An associate of U.S. President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer says the president was aware of a campaign to pressure the Ukrainian government to carry out investigations that would help Trump politically. Trump “knew exactly what was going on,” Lev Parnas told MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow in an interview broadcast Wednesday night. The New York Times quoted […]
WASHINGTON – The Senate impeachment trial of President Donald Trump begins Thursday with preliminary proceedings, including House lawmakers who will act as prosecutors presenting the articles of impeachment to the Senators who will serve as the jury. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts will be sworn in for his role in overseeing the process, and then […]
WASHINGTON – The U.S. House of Representatives voted Wednesday to approve the House members who Speaker Nancy Pelosi selected to prosecute the case against President Donald Trump and to send two articles of impeachment to the Senate for trial. The Democratic-led House approved the resolution by a vote that was largely along party lines. Later Wednesday, the seven […]
People gathered in Tehran on Monday to mourn top general Qassem Soleimani, as his replacement vowed to take revenge for the U.S. airstrike that killed him, and U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to hit Iranian cultural site if Iran does retaliate. “They’re allowed to kill our people. They’re allowed to torture and maim our […]