Trenton, NJ (AP) New Jersey congressman Jeff Van Drew could well need the backing of President Donald Trump if he’s going to continue his political career. The Democrat has told aides he will become a Republican. Van Drew stood to become one of the few Democrats opposing impeaching Trump when the House votes this week.…
Washington, D.C. (AP) President Donald Trump is making clear that he intends to participate in at least three general election debates. But he is threatening to sidestep the nonprofit group charged with running them. Trump is complaining, without evidence, that the Commission on Presidential Debates is “stacked with Trump Haters & Never Trumpers.” Trump tweeted…
US stocks are rallying Monday, rising with European and several Asian markets after China reported surprisingly strong signs of life. Growth in factory activity and retail sales in the world’s second-largest economy beat economists’ expectations for last month. That layered on top of optimism from last week’s trade deal between China and the United States.…
Keokuk, IA (AP) A deepening sense of volatility is settling over the Democratic Party’s presidential primary election on the eve of the sixth and final debate of 2019. The seven candidates who remain are being forced to grapple with unprecedented distraction from Washington, questions about their core principles and new signs that the party’s energized…
The House Judiciary Committee has approved two articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump. The charges now go to the full House for an expected vote next week. The votes on both articles were strictly along party lines, 23 Democrats to 17 Republicans. The abuse of power charge stems from Trump’s July phone call with…
Beijing, China (AP) Expectations of a U.S.-Chinese trade truce are rising, though Beijing accused Washington of unfairly attacking its economy. A Chinese foreign ministry spokeswoman said any deal to settle their 17-month-old tariff war must be “mutually beneficial, win-win.” President Donald Trump said in Twitter a deal was “very close,” but the Chinese spokeswoman gave…
LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has tweeted his thanks to people who participated in Thursday’s national election. He did not address an U.K. exit poll suggesting that his Conservative Party would likely win a strong majority of the 650 seats in the House of Commons Parliament. Official results are not yet in,…
Lawmakers on the House Judiciary Committee are resuming their hearing on articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump. The panel is expected to vote on the articles later Thursday. That would send the matter to the full House for a vote, expected next week. Democrats say they have a duty to stop what one called…
Las Vegas, NV (AP) Joe Biden is joining his top Democratic presidential rivals in pledging to end for-profit migrant detention centers. Biden’s 2020 presidential campaign also acknowledged “pain” caused by deportations, including during the Obama administration when Biden served as vice president. The statement was included in an immigration policy proposal released Wednesday. The plan…
Fears that a deadly shooting at a Jewish market in Jersey City, New Jersey, was an anti-Semitic attack are mounting, with authorities recounting how a man and woman deliberately pulled up to the place in a rental van with at least one rifle and got out firing. Six people in all were killed on Tuesday…