MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — A group of climate activists disrupted Thursday’s state-of-the-state speech of Vermont’s Republican Gov. Phil Scott. The Republican governor was several minutes into his speech when the activists began to chant. Scott waited several minutes before asking the activists to let him finish his speech. Lt. Gov.[Read More…]
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Attack on US Embassy exposes widening US-Iraq divide on Iran
By ROBERT BURNS AP National Security Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The New Year’s Eve attack on the U.S. Embassy compound in Baghdad has exposed a deepening divide between the United States and Iraq over Iran’s role there, even as the Pentagon embarks on a more aggressive mission to counter Iranian[Read More…]
Conservatives seek immediate purge of voters in Wisconsin
By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A conservative law firm on Thursday asked a judge to find the Wisconsin Elections Commission in contempt and impose $12,000 a day in fines until it immediately purges more than 200,000 voters from the rolls, a move Democrats are fighting in[Read More…]
Pete Buttigieg raises $24.7 million during the 4th quarter
By ALEXANDRA JAFFE Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Pete Buttigieg’s campaign says he raised more than $24.7 million in the last three months and now has a campaign staff of 500 people nationwide, a show of financial and organizational strength heading into the presidential primaries. In a memo[Read More…]
Video edited to suggest Biden made racist remark
By BEATRICE DUPUY Associated Press A video of Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden that was selectively edited to falsely suggest he made racist remarks during a recent speech made the rounds Thursday on social media, raking in more than a million views on one tweet alone. Experts have been warning[Read More…]
Roberts will tap his inner umpire in impeachment trial
By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — America’s last prolonged look at Chief Justice John Roberts came 14 years ago, when he told senators during his Supreme Court confirmation hearing that judges should be like baseball umpires, impartially calling balls and strikes. “Nobody ever went to a ballgame to[Read More…]
Trump lashes out as impeachment trial stuck in limbo
By ZEKE MILLER Associated Press PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump lashed out Tuesday as his Senate impeachment trial remains at an impasse, with Republican and Democratic leaders at odds over its format and whether witnesses should be called. Speaking at his private club in Palm Beach, Florida,[Read More…]
Trump impeached on charges of abuse of power, obstruction
By LISA MASCARO & MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump was impeached by the U.S. House of Representatives, becoming only the third American chief executive to be formally charged under the Constitution’s ultimate remedy for high crimes and misdemeanors. The historic vote split along party[Read More…]
McConnell blasts House impeachment, pledges Senate action
HOGP By MARY CLARE JALONICK, LAURIE KELLMAN and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press Eds: UPDATES: Updates with fresh Schumer quotes. WASHINGTON (AP) — The top Senate Republican on Thursday denounced the “most unfair” House impeachment of President Donald Trump and reassured Trump and his supporters that “moments like this are why[Read More…]
Trump says US, China have reached deal; Sunday tariffs off
By PAUL WISEMAN & JOE McDONALD AP Business Writers WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Friday that the U.S. has canceled plans to impose new tariffs on $160 billion worth of Chinese imports Sunday as part of a modest interim agreement that de-escalates a 17-month trade war between the[Read More…]