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President Donald Trump speaks Monday during a Cabinet meeting in the White House in Washington. (Pablo Martinez Monsivais / The Associated Press)

October 21, 2019 at 1:55 pm

Trump urges GOP to ‘get tougher and fight’ impeachment

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump called on fellow Republicans on Monday to "get tougher and fight" against the quickly moving House impeachment inquiry as...

October 17, 2019 at 1:43 pm

Energy Secretary Perry says he is resigning by year’s end

WASHINGTON (AP) — Energy Secretary Rick Perry announced Thursday that he will leave his job by the end of the year, saying that under President...

October 17, 2019 at 12:27 pm

‘Heartbroken’: GOP mourns Cummings as friend, statesman

WASHINGTON (AP) — "Heartbroken." That's how North Carolina Rep. Mark Meadows, one of the most conservative members of the House, reacted Thursday to the death...

October 15, 2019 at 2:57 pm

House backs 3 bills to support protests in Hong Kong

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House passed three bills Tuesday aimed at showing U.S. support for pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong. The action follows months of...

October 10, 2019 at 2:49 pm

Can’t quit Washington? Gowdy returns as Trump defender

WASHINGTON (AP) — Trey Gowdy swore he'd had enough of Washington. Disgusted by what he'd seen, the Republican congressman from South Carolina retired from office...

U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry, right, speaks to the Lithuania’s Foreign Minister Linas Linkevicius at the Presidential palace in Vilnius, Lithuania, Monday, Oct. 7, 2019. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis) XMK110 XMK110

October 10, 2019 at 1:19 pm

House Democrats subpoena Energy Secretary Rick Perry

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democrats subpoenaed Energy Secretary Rick Perry on Thursday as part of their impeachment investigation into President Donald Trump's dealings with Ukraine....

President Donald Trump answers questions from reporters during an event on “transparency in Federal guidance and enforcement” in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) DCEV DCEV

October 9, 2019 at 2:29 pm

Defying impeachment inquiry, Trump makes charge more certain

WASHINGTON (AP) — The combative White House letter vowing to defy the "illegitimate" impeachment inquiry has actually put President Donald Trump on a more certain...

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September 30, 2019 at 2:59 pm