The Latest: New evidence emerges in impeachment hearing
WASHINGTON — The Latest on the House impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump (all times local):
Timeline: The curious release of military aid to Ukraine
WASHINGTON — Military aid promised by the U.S. to Ukraine — and the strange circumstances under which it was held up and eventually released — is at t...
House mostly behaves during TV debut of impeachment hearings
WASHINGTON — Congress behaved itself as Americans and the world tuned in for the first time to the impeachment hearings against President Donald Trump...
Diplomats accuse Trump as impeachment hits Americans’ TVs
WASHINGTON — For the first time, the Democrats’ case for President Donald Trump’s impeachment streamed from Americans’ TVs Wednesday, including a new ...
‘Bits and pieces:’ Americans view impeachment on their terms
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Cattle rancher Jeffery Gatzke in South Dakota was listening in as he worked on his tractor in his workshop. The first public heari...
US and Turkey have friendly talks but differences persist
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump says he and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan are “very good friends,” but their meeting Wednesday at the Whi...
‘Too busy’: Trump professes disinterest on impeachment
WASHINGTON — What hearings? What phone call?
Trump impeachment hearing spurs shadow spin war
WASHINGTON — The online spin began even before Wednesday’s impeachment hearing got underway.
US government says Roger Stone ‘undermined’ Russia inquiry
WASHINGTON — Republican political operative Roger Stone undermined the effectiveness of the congressional investigation into Russian interference in t...
Why Ukraine matters, and not only to Trump and his rivals
KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine is playing a starring role in the historic U.S. impeachment hearings — and Ukrainians themselves wish the whole thing would ju...
The Latest: Turkey’s president aims to resettle war refugees
WASHINGTON — The Latest on President Donald Trump’s meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (all times local):
AP FACT CHECK: GOP presses empty Ukraine meddling theory
WASHINGTON — Congressional Republicans pressed the discredited theory that Ukraine meddled in the 2016 U.S. election in defending President Donald Tru...
Esper: US could alter military drills to boost NKorea talks
JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. — Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Wednesday that he is open to the possibility of altering American military activit...
The Latest: Powell sees job participation as major problem
WASHINGTON — The Latest on Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell’s testimony before the Joint Economic Committee about the outlook for the U.S. econo...
Supreme Court says Ginsburg home sick with stomach bug
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court says Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is missing arguments at the court because she’s home sick with a stomach bug.
Fed’s Powell sees steady growth, signals pause in rate cuts
WASHINGTON — Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell expects the U.S. economy to continue growing at a solid pace, though it still faces risks from slo...
‘Sad day’ or ‘scam’? What to watch at impeachment hearing
WASHINGTON — A "solemn day" or a "showtrial"?
‘Sad day’ or a ‘scam’? What to watch at impeachment hearing
WASHINGTON — House Democrats are giving President Donald Trump a reality show for the ages as they take their case public for his impeachment.
Pact reached to avert government shutdown through Dec. 20
WASHINGTON — A top House lawmaker announced Tuesday that Congress will pass a governmentwide temporary spending bill to keep the government running th...
Battle-tested attorneys to face off in impeachment inquiry
WASHINGTON — The public impeachment inquiry hearings set to begin Wednesday will pit a Democratic attorney who built his reputation as a federal mob a...
Unproven fraud claims seen in state races could cloud 2020
As Kentucky's Republican governor trailed by thousands of votes in his re-election bid and Democrats took the reins of the Virginia Statehouse, social...
Trump appeals court nominee in jeopardy following GOP revolt
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's nominee for a federal appeals court is in jeopardy following a conservative revolt from two Republican senators ...
Supreme Court weighs whether Mexican family can sue in US
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court's left-leaning justices on Tuesday appeared willing to allow a lawsuit filed by the parents of a Mexican teenager shot ...
US held record number of migrant children in custody in 2019
COMAYAGUA, Honduras — The 3-year-old girl traveled for weeks cradled in her father's arms, as he set out to seek asylum in the United States. Now she ...
After boost from Perry, supporters got huge Ukraine gas deal
KYIV, Ukraine — Two political supporters of U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry secured a potentially lucrative oil and gas exploration deal from the Ukr...
Then and now: How Trump impeachment hearing is different
WASHINGTON — The public impeachment inquiry hearings this week usher in a rare and momentous occasion in American history as Congress debates whether ...
Report: Election vendors are ‘prime targets,’ need oversight
ATLANTA — The private companies that make voting equipment and build and maintain voter registration databases lack any meaningful federal oversight d...
Meet the witnesses: Diplomats start off impeachment hearings
WASHINGTON — Diplomats and career government officials, they're little known outside professional circles, but they're about to become household names...
AP sources: Deval Patrick mulling Democratic White House run
WASHINGTON — Former Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick is considering making a late run for the Democratic presidential nomination, according to two peo...