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As the Ukraine story heated up Friday, President Trump was preparing to host a state dinner. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post) Philip Rucker Robert Costa Rachael Bade September 21 at 8:04 PM When the July 24 congressional testimony of special counsel Robert S. Mueller III deflated the impeachment hopes of Democrats, President Trump crowed “no collusion” and claimed vindication from accusations that he had conspired with Russia in the 2016 election….

Former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden says President Trump’s call with the Ukrainian president was “an overwhelming abuse of power.” Bloomberg/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Bloomberg/Bloomberg via Getty Images Former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden says President Trump’s call with the Ukrainian president was “an overwhelming abuse of power.” Bloomberg/Bloomberg via Getty Images Joe Biden, the former Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate, is accusing President Trump…

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden. | Charlie Neibergall/AP Photo 2020 elections By NATASHA KORECKI 09/21/2019 12:55 PM EDT DES MOINES, Iowa – An angered Joe Biden on Saturday accused President Donald Trump of “using every element of his presidency to try and smear me,” and called for an investigation into Trump’s phone call with the Ukrainian president. “You should be asking him the question: why is he on the phone…

Video President Trump approves sending more troops to Mideast to deter Iran after Saudi oil plant attacks Reaction from John Hannah, former national security adviser to Vice President Dick Cheney. There’s an old saying that wars are easy to get into but hard to get out of. President Trump understands this, which is why he wisely resisted the temptation to launch a military strike against Iran after that nation launched…

CLOSE Tough questions and cringeworthy moments for Joe Biden at the LGBTQ forum in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Nathan Rousseau Smith has the story. Buzz60 CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Former Vice President Joe Biden defended his record on LGBTQ issues amidst sharp questioning at a campaign forum on the topic Friday where a female moderator said he condescendingly called her “a real sweetheart” after their question-and-answer session. Biden has frequently boasted on…

Joe Kennedy, a Massachusetts Congress member and scion of one of America’s most well-known political families, is officially levying a primary challenge against sitting Sen. Ed Markey. “In this moment, we refuse to accept the status quo that tells us big things aren’t possible,” Kennedy said in his announcement video. “I’m running for Senate because this is the fight of our lives.” In its own statement earlier this week, Markey’s…

Cokie Roberts makes a speech at the Buell Theatre in Denver. Hyoung Chang/Denver Post via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Hyoung Chang/Denver Post via Getty Images Cokie Roberts makes a speech at the Buell Theatre in Denver. Hyoung Chang/Denver Post via Getty Images Cokie Roberts was fierce and funny, hard-nosed and kindhearted. She was steeped in politics, as the daughter of two Louisiana pols, Hale and Lindy Boggs, and…

Workers fix the damage in the Aramco’s Khurais oil field in Saudi Arabia, Sept. 20, 2019, after it was hit during Sept. 14 attack the U.S. alleges Iran carried out. Amr Nabil/AP hide caption toggle caption Amr Nabil/AP Workers fix the damage in the Aramco’s Khurais oil field in Saudi Arabia, Sept. 20, 2019, after it was hit during Sept. 14 attack the U.S. alleges Iran carried out. Amr Nabil/AP…

Video Peter Schweizer on Hunter Biden’s Ukraine connections New questions surround Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden’s son and his ties to the Ukraine; insight from investigative reporter Peter Schweizer, author of ‘Secret Empires,’ and Fox News legal analyst Gregg Jarrett, author of ‘Witch Hunt: The Story of the Greatest Mass Delusion in American Political History.’ Author Peter Schweizer on Friday night addressed the questions surrounding Hunter Biden’s involvement with a Ukrainian natural…

It is unprecedented. One 16-year-old Swedish girl with a vision for a viable planet has inspired a global movement for change. The millions of people, predominantly young, all around the world who made a powerful but peaceful protest about the transcendent issue facing the world – the future of the life on Earth itself – constitute by far the most hopeful development since we first became aware of the damage human activity is inflicting…

The Trump administration signed an agreement Friday allowing it to require migrants who pass through El Salvador to seek asylum there rather than in the US, another potential hurdle for Central Americans arriving at the US southern border. The White House has also ordered the Department of Homeland Security to secure a similar agreement with Honduras by October 1, Hamed Aleaziz of Buzzfeed News reported. The agreement with El Salvador…

‘I’m actually excited’ about the iPhone’s prospects in China, Jim… “Sure, the trade war’s taking its toll on business … it’s just not taking its toll where it was supposed to,” Jim Cramer says. Mad Money with Jim Cramerread more

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(iStock) Hannah Natanson September 20 at 10:46 PM A 22-year-old man was taken into custody Friday afternoon after an SUV drove through a mall in suburban Chicago and sent panicked shoppers fleeing for safety. Police descended on Woodfield Mall in Schaumburg, Ill., after receiving 911 calls around 2:20 p.m. about a black vehicle plowing through a mall entrance at Sears. The car drove though the mall’s common area and came…

Andrew Wheeler, administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency looks on during a news conference Thursday at the agency’s headquarters in Washington, D.C. Alastair Pike/AFP/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Alastair Pike/AFP/Getty Images Andrew Wheeler, administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency looks on during a news conference Thursday at the agency’s headquarters in Washington, D.C. Alastair Pike/AFP/Getty Images Just two days after the Trump administration revoked California’s right to set its…

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A tour bus carrying tourists crashed near a national park in southern Utah, killing at least four people and critically injuring up to 15 others, authorities said Friday. The morning wreck near Bryce Canyon National Park, known for its distinctive landscape of narrow red rock spires, left 12 to 15 people with “very critical injuries,” the Utah Highway Patrol said on Twitter. The…

This story is part of Covering Climate Now, a global collaboration of more than 250 news outlets to strengthen coverage of the climate story. Millions of people across the world — from Pakistan to Iceland — went on strike Friday in the largest-ever global demonstration to fight climate change. Around noon, Americans began to walk out of work and school, too. “Strike today, save tomorrow,” read one banner in the…

Video Trump slams ‘partisan’ whistleblower complaint, says ‘somebody’ should investigate Biden The president defends his conversations with world leaders and blasts Joe Biden’s ‘disgraceful’ statement on Ukraine during an Oval Office meeting with Australian PM Scott Morrison. The latest media mass hysteria over a whistleblower’s complaint that, according to FoxNews.com “reportedly involved allegations President Trump made a troubling and unspecified ‘promise’ to a foreign leader,” is based on precious little information.  That…

© Provided by The Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A bus carrying Chinese-speaking tourists crashed near a national park in southern Utah, killing at least four people and critically injuring up to 15 others, authorities said Friday. The morning wreck near Bryce Canyon National Park, known for its distinctive landscape of narrow red rock spires, left 12 to 15 people with “very critical injuries,” the Utah Highway Patrol said on…