Impeachment

In an exclusive TV interview with Lester Holt, Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman — a key witness in President Trump’s impeachment hearings — discusses his dismissal from the National Security Council and the call he heard between Trump and Ukraine's president in July 2019. An NSC spokesperson responded, saying: “This is…

In his first-ever television interview, Vindman, a key witness in President Trump’s impeachment hearings, speaks with Lester Holt about why he called out the president’s actions and the retaliation that he says derailed his career.Sept. 14, 2020Read More

Retired U.S. Army Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, a former National Security Council director and impeachment witness, warned that President Donald Trump's efforts to please Russian President Vladimir Putin are a direct threat to American democracy.Vindman offered his latest comparison between the Trump administration and Soviet-style leadership in an interview for…

President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer and a key Ukrainian ally in their plot to smear Former Vice President Joe Biden have both tried to distance themselves from collaborator Andriy Derkach after he was sanctioned and outed as an “active Russian agent” by the U.S. Treasury Department.Rudy Giuliani, who worked with…

Kyle Rittenhouse, the 17-year-old gunman who shot and killed two Black Lives Matter protesters in Kenosha, Wisconsin, on Tuesday night, is now a folk hero for some conservatives even as he awaits trial for murder. “I want him as my president,” Ann Coulter, referring to Rittenhouse, wrote on Twitter. “Kyle…

While Democrats never highlighted impeaching President Donald Trump during their convention last week, House Republican members brought it up three times this week to demonstrate how unfair the opposing party had been to Trump.New York’s Elise Stefanik and New Jersey’s Jeff Van Drew arguably would not have been picked to…

President Donald Trump speaks at the first day of the Republican National Convention on August 24, 2020, in Charlotte, North Carolina. BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images President Donald Trump tore into Democratic nominee Joe Biden on the final night of the Republican National Convention, portraying Biden as weak on critical…

Updates and analysis from Day 4 of the Republican National ConventionThe convention concluded with President Donald Trump's acceptance speech.President Trump and his daughter Ivanka will be the keynote speakers on the last night of the Republican National Convention on Thursday.Chelsea Stahl / NBC NewsBreaking News EmailsGet breaking news alerts and…

Updates and analysis from Day 4 of the Republican National ConventionThe convention concluded with President Donald Trump's acceptance speech.President Trump and his daughter Ivanka will be the keynote speakers on the last night of the Republican National Convention on Thursday.Chelsea Stahl / NBC NewsBreaking News EmailsGet breaking news alerts and…

One of President Donald Trump's impeachment defense lawyers tried to paint Joe Biden and his son Hunter as corrupt at the Republican convention on Tuesday.For Joe Biden, the U.S. has "been the land of opportunism, not opportunity," said Pam Bondi, the former Florida attorney general.She then took aim at Hunter…