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Working-level nuclear talks in Sweden between officials from Pyongyang and Washington have broken off, North Korea‘s top negotiator has said, dashing prospects for an end to months of stalemate. The talks, at an isolated conference centre on the outskirts of Stockholm, were the first such formal discussions since US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un met in June and agreed to restart negotiations that stalled…

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump told House Republicans Friday that he was urged by Energy Secretary Rick Perry to make the midsummer phone call to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy that is now at the center of House Democrats’ impeachment inquiry, two sources familiar with the matter told NBC News. Trump suggested it was a call he didn’t even want to make, the sources said. The news was first reported by…

Authorities responded en masse after electrical vault explosions  shook the Old World Oktoberfest celebration in Huntington Beach on Saturday night. A series of explosions rocked an Oktoberfest gathering in Huntington Beach on Oct. 5, 2019. (Credit: Kyle Nelson) Two firefighters and two civilians were treated for injuries initially described as minor, Huntington Beach Fire Department officials said. The incident was first reported as a transformer fire shortly after 8 p.m….

Hong Kong’s leader, Carrie Lam, delayed invoking the law for weeks, out of concern that it would hurt efforts to persuade residents, tourists and international businesses that the city is still a safe place. She appears to think the ban’s potential upside for the government — dissuading moderate Hong Kongers from joining demonstrations — is worth the damage it would inflict upon her reputation. But Hong Kongers are also deeply…

“Enough is enough. Every day — every few hours, seemingly — more evidence is uncovered revealing that President Trump is abusing the power of the presidency and is wholly unfit to be president,” Biden wrote. “He is using the highest office in the land to advance his personal political interests instead of the national interest.” “He does not understand the immense responsibility demanded of all those who hold the office…

President TrumpDonald John TrumpGordon Sondland expected to appear for House deposition Ivanka Trump on impeachment: ‘Everything’s a question of priorities’ Second intel official considering filing complaint over Trump: report MORE on Saturday lashed out against House Democrats’ impeachment inquiry while blasting the U.S. intelligence community whistleblower whose complaint has helped fuel the probe. Trump asserted in a tweet that the whistleblower’s complaint was “way off” and claimed that key Democrats didn’t…

President TrumpDonald John TrumpGordon Sondland expected to appear for House deposition Ivanka Trump on impeachment: ‘Everything’s a question of priorities’ Second intel official considering filing complaint over Trump: report MORE compared his impeachment inquiry to former Secretary of State Hillary ClintonHillary Diane Rodham ClintonWarren campaign fires senior official after allegations of ‘inappropriate behavior’ GOP senator says he confronted Trump over Ukraine in August Whistleblowers and the hypocrisy of the ruling class…

A witness who delivered key testimony in the trial of Amber Guyger — the white former Dallas police officer convicted this past week in the murder of an unarmed black man, Botham Jean — was fatally shot on Friday night, a lawyer for Mr. Jean’s family said. The witness, Joshua Brown, 28, who lived in the same apartment complex as Ms. Guyger and Mr. Jean, was shot several times by…

North Korea claims that its negotiations with the United States over its nuclear weapons program broke down on Saturday, although the U.S. sees it differently. This latest turn of events comes after North Korea announced earlier this week that it would resume its talks with the United States on its nuclear program, months after negotiations between the two countries collapsed when Pyongyang said American demands were unreasonable. But North Korea’s…

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has indicated that his department has issued an “initial response” to congressional Democrats’ request for Ukraine-related documents. “The State Department sent a letter last night to Congress, which is our initial response to the document request,” Pompeo said at a news conference in Greece on Saturday. “We will obviously do all the things we are required to by law.” His insistence that the department has…

Veteran journalist Bob Woodward said Republican senators are “choking” on President Trump’s Ukraine scandal. At his second appearance in Spokane, Washington, in as many days, the famed Watergate sleuth discussed the precarious situation GOP lawmakers find themselves in as Trump faces controversy for encouraging foreign countries to investigate Joe Biden, a political rival, and his son Hunter. “I know Republican senators, and they are choking on this,” Woodward said on…

Republicans are hunting for a boogeyman in the burgeoning impeachment fight as the party struggles to unify behind a single strategy.  Facing growing headaches, Republicans are eager to shift the public’s focus toward politically safer territory —ranging from former Vice President Joe BidenJoe BidenGordon Sondland expected to appear for House deposition Ivanka Trump on impeachment: ‘Everything’s a question of priorities’ Second intel official considering filing complaint over Trump: report MORE…

Still, anti-Trump voices within the Republican Party have been emboldened by comments like Mr. Amodei’s. Republicans for the Rule of Law, the main initiative of the conservative anti-Trump group Defending Democracy Together, is spending more than $1 million to run television ads on Fox and MSNBC, calling on Republicans to “demand the facts” about Mr. Trump and Ukraine. The campaign began last week with ads in five districts — including…

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo talks during a joint news conference with Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias on Saturday in Athens. Thanassis Stavrakis/AP hide caption toggle caption Thanassis Stavrakis/AP U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo talks during a joint news conference with Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias on Saturday in Athens. Thanassis Stavrakis/AP Secretary of State Mike Pompeo took a trip to Europe this week but was followed by…

In addition to the attacks from Mr. Trump, Mr. Biden’s top rivals, Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders, each out-raised him in the third quarter by about $10 million. And as Ms. Warren has emerged as Mr. Biden’s most formidable competition, Mr. Sanders, her main challenger for progressive support, just had a heart attack, casting uncertainty over whether he could siphon votes from Ms. Warren, as the Biden camp had hoped….

But even as Trump boasted of a “very unified” Republican Party that would protect him from conviction, some Republicans publicly broke ranks with him Friday. At least two GOP senators and one former administration official expressed uneasiness with Trump’s efforts to encourage foreign governments to investigate former vice president and 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden. Separately, intelligence community inspector general Michael Atkinson met with lawmakers Friday to discuss a…

Democrats looking to keep up the momentum of their impeachment inquiry are seeing more results than they have in their examination of the findings of the investigation by the special counsel, Robert S. Mueller III, into Russia’s election interference and Mr. Trump’s efforts to impede investigators. Though Mr. Mueller laid out stark examples of Mr. Trump trying to interfere with the inquiry, the White House has fought Democrats’ pursuit of…

Top House Democrats have added another person to the growing list of diplomats, law enforcement officials, and intelligence officials they want information from as part of their impeachment inquiry into the president: Vice President Mike Pence. On Friday, Reps. Adam Schiff (D-CA), Eliot Engel (D-NY), and Elijah Cummings (D-MD) sent a letter to Pence asking for documents that could shed light on what, if anything, he knew about Trump’s intentions…

Washington — In its latest crackdown on legal immigration, the Trump administration announced Friday it is planning to reject visa applications from immigrants the government determines will not be able to pay for health insurance or cover health care costs in the U.S. The new requirement is set to go into effect November 3.  In a late-night proclamation signed by President Trump, the White House said the government will only accept immigrant visa petitions…