Blog

Pompeo’s letter came as Trump, during a spate of morning tweets, questioned why he is not “entitled to interview & learn everything about” a whistleblower whose identity is protected by federal statute. Trump also again insisted that his July call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was “PERFECT,” dismissing concerns at the core of the whistleblower’s complaint that Trump pressed for an investigation of former vice president Joe Biden and his…

Our correspondent describes when his father saw Mao. The first and only time my father saw Mao Zedong in person was in the October 1 parade of 1950, on the first anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic In the fall of 1950, there were not many students in Beijing, and the call to attend the parade went out to all the universities. My father had started classes a…

The inspector general who oversees the nation’s intelligence groups defended its handling of the Ukraine whistleblower complaint, stating on Monday that the whistleblower submitted the proper form and reiterating the complaint was urgent and credible. “The whistleblower submitted the appropriate Disclosure of Urgent Concern form that was in effect as of August 12, 2019, and had been used by the ICIG since May 24, 2018,” the inspector general’s office wrote….

Simon Denyer Min Joo Kim October 1 at 11:55 AM TOKYO — North Korea and the United States will resume negotiations Saturday, marking the first official talks between the two sides since President Trump met Kim Jong Un in June, the North Korean government announced Tuesday. State Department spokeswoman Morgan Ortagus later told reporters that officials from the two countries plan to meet “within the next week.” North Korean Vice Foreign…

Rudy Giuliani subpoenaed by House committees Key facts and latest news Attorney General William Barr and the president asked foreign officials for help investigating the origin of the Mueller probe. Three House committees subpoenaed Rudy Giuliani for documents about his dealings with Ukraine, and sent letter requesting documents from three business associates. In a July phone call, President Trump urged the president of Ukraine to open an investigation targeting Joe…

Troops prepare for the military parade marking the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China on Tuesday in Beijing. VCG/VCG via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption VCG/VCG via Getty Images Troops prepare for the military parade marking the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China on Tuesday in Beijing. VCG/VCG via Getty Images Updated at 7 a.m. ET Near Beijing’s center,…

President Donald Trump and his allies advanced a conspiracy theory about the Ukraine whistleblower over the last few days alleging that the intelligence community had recently changed the rules requiring whistleblowers to base their claims on first-hand information. But the law hasn’t changed, and there is no requirement that whistleblowers stick to first-hand information in their complaints precisely because those filings are designed to trigger official investigations that would uncover…

Video Graham: Barr should be talking to Australia, Italy, UK about intelligence cooperation Anonymous sources reveal details about another Trump call; South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham weighs in on White House leaks. Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., criticized a report by the New York Times that claimed President Trump “pressed” the prime minister of Australia for information to discredit the probe conducted by former Special Counsel Robert Mueller, calling it an “effort” to…

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy is trying to contain damage at home and abroad after the world learned last week that Trump pushed him to “look into” Biden and his son Hunter, who served on the board of a troubled Ukrainian gas company. “We cannot be ordered to do anything. We are an independent country,” Zelenskiy told reporters Monday during a visit to a Ukrainian military base, when asked about Trump’s request….

The semiautonomous Chinese city tried to hold muted parallel celebrations with Beijing right after daybreak on Tuesday, but the flag-raising ceremony was under such threat that no one could not be outside to watch it. As the fire-red Chinese flag was hoisted accompanied by the rousing national anthem, officials watched from inside a sprawling convention center. By midday people were carrying Chinese flags with its stars rearranged into swastikas, and…

Video Graham: Barr should be talking to Australia, Italy, UK about intelligence cooperation Anonymous sources reveal details about another Trump call; South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham weighs in on White House leaks. Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., criticized a report by the New York Times that claimed President Trump “pressed” the prime minister of Australia for information to discredit the probe conducted by former Special Counsel Robert Mueller, calling it an “effort” to…

President TrumpDonald John TrumpKamala Harris calls for Twitter to suspend Trump account over whistleblower attacks Clinton jokes she ‘never’ had to tell Obama not to ‘extort foreign countries’ John Dean: ‘There is enough evidence’ to impeach Trump MORE‘s lawyers in a filing Monday urged a federal judge to toss out a House Democratic lawsuit aimed at obtaining the president’s tax returns. The lawyers, who represent both the administration and Trump personally,…

Yuriy Lutsenko, Ukraine’s former prosecutor general, told the Los Angeles Times that President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, was “obsessed” with potential misconduct on the part of former Vice President Joe Biden or his son, Hunter. Lutsenko said he repeatedly pushed back on Giuliani’s requests to investigate the Bidens. Lutsenko and Giuliani met in person twice this year, he told the LA Times, in addition to “numerous” phone conversations….

CLOSE In a series of tweets, President Trump attacked accusers in the whistleblower allegations and touted a pastor’s “civil war” prediction if he is impeached. USA TODAY WASHINGTON — Republican congressman and Air Force veteran Adam Kinzinger slammed President Donald Trump for suggesting that his impeachment could lead to a “Civil War.” “If the Democrats are successful in removing the President from office (which they will never be), it will cause a Civil War…

CLOSE In a series of tweets, President Trump attacked accusers in the whistleblower allegations and touted a pastor’s “civil war” prediction if he is impeached. USA TODAY WASHINGTON — Republican congressman and Air Force veteran Adam Kinzinger slammed President Donald Trump for suggesting that his impeachment could lead to a “Civil War.” “If the Democrats are successful in removing the President from office (which they will never be), it will cause a Civil War…

CLOSE In a series of tweets, President Trump attacked accusers in the whistleblower allegations and touted a pastor’s “civil war” prediction if he is impeached. USA TODAY WASHINGTON — Republican congressman and Air Force veteran Adam Kinzinger slammed President Donald Trump for suggesting that his impeachment could lead to a “Civil War.” “If the Democrats are successful in removing the President from office (which they will never be), it will cause a Civil War…

President Donald Trump. | Evan Vucci/AP Photo Congress Dems believe the special counsel’s grand-jury materials could aid their Ukraine investigation, according to a court filing. By ANDREW DESIDERIO 09/30/2019 08:01 PM EDT Updated 09/30/2019 11:02 PM EDT 2019-09-30T11:02-0400 Lawyers for the House of Representatives revealed on Monday that they have reason to believe that the grand-jury redactions in special counsel Robert Mueller’s report show that President Donald Trump lied about…

“If the Democrats are successful in removing the President from office (which they will never be), it will cause a Civil War like fracture in this Nation from which our Country will never heal,” Trump tweeted, adding his own parenthetical to a quote from Robert Jeffress, a Southern Baptist preacher speaking on “Fox & Friends Weekend” on Sunday. Trump’s tweet invoking civil war marks a notable escalation in his rhetoric…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Leader Mitch McConnell said Monday that Senate rules would require him to take up any articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump if approved by the House, swatting down talk that that the GOP-controlled chamber could dodge the matter entirely. “I would have no choice but to take it up,” McConnell said on CNBC. But he cautioned, “How long you’re on it is a whole different…