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Key questions asked during Trump’s impeachment trial

By ERIC TUCKER | January 31, 2020

WASHINGTON (AP) — The questions from senators at President Donald Trump's impeachment trial continued by the dozens on Thursday, with lawmakers inquiring about foreign election interference, the scope of presidential power and other areas that cut to...

Charities steered $65M to Trump lawyer Sekulow and family

By MICHAEL BIESECKER | January 31, 2020

WASHINGTON (AP) — Jay Sekulow, one of President Donald Trump’s lead attorneys during the impeachment trial, is being paid for his legal work through a rented $80-a-month mailbox a block away from the White House.The Pennsylvania Avenue box appears...

Trial highlights: Alexander decides, Dershowitz backtracks

By MATTHEW DALY | January 31, 2020

WASHINGTON (AP) — An end to President Donald Trump's impeachment trial appears closer after one influential Republican senator said he would not support a call for more witness.Earlier, one of Trump's attorneys tried to explain his controversial defense....

Trump trial could end soon; Alexander says no to witnesses

By LISA MASCARO, ERIC TUCKER, and ZEKE MILLER | January 30, 2020

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Sen. Lamar Alexander of Tennessee declared late Thursday night he will oppose calling more witnesses in President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial, all but dashing Democratic efforts for more testimony and pushing the...

Senate chaplain’s velvet voice cuts through impeachment fray

By ELANA SCHOR | January 30, 2020

The impeachment trial of President Donald Trump doesn’t lack for strong speakers. But only one voice at the trial speaks to senators-turned-jurors about the values behind their actions — and keeps his focus on God.Senate Chaplain Barry Black, 71,...

Wary of irking China, Trump offers rosy take on virus threat

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE, AAMER MADHANI, and JONATHAN LEMIRE | January 30, 2020

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump regaled a friendly New Jersey campaign crowd with his thoughts about with his thoughts about impeachment, the economy, the border wall, local politics and much more.But he was conspicuously quiet Tuesday about...

Gavel time: Will chief justice expand his impeachment role?

By JESSICA GRESKO and LAURIE KELLMAN | January 30, 2020

WASHINGTON (AP) — Chief Justice John Roberts is the picture of judicial modesty at President Donald Trump's impeachment trial, wearing his unadorned black robe and wielding an ivory gavel as he presides over the Senate.So far he has played a limited...

Tricky trade-offs for states in Trump’s new Medicaid offer

By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR | January 30, 2020

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration Thursday offered states more control over Medicaid spending for some of their poorest residents, but first governors must accept a limit on how much the feds kick in.That's a potentially tricky deal for states...

Roberts declines to read Paul question on whistleblower

By ANDREW TAYLOR and LISA MASCARO | January 30, 2020

WASHINGTON (AP) — Chief Justice John Roberts has declined to read an impeachment trial question by Republican Sen. Rand Paul about the intelligence community whistleblower whose complaint led to the investigation into President Donald Trump.Paul, of...

Democratic AGs sue to force US to adopt ERA in Constitution

By SARAH RANKIN and MICHELLE L. PRICE | January 30, 2020

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Three Democratic state attorneys general sued a U.S. government official Thursday, seeking to force him to recognize Virginia’s recent vote to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment and adopt the measure in the Constitution.The lawsuit...

Appeals court acquits French cardinal of sex abuse cover-up

By NICOLAS VAUX-MONTAGNY | January 30, 2020

LYON, France (AP) — A French appeals court on Thursday threw out a lower court ruling convicting a French cardinal of covering up the sexual abuse of minors in his flock, a decision culminating a drama that has produced angst for the Roman Catholic...

Israel PM meets with Putin, returns with freed tourist

By ARON HELLER | January 30, 2020

MOSCOW (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made a quick stopover in Moscow on Thursday to brief Russian President Vladimir Putin on the new U.S. proposal for the Middle East and to bring home an Israeli woman who had been jailed on drug...