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WASHINGTON – The House of Representatives is scheduled to vote Thursday on a Democratic resolution mapping out rules for public hearings in the impeachment investigation of President Donald Trump, after weeks of Republicans criticizing the inquiry for holding closed-door meetings in the basement of the Capitol. Also on Thursday, the trio of committees investigating Trump’s dealings with Ukraine have another private deposition with a National Security Council official. Timothy Morrison, whose departure from…

Here’s what you need to know to understand the impeachment inquiry into President Trump. How we got here: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced the beginning of an official impeachment inquiry against President Trump on Sept. 24, 2019. Here’s what has happened since then. What’s happening now: Lawmakers are conducting an inquiry, which could lead to impeachment. An impeachment would mean the U.S. House thinks the president is no longer fit…

Firefighters battling the Kincade fire are optimistic. Firefighters in Northern California believe they have “turned the corner” in battling the Kincade fire and are expecting more good news on Thursday and in coming days. At a Wednesday night news conference, the authorities listed several positive signs: The fire was 45 percent contained, up from 30 percent on Wednesday morning. Air quality was improving. Strong, gusty winds had subsided. And most…

Boeing announced Thursday up to 50 of its popular 737NG planes had been grounded after cracks were detected in them, in another blow to the U.S. aircraft maker following two deadly crashes. Australian national carrier Qantas became the latest airline to take one of the planes out of the air, as it said it would urgently inspect 32 others but insisted passengers had nothing to fear. The announcement by Qantas…

It’s hard to think of a better way for Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey to poke Mark Zuckerberg in the eye than announcing a rebuttal to his controversial stance on political advertising just minutes ahead of Facebook‘s earnings call. On Wednesday, Dorsey announced that Twitter would no longer allow political advertising globally. That includes campaign ads from political candidates and issues-based ads on topics like climate change or abortion. The move…

The two Ukrainian visitors — Andriy Yermak, a top Zelensky adviser, and Oleksandr Danyliuk, the head of Ukraine’s national security and defense council — were first escorted to Bolton’s office, where they met with Vindman, Sondland, White House Russia adviser Fiona Hill and Kurt Volker, the State Department’s special envoy to Ukraine.

Tim Morrison, a key aide on the White House’s National Security Council, is expected to leave his post imminently. Sarah Silbiger/Reuters hide caption toggle caption Sarah Silbiger/Reuters Tim Morrison, a key aide on the White House’s National Security Council, is expected to leave his post imminently. Sarah Silbiger/Reuters Tim Morrison, the top Russia official on President Trump’s National Security Council, who is scheduled to testify in the impeachment inquiry on…

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SIMI VALLEY, Calif. (KABC) — A fast-moving vegetation fire erupted on the hillsides above Simi Valley on Wednesday morning amid extreme red-flag conditions, prompting evacuation orders and school closures as it spread to 1,491 acres. The Easy Fire began shortly after 6 a.m. near the 200 block of West Los Angeles Avenue. Homes in nearby residential neighborhoods were immediately threatened by the flames, even after winds initially seemed to be…

The move is likely to pressure Facebook, which has lately faced heat for allowing politicians to run any claims — even false ones — in political ads on the social network. Mark Zuckerberg, the Facebook chief executive, has taken a stand on political advertising in recent weeks, saying that he would not police politicians’ ads even if they lied in them. He said that was because Facebook had been founded…

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s nominee to be U.S. ambassador to Russia said on Wednesday he had known Trump’s personal attorney, Rudy Giuliani, was involved in a campaign against then-Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch that helped lead to her dismissal. John Sullivan, a deputy secretary of state, said under questioning by ranking Democratic Senator Bob Menendez at his Senate Foreign Relations Committee confirmation hearing that he knew Giuliani was…

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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnellAddison (Mitch) Mitchell McConnellOvernight Defense: House approves Turkey sanctions in rebuke of Trump | Trump attacks on Army officer testifying spark backlash | Dems want answers from Esper over Ukraine aid Mark Mellman: Three questions for Republicans Menendez seeks probe into if Pompeo violated Hatch Act MORE (R-Ky.) on Wednesday knocked a House resolution outlining the lower chamber’s impeachment inquiry of President TrumpDonald John TrumpNumber of…

With her brother, New York Knicks executive Craig Robinson, by her side, Obama said their family was doing everything they were supposed to do and sometimes better. “As we moved in, white folks moved out, because they were afraid of what our families represented,” she said during the Chicago event.

Impeaching a U.S. president might not be the be-all-end-all for their career. We explain why this is the case. Just the FAQs, USA TODAY

A man evacuates horses as the Easy Fire approaches on Oct. 30, 2019 near Simi Valley. (David McNew/Getty Images) A fast-moving wildfire is burning in Ventura County, threatening thousands of homes and prompting mandatory evacuations in the communities of Simi Valley, Moorpark and Thousand Oaks Wednesday morning. The Easy Fire was reported around 6:15 a.m. south of the 118 Freeway near Madera and Easy streets. By 10 a.m., roughly 1,300…

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LOS ANGELES — A tree branch crashing on to power lines ignited the wind-driven Getty Fire that forced evacuation of more than 7,000 homes, fire officials have confirmed. “The fire was deemed an accidental start, caused by a tree branch that broke off and subsequently landed in nearby power lines during high wind conditions,” Los Angeles Fire Department spokeswoman Margaret Stewart said. “This errant tree branch caused the sparking and arcing of the…