The recording is from a 2018 dinner with Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman, according to Parnas’ attorney, Joseph Bondy. He says the tape was made by Fruman and shared with Parnas shortly after it was recorded.
A Pentagon official said Friday that 34 U.S. troops were diagnosed with concussions or other traumatic brain injuries as a result of the Iranian missile strike Jan. 8 on an Iraqi air base.
Democrats alleging a “corrupt scheme” by Trump involving Ukraine are trying to win over not just fidgety senators but an American public deeply divided by the Republican president’s actions.
The Trump administration is lifting protections for some of the nation’s millions of miles of streams, arroyos and wetlands, as it nears completion on one of its most far-reaching environmental rollbacks.
The rules printed in the Federal Register on Thursday say applicants will be denied tourist visas if they’re determined by consular officers to be traveling to the U.S. primarily to give birth.
President Donald Trump says the U.S. will soon be adding visa restrictions for more countries - though it’s not clear yet how many nations will be affected by his expansion of the travel ban.
Common Cause, a watchdog group, argues that Our Revolution violated a provision by accepting donations in excess of federal limits while engaging in electoral activity.
Trump called a surprise news conference Wednesday to wrap up what he says was a “tremendous two days" at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
Trump addressed the annual World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, hours before his historic impeachment trial was to reconvene in the U.S. Senate in Washington.
Candidates have deployed their spouses, their children and celebrities to make their case to undecided voters and help them raise money in unorthodox ways.
President Donald Trump’s legal team is asserting that he did “absolutely nothing wrong" and is calling the impeachment case “flimsy” and a “dangerous perversion of the Constitution."
The paper said it had chosen the two most effective candidates from the moderate and progressive sides of the party — without stating a preference for either approach.
While senators might privately grumble about the restrictions, they agree the rules are justified as they consider the serious matter of removing the president from office.
As the nation marks the holiday honoring King, the mood surrounding it is overshadowed by deteriorating race relations in an election season that has seen one candidate of color after another quit the 2020 presidential race.
House Democrats say in a brief filed ahead of impeachment trial arguments that President Donald Trump abandoned his oath to faithfully execute the laws and betrayed his public trust.
There will be millions watching on television, 100 senators seated silently in the Capitol and one man in the Oval Office with a twitchy Twitter finger.
The Commerce Department reported Friday that builders started construction on 1.61 million homes at a seasonally adjusted annual rate in December, up 16.9% from the November pace of home building.
The seven impeachment managers will try to persuade at least four Republican senators to demand new documents and testimony in the trial to prevent a rush to Trump’s acquittal.
The Ukrainian Interior Ministry said in a statement that Ukrainian police “are not interfering in the internal political affairs of the United States.”
The expected Senate trial will decide whether the charges against President Donald Trump of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress are grounds for removal.
The proposed amendments could herald Putin’s intention to carve out a political position that would let him stay at Russia’s helm after his current term as president ends.
President Donald Trump and China’s chief trade negotiator plan to sign a modest agreement Wednesday that would ease some U.S. economic sanctions on China and have Beijing step up purchases of American farm products and other goods.
Iran’s president is warning that European soldiers deployed in the Mideast “may be in danger” after Britain, France and Germany challenged Tehran over breaking limits of its 2015 nuclear deal.
The six Democratic presidential candidates wrapped up their final debate before primary voting by talking about defeating President Donald Trump and bringing a divided nation back together.
An Iranian judiciary spokesman says that “extensive investigations have taken place and some individuals are arrested.” It is unknown how many have been detained.
The judge indicated he was uncomfortable second-guessing decisions to separate children on grounds that the parents were considered unfit or dangerous.
Russian agents launched a phishing campaign in early November aimed at stealing the login credentials for employees of Burisma Holdings, the gas company, according to Area 1, a Silicon Valley company that specializes in e-mail security.
The preliminary pact that the two sides are set to sign includes a section that's intended to prevent China from manipulating its currency to gain trade advantages.
As the Trump administration struggles with its justification for the drone strike that killed Iran's top general, officials have tried to refocus attention on voices of dissent inside Iran.
The Senate is poised to launch a tightly choreographed trial of the articles of impeachment, but there are questions about some details of the proceedings.
There will be five processor plants each located in a health service area of the Commonwealth. Aaron Lopez is the public affairs director for the facility located in northern Virginia.
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Friday the new sanctions will target eight senior Iranian officials as well as companies in the steel and other sectors.
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says the state will reject the resettlement of new refugees, becoming the first state known to do so under a recent Trump administration order.
The government is proposing changes that could allow projects ranging from oil pipelines to mines to move forward without far less federal review of their impact on the environment.
President Donald Trump put himself squarely in the bullseye with a typo in a tweet Thursday morning, touting the economic gains during his administration.
Reigniting a constitutional debate over war powers, the Democratic-controlled House has approved a resolution asserting that President Donald Trump must seek approval from Congress before engaging in further military action against Iran.
The U.S. and Iran stepped back from the brink of possible war Wednesday, as President Donald Trump indicated he would not respond militarily after no one was harmed in Iran’s missile strike on two Iraqi bases housing U.S. troops.
