WASHINGTON — With the House set to impeach, President Donald Trump is blaming Democratic congressional foes for “tremendous anger” in the country and last week's deadly attack on the Capitol by his supporters after he urged them on their way. The embattled president, in his first remarks to reporters since...
Buttigieg-Warren Clash on Campaign Trail Spills Into Debate
LOS ANGELES — The long-festering feud between Elizabeth Warren and Pete Buttigieg erupted Thursday night in a high-stakes debate that tested the strength of the Democratic Party's shrinking pool of presidential contenders just six weeks before primary voting begins. Buttigieg, the 37-year-old mayor of South Bend, Indiana, has emerged as...
House Heads Toward Trump Impeachment Vote as GOP Stalls
WASHINGTON — The U.S. House pressed toward its historic votes to impeach President Donald Trump on Wednesday, arguing over the charges he faces and the legitimacy of the probe that brought Congress and the day that will leave a lasting mark on his tenure at the White House. Speaker Nancy...
Trump Denounces ‘Partisan Impeachment Crusade’ on Eve of House Vote
[aggregation-styles] The New York Times Subscription WASHINGTON — President Trump on Tuesday angrily denounced the looming House vote to impeach him as a “partisan impeachment crusade” being waged by Democrats, describing the effort to remove him from office as an “attempted coup” that would come back to haunt them at...
House Republicans Move To Impeach Deputy AG Rosenstein
WASHINGTON — Eleven House Republicans have introduced articles of impeachment against Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, who oversees special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian election interference and President Donald Trump's 2016 campaign. House Republicans have criticized Rosenstein for not being responsive enough as they have requested documents related to...
Americans Say No to Presidential Self-Pardons: Poll
NEW YORK — Even in an era of deep political division, Democrats and Republicans agree presidents should not pardon themselves. And if the nation's chief executive ever does so, majorities of Americans in both parties believe Congress should impeach that president. Those are the findings of a new poll from...