Politics

WASHINGTON — Watching Fox News ahead of Wednesday’s impeachment vote, President Trump gave a Twitter call out to one of his most combative allies in the House. In his tweet, Mr. Trump quoted approvingly from what Representative Doug Collins, Republican of Georgia, had said on “Fox & Friends” about the two impeachment articles passed by […]

WASHINGTON — President Trump’s advisers rejected a bid to force his administration to quickly release military assistance for Ukraine early next year, threatening in recent weeks that he would veto must-pass spending legislation if Congress did not remove the directive. According to three officials familiar with the discussions, Democrats ultimately agreed to drop the language, which

DES MOINES — As Elizabeth Warren and Amy Klobuchar escalated their attacks on Pete Buttigieg in Thursday night’s Democratic debate, and Mr. Buttigieg forcefully pushed back, a crucial if unspoken fact was driving the political combat: All three candidates are trying to knock each other out in the Iowa caucuses, where they need strong finishes

WASHINGTON — Homelessness in the United States continued to rise this year, driven by soaring rates of homelessness in California, according to a new federal report that could prompt long-promised action for people living in the streets of Los Angeles and San Francisco. Homelessness rose 2.7 percent from 2018 to 2019, according to the annual

The publication is small, reaching just a fraction of the evangelical movement. But when Christianity Today called for President Trump’s removal in a blistering editorial on Thursday, it met the full force and fury of the president and his most prominent allies in the Christian conservative world. If the response seemed disproportionate, it vividly reflected

WASHINGTON — The United States accused President Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela on Friday of trying to rig a coming election for control of his country’s parliament, either by detaining opposition leaders or bribing lawmakers with up to $500,000 for each vote. Thirty lawmakers in Venezuela’s National Assembly have had their legal immunity stripped by Mr.

WASHINGTON — Speaker Nancy Pelosi invited President Trump to give the State of the Union address on Feb. 4, a sign that business is operating as usual in the nation’s capital, even after the House impeached the president two days ago. In a letter to Mr. Trump on Friday, Ms. Pelosi wrote, “In the spirit

SANDERS: I can, because people of color, in fact, are going to be the people suffering most if we do not deal with climate change. And by the way, we have an obligation up here, if there are not any of our African-American brothers and sisters up here, to speak about an economy in which

“People are outraged because they know what is really going on is that Pelosi and the Democrats think that they know best,” Mr. Fredericks said. “Their message to us is, ‘You are really stupid people who go to Walmart and smell and can’t be trusted.’ It’s an insult.” Still, Democrats are energized, too, and may

LOS ANGELES — The Democratic National Committee will again increase the qualification standards for its next debate in January, requiring candidates to receive at least 5 percent support in four qualifying polls, or 7 percent in two early-state polls, making it likely that the field of candidates will be winnowed further for the event. The