Schiff Announces Whistleblower May Not Testify to Congress Due to Security Concerns
House Intelligence Committee chairman Adam Schiff (D., Calif.) announced on Sunday that the whistleblower at the center of an impeachment inquiry into President Trump may not testify before Congress due to concerns over the person’s safety. “Our primary interest right now is making sure that that person is protected,” Schiff told interviewers on CBS’s Face…
2020 Vision Monday: Polls show a 17-point swing toward impeaching Trump, which could drag down his reelection bid
Welcome to 2020 Vision, the Yahoo News column covering the presidential race with one key takeaway every weekday and a wrap-up each weekend. Reminder: There are 112 days until the Iowa caucuses and 386 days until the 2020 election. As of three weeks ago, a majority of Americans — 51.1 percent, on average — opposed impeaching President…
Trump Followed His Gut on Syria. Calamity Came Fast.
President Donald Trump’s acquiescence to Turkey’s move to send troops deep inside Syrian territory has in only one week’s time turned into a bloody carnage, forced the abandonment of a successful five-year-long American project to keep the peace on a volatile border and given an unanticipated victory to four U.S. adversaries: Russia, Iran, the Syrian…
'Gaetz-crasher': Here's why a Republican lawmaker was barred from closed-door testimony
When Republican congressman Matt Gaetz tried to attend an impeachment inquiry deposition Monday morning at the U.S. Capitol, he ran smack into the often arcane and confusing rules of Congress. Gaetz, a rabble-rouser from Florida who accused Democrats of dirty tricks last fall, claimed that as a member of the House Judiciary Committee he should be allowed…
Ronan Farrow: National Enquirer shredded secret Trump documents
By Daniel LippmanOctober 14, 2019 American Media, Inc. and the National Enquirer shredded sensitive Donald Trump-related documents that had been held in a top-secret safe right before Trump was elected in 2016, according to fresh allegations made in a new book by journalist Ronan Farrow. During the first week of November 2016, the book alleges…
What's causing record rates of STDs?
The 360 shows you diverse perspectives on the day’s top stories. What’s happening: The combined number of cases of syphilis, gonorrhea and chlamydia in the U.S. reached an all-time high in 2018, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. More than 2.4 million cases of the three sexually transmitted diseases were reported last year, an…
Texas police officer charged with murder for shooting black woman
Click:Hair growth treatment Washington (AFP) – A white policeman who shot dead a black Texas woman as she played video games at home with her young nephew has been charged with murder, police said Monday. Aaron Dean gunned down 28-year-old Atatiana Jefferson from outside her Fort Worth property in the early hours of Saturday as…
Exclusive: 'I'm here': Hunter Biden hits back at Trump taunt in exclusive ABC News interview
Exclusive: ‘I’m here’: Hunter Biden hits back at Trump taunt in exclusive ABC News interview originally appeared on abcnews.go.com As President Donald Trump continues to fill his Twitter feed and campaign speeches with attacks on Hunter Biden over his foreign business deals, the former vice president’s son defended the ethical implications of his private ventures…
Rebels want Smith to fire
The Melbourne Rebels are looking for their in-form prop Toby Smith to lift against his former side, the Chiefs, as their Super Rugby season goes on the line. Trailing the Waratahs and Brumbies in the Australian conference standings, the Rebels must beat the two-time champions in Hamilton on Saturday to keep alive their slim chance…
Everything you need to know about The Everest 2019
Image: Street Smith Agency As The TAB Everest race day nears, so too does the time to start planning your trip to Sydney’s Royal Randwick Racecourse on Saturday October 19 for what has become known as the world’s richest race on turf. While the $14 million race is sure to captivate the crowds, there are…