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House Democrats have followed through on their threat to issue a subpoena to the White House for documents concerning President TrumpDonald John TrumpTop US diplomat suggested he could ‘quit’ over Ukraine dealings READ: Trump officials’ texts discussing Ukraine House Democrats release Trump officials’ text exchanges discussing Ukraine MORE‘s dealings with Ukraine. The chairmen of three House panels notified acting White House chief of staff Mick MulvaneyJohn (Mick) Michael MulvaneyEx-senior Trump administration…

Sen. Ron Johnson, a top Republican ally of President Donald Trump, said a U.S. diplomat told him in August that the Trump administration had frozen almost $400 million in aid to Ukraine because the president wanted a commitment that Kyiv would carry out investigations related to U.S. elections. The Wisconsin senator, in an interview with The Wall Street Journal published Friday, said he called Trump about the allegation on Aug….

The CIA’s top lawyer sent a criminal referral to the Justice Department based on the now-famous whistleblower’s complaint about President Donald Trump’s conduct toward Ukraine. And no, that lawyer isn’t some deep-state conspiracist out to thwart the president: She’s a Trump appointee. According to NBC News on Friday, CIA general counsel Courtney Simmons Elwood and another top official called the Justice Department on August 14 to make a criminal referral…

President Trump speaking to reporters on the South Lawn of the White House on Friday. Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP hide caption toggle caption Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP President Trump speaking to reporters on the South Lawn of the White House on Friday. Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP President Trump signed a proclamation late Friday barring legal immigrants who cannot prove they will have health care coverage or the means to pay for it within…

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo acknowledged he was listening to President Trump’s phone call with the Ukraine president, Volodymyr Zelensky. USA TODAY

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WASHINGTON — House Oversight Committee Chairman Elijah Cummings, D-Md., subpoenaed the White House on Friday for documents related to the House impeachment investigation after administration officials failed to comply with repeated requests for the materials. The subpoena seeks documents related to President Donald Trump’s efforts to pressure Ukraine to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden, a leading Democratic candidate for president. Cummings issued the subpoena in consultation with House Intelligence…

Ukraine’s prosecutor general, Ruslan Ryaboshapka, announced Friday that he will review cases involving Hunter Biden but that he isn’t aware of any evidence of wrongdoing by Biden. Valentyn Ogirenko/Reuters hide caption toggle caption Valentyn Ogirenko/Reuters Ukraine’s prosecutor general, Ruslan Ryaboshapka, announced Friday that he will review cases involving Hunter Biden but that he isn’t aware of any evidence of wrongdoing by Biden. Valentyn Ogirenko/Reuters At a news conference in Kyiv…

Sen. Bernie Sanders was discharged from a Las Vegas hospital Friday after suffering a heart attack earlier in the week, his campaign said. Asked how he was feeling as he left the Desert Springs Hospital Medical Center, Sanders told NBC News “great. I feel great.” In a video posted Friday on Twitter, he echoed that sentiment: “I’m feeling so much better.” Hello everybody! We’re in Las Vegas. I’m feeling so…

The House impeachment inquiry has focused on the July 25 telephone call between President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy. Concerns about that call were raised by an unnamed member of the intelligence community through a so-called “whistleblower complaint.”   Now, concerns are being raised about whether the complaint, which is not based on first-hand knowledge, should have been considered at all. What’s going on?  Under federal law, a member of the intelligence community can file a whistleblower complaint with…

NEW YORK (AP) — CNN says it has rejected two advertisements submitted by President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign because they weren’t factual, but will run a third ad that was submitted on Thursday. Trump’s campaign likened CNN to a public relations firm for Democrats after rejection of its first advertisement, which discussed allegations against former Vice President Joe Biden that the network said had been proven false by several news…

President Trump talks to reporters on the South Lawn of the White House on Friday, demanding that the House formally vote on an impeachment inquiry before responding to lawmakers’ requests for documents. Evan Vucci/AP hide caption toggle caption Evan Vucci/AP President Trump talks to reporters on the South Lawn of the White House on Friday, demanding that the House formally vote on an impeachment inquiry before responding to lawmakers’ requests…

With an impeachment storm gathering, Republican Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina is standing firmly by President Trump. Sen. Susan Collins is keeping a studied silence. Sens. Martha McSally of Arizona and Cory Gardner of Colorado have mostly laid low while nurturing fundraising ties with the White House. The House impeachment inquiry has dropped a huge boulder in the middle of the 2020 political landscape, sending Republicans up for election…

CLOSE Whistleblowers have been at time essential and detrimental to a country’s democracy, but what makes them different than a leaker? We explain. Just the FAQs, USA TODAY WASHINGTON – It was rare moment of levity during a tense House committee hearing. Joseph Maguire told lawmakers last week he was laboring to navigate his first days on the job as acting director of National Intelligence, only to be confronted by an explosive whistleblower complaint that…

Mounted police in Quito advance on demonstrators protesting Ecuadorian President Lenín Moreno’s move to scrap fuel subsidies, in a clash near the government palace late Thursday. Dolores Ochoa/AP hide caption toggle caption Dolores Ochoa/AP Mounted police in Quito advance on demonstrators protesting Ecuadorian President Lenín Moreno’s move to scrap fuel subsidies, in a clash near the government palace late Thursday. Dolores Ochoa/AP Large protests have triggered a state of emergency…

WASHINGTON — Text messages given to Congress show U.S. ambassadors working to persuade Ukraine to publicly commit to investigating President Donald Trump’s political opponents and explicitly linking the inquiry to whether Ukraine’s president would be granted an official White House visit. The two ambassadors, both Trump picks, went so far as to draft language for what Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy should say, the texts indicate. The messages, released Thursday by…

President Trump returns to the White House Thursday after traveling to Florida earlier in the day. He did not take questions from gathered reporters. Win McNamee/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Win McNamee/Getty Images President Trump returns to the White House Thursday after traveling to Florida earlier in the day. He did not take questions from gathered reporters. Win McNamee/Getty Images Republicans who support President Trump say the next three…

(CNN)House Intelligence Chairman Adam Schiff on Thursday clarified comments he made last month that his committee had not spoken directly with a whistleblower after his office acknowledged Wednesday it had been in contact with the whistleblower before the complaint over President Donald Trump’s conversation with the leader of Ukraine was filed. ‘);$vidEndSlate.removeClass(‘video__end-slate–inactive’).addClass(‘video__end-slate–active’);}};CNN.autoPlayVideoExist = (CNN.autoPlayVideoExist === true) ? true : false;var configObj = {thumb: ‘none’,video: ‘politics/2019/10/02/adam-schiff-treason-resign-trump-whistleblower-ukraine-sot-vpx.cnn’,width: ‘100%’,height: ‘100%’,section: ‘domestic’,profile: ‘expansion’,network: ‘cnn’,markupId:…

Ronny Tong, a member of the Executive Council, the top advisory body to the chief executive, said on Thursday that he had been wary of invoking the emergency regulations because he feared the stigma it would bring to Hong Kong internationally. But he said he would “reluctantly endorse” a face mask ban as an alternative to a general curfew, an idea recently suggested by some pro-Beijing hard-liners. Enforcement, too, could…

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