President Donald Trump on Tuesday called House Democrats’ impeachment inquiry a “lynching,” employing a term associated with the extrajudicial killings of African-Americans while calling on Republicans to aid his political defense. “So some day, if a Democrat becomes President and the Republicans win the House, even by a tiny margin, they can impeach the President, without due process […]
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Even as the White House appears to settle on the legal tactics to stave off Democrats’ impeachment demands, uncertainty and unease over Trump’s messaging approach remains high among his Republican allies, who see the ever-growing inquiry consuming the White House. Trump has offered scant indication he is turning his focus to governing, despite his lawyers writing in […]
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House Democrats are seeking documents from Vice President Mike Pence as part of their impeachment investigation into President Donald Trump and his conversation with the President of Ukraine. The request for documents to Pence adds the vice president to a growing list of Trump officials and allies from who Democrats are seeking documents as part of the […]
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President Donald Trump accused Democrats of trying to “destroy our country” as he officially kicked off his re-election campaign with a packed-house rally at the Amway Center here Tuesday night. “Our radical Democrat opponents are driven by hatred, prejudice and rage,” he said, pointing to House efforts to investigate his 2016 campaign’s ties to Russia […]
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After a dispute over comments by Rep. Lauren Underwood, D-Ill., about the death of migrant children at the southern border during a heated budget hearing on Wednesday, Republicans voted to remove her remarks from the record. “This is more than a question of resources,” Underwood said during the House Homeland Security Committee hearing on the […]
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Donald Trump Jr. has agreed to be interviewed next month by the Republican-led Senate Intelligence Committee, a source close to the president’s eldest son confirmed to NBC News on Tuesday. The source said that the closed-door session, expected to take place in mid-June, will be limited to between five and six topics and will last […]
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Republicans lashed out Thursday at fellow GOP Sen. Richard Burr for his committee’s subpoena of President Donald Trump’s son, a move that suggested the Russia investigation is not “case closed” as some in the party insist. Trump said he was “very surprised” at the move. The revolt by some against the Senate intelligence committee chairman […]
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The Senate Intelligence Committee has subpoenaed Donald Trump Jr. to answer questions about his contention that he had only limited knowledge of a project to build a Trump Tower in Moscow, a source with direct knowledge tells NBC News. The committee, led by Republicans, is nearing completion of its investigation into Russian election interference — a […]
