Category: News

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…

By HearthstoneYarns October 15, 2019 0

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…

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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…

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'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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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