House vote on Syria prompts Trump ‘meltdown’ -Pelosi
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said U.S. Democratic leaders’ White House meeting was cut short after Republican President Donald Trump had a “meltdown” over a House...
One person is missing in the Democrats’ impeachment inquiry: the whistleblower
Democratic lawmakers leading an impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump have heard days of testimony from a parade of senior government officials. But they have...
Trump downplays Turkey’s assault in Syria, touts sanctions over fighting
U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday played down the crisis in Syria touched off by Turkey’s incursion against U.S.-allied Kurdish forces, saying the conflict was...
Trump leaves Turkey and Syria ‘to argue it out’, defends U.S. pullout
U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he had no problem if Russia helped Syria in a conflict with Turkey and rejected criticism of his...
Trump warned Erdogan in an October 9 letter: ‘Don’t be a tough guy’
U.S. President Donald Trump, in a letter to Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan before Turkey launched an incursion into Syria, warned the Turkish leader “don’t be...
Pelosi says Trump had ‘meltdown’ over House vote on Syria
U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Democratic leaders’ White House meeting was cut short after Republican President Donald Trump had a “meltdown” over a House...
Canada’s Trudeau slams rivals for dirty campaign, gets Obama endorsement
Canadian Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, facing a tough election next week, accused his rivals on Wednesday of fighting a dirty campaign and picked up...
Parents of slain gay man chide Trump’s attorney general over LGBT rights
The parents of slain gay Wyoming man Matthew Shepard blasted U.S. Attorney General William Barr on Wednesday for failing to stand up for LGBT civil...
Basketball hall of famer McGraw doubts college athlete pay law will help women
Notre Dame women’s basketball coach Muffet McGraw expressed scepticism on Wednesday over a California law permitting college athletes be paid, saying she was concerned that...
U.S. Senate Foreign Relations chairman hopes Hong Kong bill will move soon
Senator Jim Risch, the Republican chairman of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said on Wednesday he hoped that the full Senate would vote soon...