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AP-NORC poll: GOP more fired up for 2020, Democrats anxious

By NICHOLAS RICCARDI and EMILY SWANSON | January 30, 2020

When it comes to the 2020 presidential election, Democrats are nervous wrecks and Republican excitement has grown.That's according to a new poll by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research as Americans look ahead to a high-stakes election...

Biden under pressure to prove he can thwart new GOP attacks

By BILL BARROW | January 30, 2020

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — With five days until the Iowa caucuses, Joe Biden is fending off a new onslaught of GOP attacks over his son's business overseas and facing piling pressure to show Democratic voters he can handle the incoming.As Republicans amplified...

Indian police detain man for firing during student protest

January 30, 2020

NEW DELHI (AP) — Indian police on Thursday detained a man who allegedly fired a pistol near a university in New Delhi where students were protesting a new citizenship law that excludes Muslims.The man challenged protesters as they started marching from...

Trial highlights: Senators’ questions launch pointed debate

By MATTHEW DALY | January 30, 2020

WASHINGTON (AP) — Finally playing an active role at President Donald Trump's impeachment trial, senators posed written inquiries that led to pointed, back-and-forth debate Wednesday as Trump’s legal team and House Democratic prosecutors pressed their...

Asked and answered? Senators have their say in Trump trial

By LAURIE KELLMAN | January 30, 2020

WASHINGTON (AP) — At last during the impeachment trial, they got to do what comes naturally in their native habitat: speak on the Senate floor.But when senators engaged in a bit of their beloved talk, the result was something between a political debate...

3 Senate Dems from red states waver on impeachment votes

By ALAN FRAM and ANDREW TAYLOR | January 30, 2020

WASHINGTON (AP) — As the Senate impeachment trial grinds toward a climax, it remains unclear how three Democrats will vote on whether to toss President Donald Trump from office.Sens. Doug Jones of Alabama, Joe Manchin of West Virginia and Kyrsten Sinema...

Trump defense: Ukraine ‘quid pro quo’ not impeachable

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

WASHINGTON (AP) — In a striking shift from President Donald Trump’s claim of “perfect” dealings with Ukraine, his defense asserted Wednesday at his Senate trial that a trade of U.S. military aid for political favors — even if proven — could...

Trump celebrates major rewrite of North American trade rules

By KEVIN FREKING and PAUL WISEMAN | January 29, 2020

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed into law a major rewrite of the rules of trade with Canada and Mexico, celebrating the fulfillment of one of his top campaign promises while declining to share the moment with Democratic lawmakers...

Ethics panel warns House members not to share fake images

By DAVID KLEPPER | January 29, 2020

The House Ethics Committee is warning lawmakers not to share doctored images or videos that could “erode public trust, effect public discourse, or sway an election," guidance that comes during a proliferation of online misinformation in the run-up to...

Georgia’s Collins to challenge newly sworn-in GOP senator

By BEN NADLER and JEFF AMY | January 29, 2020

ATLANTA (AP) — U.S. Rep. Doug Collins announced Wednesday that he's running for the U.S. Senate seat held by a fellow Republican sworn in just weeks ago, potentially dividing the Georgia party while making allegiance to President Donald Trump even more...

GOP squirms as Bolton prepares to dish on Trump White House

By AAMER MADHANI | January 29, 2020

WASHINGTON (AP) — For much of the last 20 years, John Bolton was a conservative poster child, a Republican hawk whose worldview helped shape the GOP establishment’s approach to dicey foreign policy questions.Now, as President Donald Trump's former...

Greta Thunberg seeks trademarks to prevent commercial misuse

January 29, 2020

BERLIN (AP) — Climate activist Greta Thunberg said Wednesday she has applied to trademark her name and that of the international school strike movement she inspired, a move meant to protect the movement from misuse for commercial purposes.In an Instagram...