of people across the country marched in support of impeachment Tuesday evening, from a demonstration through a rainy Times ...
Ailing or no, Ruth Bader Ginsburg maintains busy public life
WASHINGTON — In the course of a year, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has had lung surgery to remove cancerous growths and radiation for a tumor on her pa...
Splintered US moves to subject Trump to ‘profound disgrace’
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump stands on the threshold of what two ex-presidents called the “profound disgrace” of impeachment, a permanent stain on his le...
Secretive FISA court rebukes FBI over errors in Russia probe
WASHINGTON — The chief judge of a secretive surveillance court said Tuesday that the FBI provided “unsupported" information when it applied to eavesdr...
Lawsuit: Apple, Microsoft profit from child cobalt miners
WASHINGTON — A new lawsuit accuses several of the world's largest technology firms of knowingly profiting from children laboring under brutal conditio...
Americans steadfastly divided over impeachment as vote nears
WASHINGTON — As the U.S. House of Representatives prepares to take a historic vote on the impeachment of President Donald Trump, the American public i...
Giuliani brags about forcing out Trump’s Ukraine ambassador
WASHINGTON — Rudy Giuliani, the president's personal attorney, is now openly admitting that he pushed President Donald Trump to dismiss the former amb...
Bill to raise tobacco age has unlikely allies: Altria, Juul
WASHINGTON — Congress is moving to pass the biggest new sales restrictions on tobacco products in more than a decade, with support from two unlikely b...
Trump says Guatemala is helping stem asylum seekers in US
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump thanked Guatemala's president Tuesday for becoming a more active partner in helping stem a tide of migrants seekin...
Giuliani associate got $1 million from indicted Ukrainian
NEW YORK — A business associate of Rudy Giuliani received a $1 million payment in September from an indicted Ukrainian oligarch who is a fugitive from...
Party-switching NJ congressman draws Trump praise, Dems’ ire
WASHINGTON — A party-switching congressman drew praise Tuesday from President Donald Trump and condemnation from Democrats, underscoring how his polit...
US envoy in Ukraine set to leave after impeachment testimony
WASHINGTON — The top U.S. diplomat in Ukraine will be leaving his post at the beginning of next year after a term convulsed by the impeachment inquiry...
Bloomberg won’t disclose finances until after Iowa caucuses
WASHINGTON — Billionaire former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg won't have to file a mandatory financial disclosure until after Iowa's first-in-the-n...
Senate sends Trump defense bill with federal parental leave
WASHINGTON — The Senate on Tuesday voted to send to President Donald Trump an annual defense policy bill that combines a $738 billion Pentagon budget ...
Highlights of year-end Capitol Hill legislation
WASHINGTON — Washington negotiations on a $1.4 trillion government-wide funding bill produced a bipartisan agreement that's also serving as a must-pas...
US proposes new rules to increase organ transplants
WASHINGTON — The U.S. government proposed new rules Tuesday to increase organ transplants — steps to make it easier for the living to donate and to ma...
Former Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland endorses Biden for president
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Former Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland has endorsed Joe Biden for president, delivering important support from the state's industrial workin...
Trump conservative critics launch PAC to fight reelection
NEW YORK — A small group of President Donald Trump's fiercest conservative critics, including the husband of the president's own chief adviser, is lau...
Report: 5th straight year with under 30 executions in US
WASHINGTON — Fewer than 30 people were executed in the United States and under 50 new death sentences were imposed for the fifth straight year, part o...
N Carolina Rep. Walker won’t run in ’20, eyes Senate in ’22
RALEIGH, N.C. — U.S. Rep. Mark Walker announced late Monday he won’t run for anything in 2020 — making him the second North Carolina Republican congre...
In Afghanistan, Sen. Graham says US troop drawdown possible
KABUL, Afghanistan — U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham said Monday that President Donald Trump may announce an American troop drawdown from Afghanistan before ...