The Wall Street Journal.U.S. Politics Trump Lifts Turkey Sanctions as Russian Cease-Fire Takes HoldThe Wall Street Journal. - Vivian Salama, Rebecca BallhausWASHINGTON—President Trump said he is lifting U.S. sanctions against Turkey as its forces suspended their offensive against the Kurds in northern Syria and instituted a separate agreement with Moscow sent
The Wall Street Journal.House Freedom Caucus GOP Lawmakers Storm Hearing on ImpeachmentThe Wall Street Journal. - Jesse Naranjo, Lindsay Wise, Siobhan HughesWASHINGTON—Republican lawmakers escalated their complaints about the closed-door nature of the House’s impeachment inquiry Wednesday, storming into a secure meeting room over the objections of Democrats
The Wall Street Journal.U.S. Politics First Pentagon Official Testifies in Impeachment ProbeThe Wall Street Journal. - Andrew Duehren, Gordon Lubold, Jesse NaranjoWASHINGTON—A Defense Department official appeared before the House panels leading the impeachment inquiry as Democrats continued to probe the White House’s hold on security assistance to Ukraine, which
The Wall Street Journal.Greenland U.S. Delegation Visits GreenlandThe Wall Street Journal. - Vivian SalamaWASHINGTON—Months after President Trump expressed an interest in buying Greenland and canceled his trip to Denmark when its government refused to sell the autonomous territory, a U.S. delegation was in
The Wall Street Journal.U.S. Politics Barr Wants to Adopt Terrorism-Prevention Tactics to Stop Mass ShootingsThe Wall Street Journal. - Sadie GurmanThe same tactics that law-enforcement officials developed to stop terrorists should be adopted to prevent mass shootings, Attorney General William Barr said in a memo released Wednesday directing the to
The Wall Street Journal.Hunter Biden Hunter Biden's Name Was Used as Selling Point in Fraudulent SchemeThe Wall Street Journal. - Dave Michaels, Theo FrancisWASHINGTON—Hunter Biden’s work in Ukraine and China has attracted criticism from President Trump and other Republicans. In an unrelated fraud case from last year, his name was invoked as a selling point
The Wall Street Journal.U.S. Politics Senate Blocks Attempt to Loosen Cap on State, Local Tax DeductionsThe Wall Street Journal. - Richard RubinWASHINGTON—The Senate blocked Democrats’ attempt to loosen the $10,000 cap on state and local tax deductions, showing just how tough it will be to change a rule that has frustrated lawmakers and residents
The Wall Street Journal.California Trump Administration Sues California Over Cap-and-Trade MarketThe Wall Street Journal. - Timothy PukoWASHINGTON—The Trump administration filed suit Wednesday to shut down California’s emissions-trading market designed to limit air pollution, claiming it is unconstitutional because it is run in cooperation
The Wall Street Journal.Hunter Biden Back in Hometown, Biden Makes Economic Case Against TrumpThe Wall Street Journal. - Sabrina SiddiquiSCRANTON, Pa.—In a bid to appeal to the working class voters who helped propel President Trump to the White House in 2016, Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden returned to his hometown of Scranton
The Wall Street Journal.Michael Brown China Has 'Concerning' Leads Over U.S. in Tech, Defense Department Official SaysThe Wall Street Journal. - Heather SomervilleLAGUNA BEACH, Calif.—The U.S. is trailing China in numerous critical technologies, making the role of the private tech sector more important than ever to American national and economic security, a Defense
The Wall Street Journal.U.S. Politics Medicare Chief, Democrats Square Off Over Health LawThe Wall Street Journal. - Stephanie ArmourSeema Verma, the head of a federal agency that oversees the Affordable Care Act, faced off with Democrats who say the Trump administration is sabotaging the health law, asserting instead that the White
The Wall Street Journal.U.S. Politics Giuliani Associates Plead Not Guilty in Campaign-Finance CaseThe Wall Street Journal. - Joe PalazzoloTwo associates of Rudy Giuliani who aided his efforts to spark investigations in Ukraine that would benefit President Trump politically pleaded not guilty Wednesday to charges tied to an alleged scheme
The Wall Street Journal.U.S. Politics Trump Bid to Block Tax Returns Met With Skepticism by JudgesThe Wall Street Journal. - Corinne RameyA federal appeals court in New York on Wednesday appeared skeptical of President Trump’s sweeping claim that he is immune from criminal investigations while in office, questioning his request to block
The Wall Street Journal.Bernie Sanders Sanders Campaign Says Winning Nomination Requires New VotersThe Wall Street Journal. - Eliza CollinsBernie Sanders’s campaign manager says the Vermont senator will have a difficult time winning the Democratic nomination for president if the same people who typically vote in primaries show up at the Faiz
The Wall Street Journal.U.S. Politics Trump to Nominate Texas Doctor to Lead FDAThe Wall Street Journal. - Thomas M. BurtonWASHINGTON—President Trump plans to nominate Stephen M. Hahn, a radiation oncologist and chief medical executive at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, as the next Food and Drug Administration commissioner,
The Wall Street Journal.U.S. Politics Turkey, Russia Start Clock on Kurdish Withdrawal From Northern SyriaThe Wall Street Journal. - Jared MalsinISTANBUL—Turkish forces suspended their offensive in northern Syria and Russian security forces began patrolling nearby, under an agreement that gives Kurdish fighters 150 hours to leave what Ankara calls
The Wall Street Journal.U.S. Politics U.S. Works Up New Effort to Shift Military's Focus to AsiaThe Wall Street Journal. - Gordon LuboldWASHINGTON—U.S. defense strategy calls for retooling the military to better counter big powers, especially China, but the Pentagon still gives its Pacific military operations the short end of the budgetary
The Wall Street Journal.U.S. Politics Democrats Criticize Trump on Syria but Offer Few Plans of Their OwnThe Wall Street Journal. - Sabrina SiddiquiWASHINGTON—Democratic presidential contenders are unanimously condemning President Trump’s withdrawal of U.S. troops from Syria, calling the decision a reckless move that undermines allies in the region
The Wall Street Journal. Mississippi Governor's Race Hinges on State's EconomyThe Wall Street Journal. - Cameron McWhirterA contentious governor’s race in Mississippi is being largely framed around one topic: the state’s economy. Republican candidate Tate Reeves says the economy is rebounding, with the outlook for jobs improving.
The Wall Street Journal.U.S. Politics Many GOP Lawmakers Reject Trump Calling Impeachment Probe a 'Lynching'The Wall Street Journal. - Lindsay Wise, Natalie AndrewsWASHINGTON—A tweet by President Trump comparing the U.S. House’s impeachment inquiry to a lynching became the latest test for Republicans, as GOP lawmakers seeking to criticize Democrats over the probe
The Wall Street Journal.U.S. Politics Diplomat Says Trump Tied Ukraine Aid to Biden ProbeThe Wall Street Journal. - Rebecca Ballhaus, Natalie Andrews, Siobhan HughesWASHINGTON—A top U.S. diplomat in Kyiv said President Trump made nearly $400 million in aid contingent on the Ukrainian president investigating Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden and alleged interference
The Wall Street Journal.U.S. Politics Major Donor to Trump, Clinton to Plead Guilty in Campaign-Finance CaseThe Wall Street Journal. - Byron TauA major donor to both Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton made millions of dollars of illegal campaign contributions, some from foreign sources, to help cultivate influential U.S. politicians, according charging
The Wall Street Journal.U.S. House of Representatives House Passes Bill to Expose Owners of Shell CompaniesThe Wall Street Journal. - Will ParkerThe U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill on Tuesday requiring shell companies to disclose their true owners, an effort to crack down on money-laundering and other crimes. Some limited liability
The Wall Street Journal.The White House White House, Battling Impeachment, Looks to Coordinate With Hill GOPThe Wall Street Journal. - Michael C. Bender, Natalie AndrewsPresident Trump has signed off on regular conference calls between senior White House aides and select Republican lawmakers to coordinate messaging and legal strategies on the House impeachment probe,
The Wall Street Journal.U.S. Politics Russia Agrees to Help Turkey Expand Buffer Zone in SyriaThe Wall Street Journal. - David Gauthier-Villars, Ann M. SimmonsSOCHI, Russia—Russia agreed to help Turkey drive out Kurdish militias from a “safe zone” in northeastern Syria, highlighting Moscow’s flourishing ties with a NATO member and a rebalance of power in war-torn
The Wall Street Journal.U.S. Politics Anonymous Op-Ed Author to Publish Tell-All About Trump AdministrationThe Wall Street Journal. - Jeffrey A. TrachtenbergAn anonymous writer described as a senior Trump administration official whose op-ed piece in the New York Times last year caused a firestorm has written a book called “A Warning” slated to hit bookshelves
The Wall Street Journal.U.S. Central Command Esper Tours Saudi Military Site as U.S. Readies Troop BuildupThe Wall Street Journal. - Nancy A. YoussefPRINCE SULTAN AIR BASE, Saudi Arabia—Defense Secretary Mark Esper met Tuesday with the king of Saudi Arabia during a tour of the kingdom’s military facilities as the U.S. pursues its biggest Middle East
The Wall Street Journal.Kurt Volker Diplomat Urged Zelensky to Convince Trump He Would Investigate CorruptionThe Wall Street Journal. - Dustin Volz, Rebecca Ballhaus, Byron TauWASHINGTON—Weeks before President Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky’s July phone call, U.S. diplomat Kurt Volker told the Ukrainian president he needed to convince Mr. Trump he was willing to investigate corruption
The Wall Street Journal.U.S. Politics Texas House Speaker Won't Run for Re-Election Amid ScandalThe Wall Street Journal. - Elizabeth FindellThe speaker of the Texas House of Representatives said Tuesday he wouldn’t run for re-election next year after the revelation of a secretly recorded backroom conversation led his fellow Republicans to
