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White House and Democrats Clash Over Rules for Impeachment

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Constitution gives the House "the sole power of impeachment" — but it confers that authority without an instruction manual. Now comes the battle royal over exactly what it means. In vowing to halt all cooperation with House Democrats' impeachment inquiry, the White House on Tuesday labeled the investigation...

Governor Newsom: Trump 'Corrupt,' Should Be Removed

SACRAMENTO — Gov. Gavin Newsom has all the evidence to believe "completely corrupt" President Donald Trump should be removed from office by Congress, but with Republicans in control of the U.S. Senate he says the best way to boot Trump from the White House is at the ballot box. "I...

White House Fighting Impeachment by Stalling and Attacking

WASHINGTON — As House Democrats fire off more subpoenas, the White House has launched a high-stakes strategy to counter the impeachment threat to President Donald Trump: Stall. Obfuscate. Attack. Repeat. One of the administration's first moves: the State Department on Tuesday barred Gordon Sondland, the U.S. European Union ambassador, from appearing before...

Depositions and More: What to Watch on Impeachment This Week

WASHINGTON — House Democrats are marching forward with their impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump, with more depositions coming this week. Democrats are moving quickly to interview key witnesses and lock down information as they explore the question of whether the Republican president compromised national security or abused his office by seeking...

Democrats Subpoena White House in Impeachment Inquiry

WASHINGTON — The impeachment investigation into President Donald Trump widened on Friday into a constitutional battle between the executive branch and Congress, as Democrats subpoenaed White House officials and the president signaled his administration would not cooperate. Trump said he would formally object to the impeachment investigation, even as he...

GOP Veterans of Clinton’s Impeachment Urge Caution on Trump

WASHINGTON — Some have regrets. A few can’t talk about it. Others would do it all again. But the Republicans who carried out President Bill Clinton’s impeachment in 1998 are unanimous in urging caution and restraint as Congress embarks on yet another impeachment struggle, this time over accusations that President Donald Trump...

Costa Talks Trump, Impeachment, and the Dem Contenders

As Washington Post reporter Robert Costa sees it, members of Congress — Democrats and Republicans alike — are on the same mission during their recess. With House Speaker Nancy Pelosi advancing an impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump, every member is back home taking the pulse of their voters. Listen...

Gun Control Risks Losing Momentum as Impeachment Fever Rises

LAS VEGAS — After mass shootings in Ohio and Texas this summer, gun control burst back on the scene as a major political issue for Democrats. Now it risks taking a back seat as impeachment fever overtakes Washington. Gun control advocates are determined to prevent that from happening. Nine White...

'You're Good-Looking': Ukraine's Leader Woos Tom Cruise

KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine’s leader isn’t just trying to charm U.S. President Donald Trump — he’s set his sights now on Tom Cruise, too. Mission impossible? Maybe not — Cruise is studying possible Ukrainian locations for an upcoming film, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s office. Zelenskiy tapped his roots...

Noted Journalist Costa Speaks Tonight at Save Mart Center

How's this for perfect timing? The week after Democrats in the House of Representatives launched an impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump, one of the nation's top journalists, Robert Costa, is the guest speaker tonight for the President's Lecture Series at Fresno State. Listen to this article:   Costa, a...

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