Impeachment

By Chris KahnNEW YORK (Reuters) - Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has opened up a 13-point lead over President Donald Trump - the widest margin this year - according to the latest Reuters/Ipsos poll as Americans grow more critical of Trump over the coronavirus pandemic and protests against police brutality.In…

US attorney general William Barr at the daily White House coronavirus briefing 23 March 2020: Getty ImagesAttorney General William Barr has promoted the “unprecedented politicization” of the Justice Department since his appointment last year, two whistleblowers from the Justice Department and a former deputy attorney general under President George HW…

PRESIDENT Donald Trump told reporters on Monday that John Bolton, his former national security adviser, will have a "very strong criminal problem" if he proceeds in publishing a tell-all book. Bolton's memoir is set to be released on June 23, but Trump called it "highly inappropriate" and said that he…

WASHINGTON — President Trump sure is mad at John Bolton.Trump threatened his former national security adviser with “criminal liability” Monday if Bolton actually releases his tell-all memoir about issues at the core of Trump’s impeachment, as Bolton is now planning to do next week.“I will consider every conversation with me…

Per the publisher, Bolton’s book, “The Room Where It Happened,” not only covers “chaos in the White House,” but also “assessments of major players, the president’s inconsistent, scattershot decision-making process, and his dealings with allies and enemies alike.” The revelations are likely to reverberate on Capitol Hill, where Democrats have…

WASHINGTON — The White House has told former national security adviser John Bolton that the manuscript of his forthcoming memoir still contains classified material and could present a national security threat. But Bolton’s lawyer said Wednesday that publication will go ahead as planned on June 23 and he accused the…

Editors USA TODAYPublished 8:11 AM EDT Jun 9, 2020Mourners to gather in Houston for George FloydA funeral for George Floyd, the last in a series of memorial services, will be held Tuesday in Houston. A 500-person service will take place at the Fountain of Praise church followed by a private burial where…

President Donald Trump's name is first to appear under Twitter search results for "racist" and "racism."Screenshot/Twitter, Chip Somodevilla/Getty ImagesTwitter users on Saturday noticed that President Donald Trump's account was recommended when they searched the term "racist" on the platform. "If an account is mentioned often alongside certain terms, it can become…

It’s been evident since he assumed the role of attorney general that William Barr was more concerned with advancing the political interests of President Donald Trump than with serving the cause of justice in America.But when Barr this week ordered the dispersal of peaceful protesters gathered in opposition to racial…

Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska on Thursday praised former Defense Secretary James Mattis' blistering critique of President Donald Trump as "true and honest and necessary and overdue."Murkowski said: "When I saw Gen. Mattis' comments yesterday I felt like perhaps we are getting to a point where we can be…