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WASHINGTON — The White House and Senate Republicans worked aggressively on Wednesday to discount damaging revelations from John R. Bolton and line up the votes to block new witnesses that would bring President Trump’s impeachment trial to a swift close. As the Senate entered a two-day, 16-hour period of questioning from senators, Mr. Trump laced […]

JERUSALEM — For Mahmoud Abbas, the ailing octogenarian president of the Palestinian Authority, his life’s work — a viable state side-by-side with Israel — is quickly slipping away. President Trump’s Middle East plan deprives the Palestinians of nearly everything they had been fighting for: East Jerusalem as their national capital, the removal of Jewish settlements

Representative Adam B. Schiff, the lead impeachment manager, walking into the Senate chamber.Credit…Doug Mills/The New York Times Pushing back on President Trump’s defense team’s expansive view of his presidential prerogatives, Representative Adam B. Schiff of California, the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee and the lead impeachment manager, accused Mr. Trump of being “a president

The BBC’s political editor Laura Kuenssberg has been speaking to Michael Gove – the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, also considered to be one of the most important ministers in the cabinet. He spoke about how frustrations in government shaped his opinion on the EU. “I would occasionally say ‘I’m not sure this is

As Mr. Bloomberg’s ads blanket the airwaves, his Democratic rivals have spent most of their time going after one another, using health care as the vehicle to debate whether the party should nominate a moderate or a liberal seeking transformative change. Lise Talbott, who works for a community health center in the Central Valley of

The SNP’s Westminster leader read a list of backers for Holyrood’s plans for Scottish immigration proposals. Ian Blackford said it would “grow our economy and protect public services” as he called for “a tailored migration policy for Scotland”. Boris Johnson said Westminster’s points-based system would “deliver the immigration this country needs” and he called on

President Trump on Wednesday signed his revised North American trade pact, a triumphant fulfillment of a critical campaign promise and proof of legislative accomplishment during an impeachment trial. But Mr. Trump appeared instead to be focused on the trial in the Senate, tweeting nearly a dozen times ahead of the signing ceremony about the trial

Jeremy Corbyn said the government was financing oil and gas projects that produce 69m tons of carbon annually. He said that was “nearly a sixth of the total emissions from this country alone” and the government would not meet its net zero emissions policy before 2099. Boris Johnson said the government had “doubled” its spending

The questioning phase is a moment of opportunity — and peril — for both parties, as 100 senators question the House impeachment managers and President Trump’s legal defense team for up to 16 hours over two days. Senator Josh Hawley, Republican of Missouri, wants to ask the leading House manager about the whistle-blower whose confidential

Conservative MP Bill Wiggin asked the PM how he would convince the US his decision to give Huawei a role in the UK’s 5G network was “safe”. Boris Johnson said it was “absolutely vital” that people had the access to the best technology, and the government would not “imperil” its security relationships with allies. Watch