By STEVE PEOPLES AP National Political Writer DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Presidential politics move fast. What we’re watching heading into a new week on the 2020 campaign: ___ Days to Iowa caucuses: 7 Days to general election: 281 ___ THE NARRATIVE After almost one year of primary drama, the[Read More…]

By CALVIN WOODWARD & HOPE YEN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump gave a false account Wednesday of some of the circumstances that got him impeached. As the Senate impeachment trial wrestled with the fate of his presidency, Trump offered distorted statements about how the episode developed. He[Read More…]

HOGP WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts’ admonishment of House impeachment prosecutors and President Donald Trump’s defense team followed a handwritten note by Republican Sen. Susan Collins of Maine. Collins penned a note after House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler’s comment about a “cover-up” by Senate Republicans[Read More…]

By LISA MASCARO, ERIC TUCKER & ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic House prosecutors argued in President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial Thursday that he was swept up by a “completely bogus” Ukraine theory pushed by attorney Rudy Giuliani that led to his abuse of presidential power and then[Read More…]

By ELANA SCHOR Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — White evangelical support for President Donald Trump has sparked debate for years — particularly this winter, with his impeachment trial looming. But for all the focus it commands, uncertainty continues to surround Trump’s bond with a religious constituency that has long[Read More…]

By LISA MASCARO & MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday she will “soon” transmit the articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump, signaling a potential thaw in the standoff with Senate Republicans as she warned against rushing to an acquittal without a[Read More…]

By ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — In a dramatic rollback of environmental oversight, President Donald Trump took action Thursday to clear the way and speed up development of a wide range of commercial projects by cutting back federal review of their impact on the environment. “The United States[Read More…]

By LOLITA C. BALDOR & ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. officials said Thursday it was “highly likely” that an Iranian anti-aircraft missile downed a Ukrainian jetliner late Tuesday, killing all 176 people on board. They suggested it could well have been a mistake. Canadian Prime Minister Justin[Read More…]

By STEVE PEOPLES AP National Political Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The election was always going to be about Donald Trump. But over the span of a few days, the yearslong focus on the Republican president’s performance on the economy, health care and immigration has been overtaken by an urgent[Read More…]

By MATTHEW DALY & ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Democratic-controlled House moved toward approving a non-binding measure Thursday aimed at limiting President Donald Trump’s ability to take military action against Iran as criticism of the U.S. killing of a top Iranian general intensifies Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif.,[Read More…]