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President TrumpDonald John TrumpWhite House says Turkey will soon launch Syria operation Trump associates pressured Ukraine over gas firm in order to benefit allies: report Trump praises Woodward, slams other journalists over ‘Face the Nation’ segment MORE privately told House Republicans that he is worried about the effect impeachment would have on his legacy, Axios reported Sunday. Trump said impeachment is a “bad thing to have on your resume” in a call…

Defending Trump against impeachment is getting harder for GOP 7:12 a.m. If the House does move to impeach President Trump, it would be up to the Republican-controlled Senate to hold his trial. Just a handful of Republicans have raised concerns over the president’s contacts with foreign leaders, but there does not seem to be a unified defense of the president. Privately, some Republicans say it just isn’t worth it to…

Kathleen O’Donnell, left, with her wife, Casey. Since 2014, the couple has lived in Billings, Mont., where there is no explicit law that protects LGBTQ people from discrimination in housing, employment or public accommodations. Courtesy of Kathleen O’Donnell hide caption toggle caption Courtesy of Kathleen O’Donnell Kathleen O’Donnell, left, with her wife, Casey. Since 2014, the couple has lived in Billings, Mont., where there is no explicit law that protects…

A taxi plowed into a throng of demonstrators in Hong Kong, as the months of violence in the Chinese city continued Sunday, according to new reports. Chilling video shows the red taxi turning into a crowd of umbrella-wielding demonstrators, mowing several down before crashing into a building, footage posted by Hong Kong Free Press shows. Other images show protesters beating a man unconscious in the confusion. It was unclear if…

President TrumpDonald John TrumpTrump criticizes supposed second whistleblower North Korea missile test raises fears of new capabilities Window narrows for Trump trade deals MORE privately told House Republicans that he is worried about the effect impeachment would have on his legacy, Axios reported Sunday. Trump said impeachment is a “bad thing to have on your resume” in a call with House Republicans, a source on the call told Axios. Two other sources confirmed the…

WASHINGTON – Sen. Susan Collins joined two other Republican senators in criticizing President Trump for asking China to investigate Joe and Hunter Biden. “I thought the president made a big mistake by asking China to get involved in investigating a political opponent,” Collins said Saturday, according to the Bangor Daily News. “It’s completely inappropriate.” Collins joins Sens. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) and Ben Sasse (R-Neb.) in speaking out against the president’s…

American officials contacted late Sunday would not say how far back from the Turkish border American troops would redeploy, or whether this signals the beginning of a larger overall withdrawal of the 1,000 American troops now in northeast Syria conducting and supporting counterterrorism operations. Those troops rely on their partnership with the S.D.F. which has 60,000 total fighters, including both Kurdish and Arab militias. One official, who spoke on condition…

A group of President TrumpDonald John TrumpTrump criticizes supposed second whistleblower North Korea missile test raises fears of new capabilities Window narrows for Trump trade deals MORE‘s associates pressed Ukraine to install new management at the top of the country’s massive state gas company last spring in order to benefit some of their allies, The Associated Press reported Sunday. The businessmen and Republican donors touted connections to Trump and his personal lawyer Rudy GiulianiRudy GiulianiDefense…

Anti-government protesters set fires and close a street during a demonstration in Baghdad on Sunday after nearly a week of unrest throughout Iraq. Khalid Mohammed/AP hide caption toggle caption Khalid Mohammed/AP Anti-government protesters set fires and close a street during a demonstration in Baghdad on Sunday after nearly a week of unrest throughout Iraq. Khalid Mohammed/AP Iraqi authorities say at least seven more people were killed in clashes between protesters…

Genteel Republicans like Mitt Romney complain about Donald Trump’s unpresidential behavior but how else does he combat the dirty left? Only a barbarian could defy the liberal establishment as he has done. Imagine if Romney were president, trying to be dignified and patrician. They’d eat him alive. Unless, of course, he did nothing to block their agenda, in which case he’d be left alone like all the other cowardly roll-over…

Going back to the Obama administration, the U.S. Energy Department and the State Department have long supported efforts to import American natural gas into Ukraine to reduce the country’s dependence on Russia. The three approached Favorov with the idea while the Ukrainian executive was attending an energy industry conference in Texas. Parnas and Fruman told him they had flown in from Florida on a private jet to recruit him to…

Houston Rockets GM deletes Hong Kong tweet after China consulate… Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey killed a tweet that reportedly said, “Fight for Freedom. Stand with Hong Kong.” Politicsread more

Video Trump assails ‘corrupt’ media Rips New York Times story on border moat. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., has bowed down to President Trump and gave him the “green light” to enlist foreign governments to crush his political opponents, Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., claimed in a Sunday interview. Murphy appeared on NBC News’ “Meet the Press” shortly after Johnson did, and called the Wisconsin Republican a “good friend,” before adding that his…

“I can confirm that my firm and my team represent multiple whistleblowers in connection to the underlying August 12, 2019, disclosure to the Intelligence Community Inspector General,” the whistleblower’s attorney, Andrew Bakaj, said in a tweet. “No further comment at this time.” Mark Zaid, who also is a member of the original whistleblower’s legal team, confirmed to The Washington Post that the team is now representing a second whistleblower, someone…

On Friday, The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported that Senator Ron Johnson told reporters at an event in his home state of Wisconsin that President Donald Trump blocked him from telling the Ukrainian president that US aid was on its way, fueling the quid pro quo argument at the heart of the impeachment inquiry. But on Sunday, as few Republicans appeared on morning shows to defend Trump, Johnson had a fiery…

As clouds of white smoke billowed overhead, Showqi had no other option but to flee. Nearby, dozens of people scattered as they tried to outrun a fresh volley of tear gas fired by security  forces in Tahrir Square, in the centre of Iraq‘s capital, Baghdad. “They’re the lucky ones, [the ones] who were not targeted by government snipers,” Showqi said on Saturday, referring to the men who had run…

Two firefighters and two civilians were injured Saturday after an electrical explosion at California’s Oktoberfest. Attendees of the Oktoberfest celebration in Huntington Beach called the fire department after lights began flickering around 8 p.m. Saturday, the city’s fire department said in a statement. An explosion at an Oktoberfest celebration in Huntington Beach, Calif., on Oct. 5, 2019.kylen1972 via Twitter After firefighters arrived, they were pointed to a vault which was…

CNN host S.E. Cupp questioned President TrumpDonald John TrumpTrump criticizes supposed second whistleblower North Korea missile test raises fears of new capabilities Window narrows for Trump trade deals MORE‘s allies for sticking by him as the impeachment inquiry continues, asking, “How much longer do they keep saying this was OK?” Cupp described Trump’s interaction with Ukraine and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky as “black and white” and “really, really simple” on her Saturday show “S.E. Cupp Unfiltered.” …

President Donald Trump’s allies on Sunday offered up a collective shrug in response to news of a second whistleblower coming forward about his July phone conversation with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy. “It does not matter,” Rep. Chris Stewart, R-Utah, told “Fox News Sunday.” “This person is going to come forward and say, yep the president had this phone call,” Stewart, a member of the House Intelligence Committee, said. “And yep,…