Impeachment a political judgment call, crime not required
WASHINGTON — The conditions for impeaching a president are set out in a passage of the Constitution that is short enough to be a tweet and puzzling en...
Senate approves successor to Rick Perry as energy secretary
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s pick to succeed Rick Perry as energy secretary won easy Senate confirmation Monday, despite a Democratic senator...
Congress pushes ahead on Trump impeachment with nation split
WASHINGTON — The House is plunging into a landmark impeachment week, with Democrats who once hoped to sway Republicans now facing the prospect of an e...
Judiciary panel to take reins on Trump impeachment inquiry
WASHINGTON — The House Judiciary Committee is moving to the forefront of President Donald Trump’s impeachment inquiry, starting with a hearing Wednesd...
AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s Ukraine defense at odds with facts
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s defense of his actions with Ukraine collides with the known facts and the testimony of witnesses on multiple fro...
What’s next in impeachment: Judiciary Committee takes charge
WASHINGTON — The House impeachment inquiry enters a new phase this week as the Judiciary Committee takes charge of the investigation of President Dona...
White House says it won’t participate in impeachment hearing
WASHINGTON — The White House declared Sunday it would not participate in the first impeachment hearings before the House Judiciary Committee as Democr...
The new ‘three amigos’ riding into Trump impeachment inquiry
WASHINGTON — The “three amigos” used to stand for one thing in Washington — the pack of globe-trotting senators led by John McCain who brought America...
July 25 forecast: Sunny, with cloud of impeachment for Trump
WASHINGTON — The forecast for July 25 was typical for Washington: sunny, mid-80s. President Donald Trump had good reason to be feeling bright and sunn...
AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s Ukraine defense collides with facts
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s defense of his actions with Ukraine collides with the known facts and the testimony of witnesses on multiple fro...
Trump to decide if he wants lawyers at impeachment hearings
WASHINGTON — The chairman of the House Judiciary Committee asked President Donald Trump on Friday to say whether he’ll send his attorneys to participa...
Trump impeachment drive has similarities to Wisconsin recall
MADISON, Wis. — A divisive leader drove the opposition to extreme measures. The political climate was toxic — with little civil debate or middle groun...
Trump knew of whistleblower before releasing Ukraine aid
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump was briefed on the whistleblower complaint about his dealings with Ukraine before the White House released nearly ...
Sticky impeachment trial questions: How long? Who testifies?
WASHINGTON — What will the impeachment trial look like?
Impeachment fight leaves voters cold in contested Wisconsin
RACINE, Wis. — There’s not a lot that Republicans and Democrats in this political battlefield agree on, but the impeachment probe into President Donal...
House committee’s report on impeachment could land next week
WASHINGTON — The witnesses have spoken, the politics are largely settled. Now impeachment investigators will make the case for public opinion.
AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s portrait pique and other distortions
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s latest reasons for firing Marie Yovanovitch as ambassador to Ukraine: She was an “Obama person” who refused to h...
What’s next in impeachment: Judiciary Committee up next?
WASHINGTON — After two weeks of public hearings, Democrats could soon turn the impeachment process over to the House Judiciary Committee. They’re movi...
Report: Review details effort to justify Ukraine decision
WASHINGTON — The White House undertook a confidential review of documents that revealed extensive efforts to generate an after-the-fact justification ...
Schiff says more hearings, witnesses possible
WASHINGTON — Democratic House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff said Sunday he won’t foreclose the possibility of his committee undertaking ...
Impeachment inquiry crossroads: Keep going or time to vote?
WASHINGTON — They’ve heard enough. With stunning testimony largely complete, the House, the Senate and the president are swiftly moving on to next ste...
AP FACT CHECK: Trump sticks with the debunked Ukraine theory
WASHINGTON — In the House impeachment hearings, national security experts implored politicians to stop playing into Russia’s hands by promoting a debu...
What’s next in impeachment: A busy December, and on to 2020
WASHINGTON — After two weeks of public hearings, Democrats could soon turn the impeachment process over to the House Judiciary Committee. They’re movi...
Trump denigrates US diplomats, pushes conspiracy theories
WASHINGTON — Offering his own take on five long days of public hearings, President Donald Trump brushed off the impeachment inquiry as “total nonsense...
Impeachment story illustrates news industry changes
NEW YORK — For readers of some prominent regional newspapers, following the impeachment inquiry is a far different experience depending on whether you...
The Trump impeachment hearings highlight immigrants’ stories
WASHINGTON — One came from northeast England. Another came from the former Soviet Union. A third was born in Canada to parents who’d fled the Soviet U...
The Latest: Trump says he doesn’t expect to be impeached
WASHINGTON — The Latest on President Donald Trump and the House impeachment inquiry (all times local):
Analysis: Mountain of impeachment evidence is beyond dispute
WASHINGTON — After two weeks of riveting public hearings in the House impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump, there is a mountain of evidence...
Absent witnesses close to Trump hover over impeachment
WASHINGTON — They are the ghosts of the House impeachment hearings.
Quid pro quo, domestic errands: Takeaways from impeachment
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump asked a foreign country to investigate a political rival as he enters his re-election campaign. That has been esta...