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Elizabeth Warren says she wouldn’t allow child of VP to serve on foreign company’s board

Sen. Elizabeth Warren on Wednesday said that if elected to the White House, the child of her vice president would not be allowed to serve on the board of a foreign company.

September 26, 2019

Tulsi Gabbard: Trump-Zelensky transcript didn’t change my mind on impeachment

Democratic presidential hopeful Tulsi Gabbard on Wednesday said the release of a transcript of a July call between President Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky didn't change the calculus for her on whether Mr. Trump should be impeached.

September 26, 2019

Joe Biden: Hard to avoid conclusion that Donald Trump committed ‘impeachable’ offense

Democratic presidential front-runner Joseph R. Biden on Wednesday said it's hard to avoid concluding that President Trump committed an "impeachable" offense.

September 26, 2019

Nan Whaley, mayor of Dayton, Ohio, urges Congress to pass gun control legislation

The mayor of Dayton, Ohio, urged Congress on Wednesday to pass a ban on military-style "assault" weapons, saying that getting those weapons off the streets could have affected the mass shooting in her city last month.

September 25, 2019

Elizabeth Warren leading Democratic presidential field in California: Poll

Sen. Elizabeth Warren has risen to the top of the 2020 Democratic presidential field in California, according to a poll released on Wednesday.

September 25, 2019

Rudy Giuliani says he was read the transcript of Trump-Zelensky phone call

Former New York Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani on Wednesday said he has been read a transcript of a July phone call between President Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky that has helped prod House Democrats to formally open an impeachment inquiry into Mr. Trump.

September 25, 2019

Ronna McDaniel: Impeachment won’t hurt us; Donald Trump will focus on ‘policy’

Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel on Wednesday said House Democrats' formalizing their impeachment inquiry isn't going to throw a wrench into GOP plans going forward.

September 25, 2019

Elizabeth Warren edges Joe Biden for first time this year: Quinnipiac poll

Sen. Elizabeth Warren has inched in front of former Vice President Joseph R. Biden in the race for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released on Wednesday.

September 25, 2019

Senate Republicans take steps to approve $5 billion in new border wall funds

Senate Republicans took first steps Tuesday to approve $5 billion in new border wall money, though some are warning President Trump against another attempt to grab money from the Pentagon to build more wall than Congress approved.

September 24, 2019

Trump says he’ll release transcript of Ukraine phone call on Wednesday

Facing Democrats' rising calls for impeachment, President Trump announced Tuesday that he will release a transcript of his phone call with the president of Ukraine in which he discussed Democratic frontrunner Joseph R. Biden and his son.

September 24, 2019

Mitch McConnell: ‘I have no idea’ what precipitated delay in aid for Ukraine

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday said he had "no idea" why a military aid package to Ukraine was delayed, but that it was good news the Trump administration agreed to release the money earlier this month.

September 24, 2019

Elizabeth Warren edges Joe Biden in New Hampshire: Poll

Sen. Elizabeth Warren has risen to the top of the 2020 Democratic presidential pack in the early state of New Hampshire with former Vice President Joseph R. Biden close behind, according to a Monmouth University poll released on Tuesday.

September 24, 2019

Mitch McConnell says stopgap funding bill has ‘green light’ from White House

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday said a stopgap funding bill the Senate is expected to vote on this week has the blessing of the White House.

September 24, 2019

Rudy Giuliani: State Department tapped me for mission with Ukraine

Former New York Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani, who has been a personal lawyer for President Trump, said the State Department tapped him as part of a fact-finding mission with Ukrainian leaders.

September 24, 2019

Freshmen House Democrats: If true, Trump-Ukraine allegations would be ‘impeachable offense’

Seven freshmen House Democrats with national security backgrounds are now saying it would be an "impeachable offense" if President Trump did withhold military aid to Ukraine to try to get the country to dig up dirt on his political opponent.

September 24, 2019

Donald Trump mocks Greta Thunberg, 16-year-old climate activist

President Trump late Monday mocked 16-year-old climate activist Greta Thunberg on Twitter.

September 24, 2019

Joe Biden leads, Elizabeth Warren moves into second in 2020 Democratic presidential race: Poll

Former Vice President Joseph R. Biden holds a double-digit lead in the race for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, and Sen. Elizabeth Warren has moved into second place, according to a poll released on Monday.

September 24, 2019

Lindsey Graham urges Donald Trump to ‘release as much as possible’ about call with Ukrainian leader

Sen. Lindsey Graham on Monday predicted that President Trump will disclose more information about a July call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and that doing so would be in the president's interest.

September 23, 2019

Devin Nunes on Ukraine: ‘Doesn’t it feel like the Russia hoax all over again?’

Rep. Devin Nunes, the top Republican on the House Intelligence Committee, on Monday said the controversy over President Trump's conversation with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is starting to feel like a repeat of the "Russia hoax."

September 23, 2019

Rudy Giuliani: ‘You start asking Biden, he’s going to fall apart’

Rudolph Giuliani, President Trump's personal lawyer, predicted on Monday that former Vice President Joseph R. Biden isn't going to be able to withstand scrutiny surrounding his son's ties to overseas interests when he was in office.

September 23, 2019