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Every president since Ronald Reagan has faced threats of impeachment by the House. ASSOCIATED PRESS Topline: As House Democrats begin their impeachment inquiry into President Trump and whether he violated his oath of office⁠—as alleged in an explosive whistleblower report⁠—here’s what might happen next in the process. The first step in impeachment was completed September 24, when House speaker Nancy Pelosi announced a formal impeachment inquiry. The second step will…

Lutsenko’s comments about Hunter Biden — which echo what he told Bloomberg News in May — were significant, because Trump and his personal attorney Giuliani have sought to stir up suspicions about both Hunter and former vice president Joe Biden’s conduct in Ukraine in recent weeks. Joe Biden is leading Trump in many opinion polls ahead of the 2020 election. Hunter Biden has denied any wrongdoing, and there is no…

“I am calling for him to immediately resign from Congress based on this fraud!” Mr. Trump wrote Friday. Ms. Pelosi and House Democrats are pressing for more details about Mr. Barr, both in what role he might have played in working with Ukraine to help investigate matters that would personally benefit Mr. Trump and what his involvement was in handling the complaint after it was filed. Earlier this week, the…

The former Dallas police officer standing trial for murder in the shooting death of her neighbor broke down in tears as she testified in her own defense Friday morning. Amber Guyger began crying and trembling as she recalled approaching her neighbor Botham Jean’s door before fatally shooting him. Guyger has said she thought Jean’s apartment was her own when she opened his door and shot him, mistaking him for a…

Video Howard Kurtz: Trump calls complainant ‘Spy’ as CIA man tries to stay nameless ‘MediaBuzz’ host Howard Kurtz weighs in on Trump calling those who leaked to the whistleblower as ‘almost a spy’ and how the New York Times working to reveal the identity of the whistleblower could pause future whistleblowers from coming forward. The plot thickens, as it always does. Now we all get to argue about the mystery…

There is no evidence that Crowdstrike’s CEO is hiding a DNC server in Ukraine. SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images/Photo Illustration by Rafael Henrique Topline: President Trump’s obsession with the cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike—mentioned by him in both the call records to the Ukraine president and by the whistleblower in his complaint about Trump—references a right-wing conspiracy that theorizes that Russia’s hack of the Democratic National Committee’s servers in 2016 is an…

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Acting Director of National Intelligence Joseph Maguire assured members of the House Intelligence committee that the whistleblower who filed the complaint against President Trump could testify before Congress.» Subscribe to NBC News: http://nbcnews.to/SubscribeToNBC» Watch more NBC video: http://bit.ly/MoreNBCNews NBC News Digital is a collection of innovative and powerful news brands that deliver compelling, diverse and engaging news stories. NBC News Digital features NBCNews.com, MSNBC.com, TODAY.com, Nightly News, Meet the Press,…

An evacuation has been ordered in Lawrence, Massachusetts Friday for a “major gas leak” in an area rocked by gas explosions and fires a year ago. “People must evacuate,” Lawrence Mayor Dan Rivera said on Twitter, calling the event a level one gas leak.  Utility Columbia Gas said it was working with authorities following the leak near South Broadway and Salem Street, and that gas was being shut off while an…

Former Vice President Joe Biden summed up events leading to the House Democrats’ impeachment inquiry into President Trump in one word: “bizarre.” While visiting “Jimmy Kimmel Live” on Wednesday, Biden responded to reports that Trump withheld military aid from Ukraine before asking its president to launch an investigation into Biden ahead of the 2020 election. The politician ranked the rapidly unfolding details an “18 out of 10″ on the “outlandish…

Sen. Richard Shelby. | Mark Wilson/Getty Images congress By CAITLIN EMMA 09/26/2019 01:29 PM EDT Updated 09/26/2019 04:57 PM EDT 2019-09-26T04:57-0400 The Senate today passed stopgap spending legislation that would ward off a looming government shutdown and keep federal funding on autopilot through Nov. 21. The upper chamber easily cleared the bill, H.R. 4378 (116), in an 81-16 vote. President Donald Trump is expected to sign it. Current federal funding…

CLOSE Democratic members of the Congressional Ukraine Caucus expressed outrage over the redacted transcript of President Donald Trump’s call to Ukraine’s president to dig up dirt on Democrat Joe Biden. They demanded the full whistleblower complaint. (Sept. 25) AP, AP WASHINGTON – Joseph Maguire, acting director of national intelligence, was at the center of a firestorm Thursday when he testified before Congress over a whistleblower complaint about President Donald Trump’s communication with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky regarding a…

President TrumpDonald John TrumpWhistleblower complaint declassified on eve of high-stakes testimony Ocasio-Cortez on impeachment: ‘I think the ground has shifted’ Democrats ask Pentagon to probe delayed Ukraine aid MORE’s personal attorney Rudy GiulianiRudy GiulianiMurphy: Background check talks continue despite Trump Ukraine criticism Hacker changes Seattle road sign to say ‘Impeach the bastard’ Pence: Trump has been ‘completely vindicated’ with Ukraine call readout MORE is scoffing at a whistleblower complaint made public Thursday…

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Andrew Wheeler and President Trump attend an event about the environment at the White House in July. Alex Brandon/AP hide caption toggle caption Alex Brandon/AP Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Andrew Wheeler and President Trump attend an event about the environment at the White House in July. Alex Brandon/AP The Trump administration is following up on President Trump’s threat to go after California for pollution that he…

President Trump walks along the Colonnade to the Oval Office at the White House on Thursday. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post) Robert Costa Philip Rucker September 26 at 7:50 PM President Trump on Thursday excoriated an unidentified whistleblower and the White House aides who informed their complaint as “almost a spy” and likened their work to treason — part of a scorched-earth strategy he is directing for the Republican Party at…

As Senate Republicans begin to grapple with the unappealing prospect of serving as jurors in the impeachment trial of a president of their own party, Mr. Romney has emerged as a crucial figure. “He’s in a different place from many politicians still feeling out their place in the party and hoping to be president someday,” said Senator Christopher S. Murphy of Connecticut, a Democrat who has become friendly with Mr….

“Nancy’s trying to IMPEACH my father for nothing!” Donald Trump Jr., the president’s son, wrote in a text message about Speaker Nancy Pelosi as he asked supporters to join an Impeachment Defense Team on Mr. Trump’s behalf. He said any donations would be doubled. Another of the president’s sons, Eric, said on Twitter that the online warfare over impeachment had netted his father’s re-election campaign $8.5 million from small-dollar donors…

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Andrew Wheeler and President Trump attend an event about the environment at the White House in July. Alex Brandon/AP hide caption toggle caption Alex Brandon/AP Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Andrew Wheeler and President Trump attend an event about the environment at the White House in July. Alex Brandon/AP The Trump administration is following up on President Trump’s threat to go after California for pollution that he…

One of the definitions of “urgent concern” in US law is: “A serious or flagrant problem, abuse, violation of law or executive order, or deficiency relating to the funding, administration, or operation of an intelligence activity within the responsibility and authority of the Director of National Intelligence involving classified information, but does not include differences of opinions concerning public policy matters.” This complaint, along with the related transcript of Trump’s…

“Any decision to report any perceived identifying information of the whistle-blower is deeply concerning and reckless, as it can place the individual in harm’s way,” said Andrew Bakaj, his lead counsel. “The whistle-blower has a right to anonymity.” The C.I.A. referred questions to the inspector general for the intelligence agencies. A spokeswoman for the acting director of national intelligence, Joseph Maguire, said that protecting the whistle-blower was his office’s highest…