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May 19, 2019
First Republican lawmaker says Trump engaged in impeachable conduct
By TIMOTHY GARDNERWASHINGTON - US Representative Justin Amash, a frequent critic of President Donald Trump, on Saturday became the first Republican lawmaker to say the president has engaged in impeachable behavior.Special Counsel Robert Mueller's report on the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election reveals that Trump "engaged in specific actions and a pattern of behavior that meet the threshold for impeachment," Amash, who has signaled he would consider ...
May 19, 2019
Bolivia's Morales defies term limits, launches bid for fourth term
LA PAZ — Bolivian President Evo Morales launched his campaign for a fourth term on Saturday in a remote coca-growing valley without addressing the biggest controversy in his bid — the fact that he is running at all.Morales, who became the country's first indigenous president in 2006, is defying constitutional term limits. In 2016, voters rejected his proposal to amend the constitution to let him seek another five-year term this ...
May 18, 2019
Cristina Fernandez takes surprise back seat in Argentine presidential race
BUENOS AIRES — Argentina’s Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner will run as a vice presidential candidate in elections later this year, a surprise move by the firebrand former leader who had been widely expected to be the main challenger to incumbent Mauricio Macri.The left-leaning populist, a divisive character in South America’s No. 2 economy, said in a video posted on social media on Saturday she would run for the deputy position ...
May 18, 2019
Biden holds rally as rivals sharpen attacks
By James OliphantPHILADELPHIA — Former US vice president Joe Biden on Saturday held a presidential-style rally intended to make his march toward becoming the Democrat to take on President Donald Trump seem inevitable, even as rivals search for ways to slow him down.Since entering the race last month, Biden, 76, has largely ignored the other 23 contenders in the Democratic field, instead training his fire on Republican Trump.Trump, in turn, ...
May 18, 2019
Venezuela's Maduro says Norway talks sought 'peaceful agenda' with opposition
By LUC COHENCARACAS - Talks in Norway this week with representatives of Venezuela's government and the opposition sought to "build a peaceful agenda" for the crisis-stricken South American country, President Nicolas Maduro said on Friday.Norway's foreign ministry, which has a tradition of conflict mediation, said earlier on Friday that the talks were in an "exploratory phase."The representatives of each side arrived in the Nordic country this week, signaling a fresh ...
May 18, 2019
Trump’s diversion of billions for border wall faces first US court test
WASHINGTON — The US House of Representatives took its battle over the Trump administration’s border wall to federal court on Friday, urging a judge to stop billions of dollars from being transferred toward construction of the barrier without approval by Congress.“As everyone knows the executive branch cannot build this wall without Congress,” Douglas Letter, representing the House, told the US District Court Judge Haywood Gilliam in Oakland, California. “The president ...
May 18, 2019
Trump denies friction with top aides over Iran policy
WASHINGTON — US President Donald Trump on Friday denied friction with his hawkish foreign policy advisers on Iran, specifically giving statements of support to White House National Security Adviser John Bolton and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.Trump called “bullshit” a variety of news reports that he had chafed at his advisers and privately expressed concerns that they were trying to steer him into a war with Iran.US officials said on ...
May 17, 2019
Airlines face scramble to restore 737 MAX flights once regulators approve fix
By Eric M. Johnson and Tracy RucinskiSEATTLE — Once global regulators clear Boeing Co's 737 MAX to fly again after deadly crashes, airlines which have put their fleets into mechanical hibernation since March will scramble to begin the biggest ungrounding effort in history.Quickly reintegrating Boeing's 737 MAX, a fast-selling model because of its fuel efficiency, longer range, and passenger capacity, is crucial for optimizing airlines' routes and improving margins after ...
May 17, 2019
Biden shows early strength, but pitfalls loom in 2020 US presidential race
By James OliphantWASHINGTON — Former US Vice President Joe Biden has shown surprising strength in the first three weeks of his campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination, prompting a persistent question: Can anyone stop him?Biden holds a significant lead in opinion polls over the 23 other Democratic contenders. Republican President Donald Trump is treating him like his top threat in 2020.Ahead of his formal campaign kickoff on Saturday at an ...
May 17, 2019
Pentagon ‘wanted to pay for Taliban travel expenses’
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon said on Thursday that it had asked Congress for the authority to help fund lodging and transportation for Taliban members who were interested in negotiating local cease-fires with the Afghan government, as the Washington seeks an end to the more than 17-year-old war.Last year, the Taliban observed an Afghan government cease-fire over the three-day Eid Al-Fitr festival, leading to unprecedented scenes of government soldiers and militants ...
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