 | | | | Democrats on Wednesday intensified their impeachment probe of U.S. President Donald Trump, saying they would subpoena White House records concerning his July telephone call with Ukraine's leader and warning Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and other officials not to obstruct the investigation. | | | | | | The chairman of a congressional panel helping to spearhead an impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he plans to issue a subpoena to the White House for documents relating to the administration's contacts with Ukraine. | | | | | | U.S. House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff, a top Democrat in the inquiry into a whistleblower complaint that could ultimately cost President Donald Trump the White House, warned Secretary of State Mike Pompeo not to stop diplomatic officials from testifying before congressional committees. | | | | | | The U.S. State Department inspector general plans to brief congressional committees on Wednesday about recent instances of potential political retaliation by agency leaders against career officials over Ukraine, two sources familiar with matter said. | | | | | | U.S. President Donald Trump kept up his assaults on the Democratic lawmakers leading impeachment proceedings on Wednesday, accusing House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff of treason, as well as attacking the unidentified whistleblower who reported concerns about his behavior. | | | | | | A World War Two-era bomber crashed on Wednesday as it attempted to land at Bradley International Airport near Hartford, Connecticut, authorities said, and a local report said at least two people were killed and more were seriously injured. | | | | | | U.S. presidential candidate Senator Bernie Sanders underwent an unexpected heart procedure on Tuesday for a blockage in an artery and canceled campaign events for the White House until further notice, an adviser said. | | | | | | The father of a man who was shot dead in his Dallas apartment last year as he ate ice cream provided tearful testimony on Wednesday to the jury that will determine what sentence the former police officer convicted https://www.reuters.com/article/us-texas-crime-amber-guyger/ex-dallas-police-officer-amber-guyger-convicted-in-wrong-apartment-slaying-idUSKBN1WG4BV of his murder will serve. | | | | | | The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) on Wednesday said federal regulators should require lap and shoulder seat belts throughout limousines after probing a series of deadly crashes including one in a October 2018 that killed 20 people. | | | | | | Johnson & Johnson said on Tuesday it will pay $20.4 million to settle claims by two Ohio counties, allowing the U.S. healthcare giant to avoid an upcoming federal trial seeking to hold the industry responsible for the nation's opioid epidemic. | | | | | |
