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Senior Trump Administration Official Mina Chang Resigns After NBC News Report
Senior Trump administration official Mina Chang resigned from her job at the State Department two and a half hours after NBC News went to her spokesperson to ask about newly discovered false claims she had made about her charity work. NBC News had previously reported that Chang, the deputy assistant secretary in the State Department’s Bureau of Conflict and Stability...
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Top Moments From First Public Trump Impeachment Hearing With William Taylor, George Kent
The public hearings into whether President Donald Trump should be impeached began in the House on Wednesday with testimony from two career State Department officials who tied Trump to a campaign to pressure Ukraine to investigate one of the president’s political rivals.
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Second US Official Heard Trump Ask About Ukraine Probes in Call With Sondland, AP Source Says
For the first time, the Democrats’ case for President Donald Trump’s impeachment streamed from Americans’ TVs Wednesday, including a new contention that he was overheard asking about political “investigations” that he demanded from Ukraine in trade for military aid. On Day One of extraordinary public U.S. House hearings — only the fourth formal impeachment effort in U.S. history — career...
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Top Diplomat Testifies Trump Was Overheard Asking About Ukraine Probes
For the first time, the Democrats’ case for President Donald Trump’s impeachment streamed from Americans’ TVs Wednesday, including a new contention that he was overheard asking about political “investigations” that he demanded from Ukraine in trade for military aid. On Day One of extraordinary public U.S. House hearings — only the fourth formal impeachment effort in U.S. history — career...
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WATCH: Devin Nunes' Full Opening Statement in Impeachment Hearing
Rep. Devin Nunes, R-Calif., offers up his opening statement before William Taylor, the charge d’affaires in Ukraine, and George Kent, the deputy assistant secretary in the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs, testified during Wednesday’s open impeachment hearing.
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WATCH: Devin Nunes' Full Opening Statement in Impeachment Hearing
Rep. Devin Nunes, R-Calif., offers up his opening statement before William Taylor, the charge d’affaires in Ukraine, and George Kent, the deputy assistant secretary in the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs, testified during Wednesday’s open impeachment hearing.
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Taylor Aide Overheard Trump Conversation About ‘Investigations' in Ukraine
William Taylor revealed new information during his public testimony Wednesday, stating that a staffer reported to him that President Donald Trump was overheard speaking about “investigations” after a call with the Ukrainian president.
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Senior Trump Official Embellished Résumé, Had Face on Fake Time Cover
A senior Trump administration official has embellished her résumé with misleading claims about her professional background — even creating a fake Time magazine cover with her face on it — raising questions about her qualifications to hold a top position at the State Department, according to NBC News. An NBC News investigation found that Mina Chang, the deputy assistant secretary...
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Diplomat at Center of Trump Inquiry Says He Warned Ukraine
The former special U.S. envoy to Ukraine told lawmakers Thursday that he wasn’t personally involved in President Donald Trump’s effort to have that country’s leaders investigate Joe Biden’s family and said he warned Ukrainians to steer clear of American politics. Kurt Volker, who has become a central figure in the House’s impeachment inquiry and testified for nearly 10 hours, also...
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Jefferson Davis Highway Signs Coming Down in Arlington
A county in northern Virginia is taking down signs that name a major highway after the former president of the Confederacy.
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Woman Found Dead in Crystal City Hotel Lobby After Falling From Upper Floor; Son Arrested
A man was charged with the murder of his mother after she was found dead in the lobby of a Crystal City hotel Tuesday, police say.
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Jefferson Davis Highway to Be Renamed Richmond Highway in Arlington
The stretch of U.S. Route 1 and Virginia Route 110 that goes through Arlington, Virginia, will have its name changed from Jefferson Davis Highway to Richmond Highway as the county requested, the Commonwealth Transportation Board announced.
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Lorton Sees Second Pedestrian Death Near Same Location
A 63-year-old man was hit and killed on Richmond Highway in Lorton early Friday. A woman was hit and killed within sight of the same location a year ago. News4’s Julie Carey reports on locals’ fears and what officials say they’ll do.
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Afghan President Calls on Taliban to Join in Peace Talks
Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani on Wednesday called on the Taliban to take part in peace talks to “save the country,” offering security and incentives such as passports to insurgents who join the negotiations. Ghani spoke at the 2nd Kabul Process Conference attended by representatives from more than 20 countries and international organizations. “We will consider the Taliban’s view in the...
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Education Dept. Wants to Narrow Civil Rights Work in Schools
The Education Department wants to narrow the scope of civil rights investigations at schools, focusing on individual complaints rather than systemic problems, according to a document obtained by The Associated Press. Under the Obama administration, when a student complained of discrimination in a particular class or school, the education agency would examine the case but also look at whether the...
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Navy Official Charged With Brandishing Gun Outside His Virginia Home
A high-ranking official in the U.S. Navy is accused of pointing a gun at people in a confrontation caught on video outside his home in Northern Virginia.
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Video Appears to Show Senior Navy Official Pointing Gun During Fairfax County Dispute
A high-ranking official in the U.S. Navy is accused of pointing a gun at people in a confrontation caught on video outside his home in Northern Virginia.
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Man Shot After Large Altercation in Restaurant Parking Lot
Prince William County police say a 37-year-old Woodbridge man was shot following an altercation involving about 50 people in a restaurant parking lot early Friday morning