Impeachments

President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting about the coronavirus at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Friday, March 6, 2020, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
March 08, 2020 - 5:38 pm

Trump to skip St. Patrick's Day Hill luncheon, blames Pelosi

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Irish eyes at the U.S. Capitol will not smile on President Donald Trump on St. Patrick's Day. Trump is skipping an annual bipartisan luncheon with House and Senate lawmakers celebrating the ties that bind the U.S. and Ireland, a White House spokesman said. Trump blamed...
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In this March 2, 2020, photo, President Donald Trump makes a joke as he speaks during a campaign rally at Bojangles Coliseum in Charlotte, N.C. The Trump show has a consistent script, with villains, nicknames, grievances and the same hero: himself. At raucous rallies, mostly in states friendly to him, the president tells audiences he could be presidential if he chose to be, even Lincolnesque. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
March 07, 2020 - 8:50 am

Trump's challenge: keeping his act fresh in reelection year

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Donald Trump show has a consistent script. Same villains. Same nicknames. Same grievances. Same hero: himself. At raucous rallies held mostly in states that are friendly to him, the president tells audiences that he could be presidential, even Lincolnesque, if he wanted to...
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Vice President Mike Pence bumps elbows with Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, left, during a news conference, Thursday, March 5, 2020, at Camp Murray in Washington state. Pence was in Washington to discuss the state's efforts to fight the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, and officials have been avoiding shaking hands to prevent the spread of germs. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
March 06, 2020 - 11:59 pm

Pence walks fine line on coronavirus response

CAMP MURRAY, Wash. (AP) — Vice President Mike Pence decided silence was the way to go. Soon after President Donald Trump asked him to lead the U.S. government's response to the coronavirus outbreak, Pence was on the phone with Washington’s Democratic Gov. Jay Inslee, whose state is at the epicenter...
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FILE - In this Jan. 29, 2020, file photo, Rep. Mark Meadows, R-N.C., speaks with reporters during the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump on charges of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington. President Donald Trump has named Meadows as his chief of staff, replacing Mick Mulvaney, who had been acting in the role. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)
March 06, 2020 - 10:51 pm

Trump names Rep. Mark Meadows his new chief of staff

WASHINGTON (AP) — In the midst of one of the most daunting crises of his administration, President Donald Trump on Friday announced he had made a major staff overhaul, replacing his acting chief of staff Mick Mulvaney with Republican Rep. Mark Meadows. While much of the country was focused on the...
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President Donald Trump holds up a picture as he listens during a meeting with Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar, left, Associate Director for Laboratory Science and Safety Steve Monroe, and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Robert Redfield, about the coronavirus at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Friday, March 6, 2020 in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
March 06, 2020 - 7:44 pm

Trump's CDC visit turns into scattershot defense on virus

ATLANTA (AP) — President Donald Trump's visit to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday turned into a scattershot defense of his administration's handling of the coronavirus outbreak, veering into political score-settling, exaggerations and talk harking back to his impeachment...
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President Donald Trump speaks to the Latino Coalition Legislative Summit, Wednesday, March 4, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
March 04, 2020 - 7:08 pm

Trump gets desired Democratic foes, but Biden worries linger

WASHINGTON (AP) — While Super Tuesday left the Democrats with a pair of front-runners whom President Donald Trump believes he can define and defeat, there are still some private worries in the White House. There is concern that the Democrats' messy nomination contest may end up producing an...
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Ukrainian Prime Minister Oleksiy Honcharuk attends a briefing in Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, March 2, 2020. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
March 03, 2020 - 2:23 pm

Ukraine's prime minister submits resignation, lawmakers say

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Lawmakers in Ukraine said Tuesday the parliament is gearing up for a vote to accept the resignation of the nation's prime minister. Members of President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's Servant of the People party that dominates the parliament said Prime Minister Oleksiy Honcharuk has...
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Former national security adviser John Bolton takes part in a discussion on global leadership at Vanderbilt University Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2020, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
March 03, 2020 - 12:05 pm

Publisher pushes back release date for John Bolton's book

NEW YORK (AP) — The publisher of John Bolton’s highly anticipated memoir has pushed back the release date from March 17 to mid-May. Simon & Schuster cited the ongoing government security review of the former national security adviser’s “The Room Where It Happened." The new date is May 12, the...
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March 02, 2020 - 8:34 pm

Ukraine backlash continues as Pentagon nomination withdrawn

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House has withdrawn President Donald Trump’s nomination for the post of Defense Department comptroller an official who had questioned the suspension of military assistance to Ukraine, which was at the center of Trump’s impeachment trial. Elaine McCusker has been deputy...
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President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at Bojangles Coliseum, Monday, March 2, 2020, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
March 02, 2020 - 8:31 pm

Trump lobs fresh barbs at Dems, rallies GOP faithful in NC

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — President Donald Trump gloated about the stock market roaring back Monday, while throwing sharp barbs at the thinning Democratic presidential field on the eve of Super Tuesday's big round of primaries. Trump's spirits were high after the Dow Jones Industrial Average soared...
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