Trumpโ€™s plan for Ukraine a great deal โ€” โ€˜for the Kremlin,โ€™ Kyivโ€™s backers say

“Letโ€™s not mince words about what this represents: a surrender of Ukraineโ€™s interests and our own, even before negotiations begin,โ€ says U.S. Senator Adam Schiff.

Romaniaโ€™s Klaus Iohannis announces heโ€™ll resign as president

Longtime leader heads for the exit amid political turmoil in Bucharest.

Romania’s President Iohannis resigns in face of impeachment threat from hard-right opposition

Outgoing Romanian president Klaus Iohannis resigned Monday ahead of a mounting impeachment threat pushed by a coalition of hard-right parties. Iohannis’s mandate was extended in December after the Constitutional Court cancelled last year’s presidentia…

Chasing the Don: How EU politicians are jockeying for position with Trump

From Nigel Farage to Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, EU politicians are competing for the privilege of being Europe’s Trump whisperer.

Republican senator jabs Trump on Greenland: Itโ€™s an ally, not an asset

Lisa Murkowski, a frequent thorn in the U.S. president’s side, says the Arctic island is โ€œopen for business, but not for sale.โ€

South Koreaโ€™s acting president impeached as his predecessor goes on trial

The impeachment of Han Duck-soo, the acting president since Yoon Suk Yeol was impeached for declaring martial law, has pushed South Korea into uncharted territory.
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Ex-FBI informant pleads guilty to lying about Joe and Hunter Biden

Alexander Smirnov admits lying about Bidensโ€™ links to fake bribery scheme that played key role in impeachment effortA former FBI informant pleaded guilty on Monday to lying about a phony bribery scheme purportedly involving Joe Biden and his son Hunter…

South Koreaโ€™s acting president moves to reassure allies after impeachment

Han Duck-soo, a technocrat serving as prime minister, was elevated to acting president while impeached president Yoon Suk Yeol’s case moves to the Constitutional Court.
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Ukraine war briefing: North Korean troops join Russian assaults in โ€˜significantโ€™ numbers, Kyiv says

North Koreans joining assaults on Kursk front, says Zelenskyy, urging fresh allied response; Ukrainian drones hit oil facility in Russiaโ€™s Oryol region. What we know on day 1,026Russia has begun using North Korean troops in significant numbers for the …

South Korean parliament removes President Yoon, sparking street celebrations

The EU calls for “a swift and orderly resolution” of the political crisis in Seoul.

Ex-FBI informant agrees to plead guilty to lying about Bidensโ€™ Ukraine ties

As part of plea deal, Alexander Smirnov will admit he made up story at center of Republican impeachment inquiryA former FBI informant accused of falsely claiming that Joe Biden and the presidentโ€™s son Hunter accepted bribes has agreed to plead guilty t…

Guns, lies and audiotape: How Bidenโ€™s family ties could lead to another pardon

For decades, a scandal-plagued Mississippi family has cozied up to the president. How will the relationship end?

South Korean president dodges impeachment

Opposition leaders called for Yoon Suk Yeol’s resignation following martial law attempt.

US conservatives look to an unlikely ally in court battle over transgender rights: Europe

The Supreme Court is set to hear oral arguments Wednesday over Tennesseeโ€™s law banning transition-related medical care for minors.

UN officials plan to charm Trumpโ€™s new envoy

They say theyโ€™re better off working with Elise Stefanik than fighting with her.

Meet Elon Muskโ€™s man in Washington

The SpaceX billionaire is forging new ties with a federal telecom official who could help funnel billions of dollars to his company if Trump is elected.

Georgiaโ€™s pivot to Russia โ€˜might be a plan,โ€™ president says

Georgia’s President Salome Zourabichvili faces a second impeachment attempt over her visits to European capitals.

Trump: Military could be needed to preserve order on Election Day

His suggestion would represent an unprecedented encroachment on the democratic process.

Trump vows to negotiate Ukraine-Russia deal thatโ€™s โ€˜good for both sidesโ€™ during Zelenskyy meeting

In his first face-to-face meeting with Volodymyr Zelenskyy in more than four years, Donald Trump said heโ€™d work with Ukraine and Russia to find a solution thatโ€™s โ€œgood for both sidesโ€ to end the war and emphasized he has strong relationships with both the Ukrainian president and Russian President Vladimir Putin. โ€œWe have a very [โ€ฆ]

Trump says he will โ€˜probablyโ€™ meet Zelenskyy next week

Ukraine is bracing for the Republican candidate and NATO-skeptic’s potential return to the White House.

Left-wing parties launch impeachment proceedings against Emmanuel Macron

An impeachement procedure brought against French President Emmanuel Macron by the far-left La France insoumise (LFI) was deemed admissible by the bureau of the National Assembly on Tuesday (17 September), by 12 votes to 10.

Ukraine brushes off links to wannabe Trump assassin

Volodymyr Zelenskyy sends “best wishes” to the Republican candidate, while the International Legion dismisses any connection with Ryan Wesley Routh.

FBI now investigating Florida incident as โ€˜an attempted assassinationโ€™ on Trump

The former president was unharmed.

Trump wants 25th Amendment changed to impeach vice presidents

He has repeatedly accused Kamala Harris and Democrats of hiding the state of Bidenโ€™s health.

Crypto is the new Trump family business. Ethics watchdogs have concerns.

The former presidentโ€™s eldest sons are gearing up to launch a new cryptocurrency venture.

French left splits again after Mรฉlenchon calls for Macronโ€™s impeachment

Fresh spat in the left-wing New Popular Front alliance is good news for the Macron camp, which hopes to benefit from a fragmented opposition.

Macron under pressure to appoint a prime minister

Leaders of the leftist France insoumise (LFI) party have threatened to initiate impeachment proceedings against President Emmanuel Macron for what they describe as an โ€œinstitutional coup against democracyโ€ in the appointment of the next prime minister….

Trump lauds โ€˜honorableโ€™ Zelenskyy, slaps โ€˜badโ€™ EU in freewheeling Musk interview

“There’s nobody that feels worse about the Ukraine situation than I do,” Trump tells X owner during their two-hour chat.

Trump vs. Bidenโ€™s historic climate agenda

President Joe Biden may no longer be on the 2024 ballot โ€” but his legacy is. And former President Donald Trump would have multiple tools to thwart his ambitions on energy, infrastructure and climate change.

US Republican leaders urge members: Stop making race comments about Harris

Leadership warned lawmakers during a closed-door meeting to focus on the vice presidentโ€™s record, not her race.

Alone and abandoned, Biden learns that friends are more dangerous than enemies

As Richard Nixon and LBJ showed, U.S. presidents leave the fight when their own side gives up.

After Trump conviction, Democrats are in a triumphal mood. They shouldnโ€™t be

Itโ€™s doubtful the conviction will have any lasting impact on Trumpโ€™s election prospects, and will likely only accelerate the downward spiral of tit-for-tat partisan retaliation.

Progressives cheer Bidenโ€™s Israel weapon pause while Republicans fume

“We’re trying to turn the Titanic,” one Democratic lawmaker said.

Court testimony indicates Jim Biden was in business with โ€˜members of the Qatari governmentโ€™

The alleged arrangements would be some of the closest known links between a Biden relative and a foreign government.

Why Trump โ€˜hates Ukraineโ€™

The once and possibly future US president blames the country for his political woes.

Zelenskyy reveals his Trump playbook: An invitation and a warning

In an exclusive interview, the president of Ukraine talks about his outreach to Trump, stalled Ukraine aid and Russiaโ€™s growing influence in the U.S.

Trumpโ€™s EU Ambassador Gordon Sondland registers to lobby for Ukraine aid

Gordon Sondland, who served as Trumpโ€™s EU ambassador, said he wasnโ€™t being paid by the country.

The Biden name: How the presidentโ€™s brother became embroiled in a hospital fiasco

Jim Biden played a major role in a company called Americore, which the government has accused of massive Medicare fraud.

US House votes to formalize impeachment inquiry into Joe Biden

Republican lawmakers are preparing to make a decision as soon as January about whether or not to draft articles of impeachment.

Hunter Biden charged with nine criminal counts for allegedly failing to pay taxes

The presidentโ€™s son may now face two criminal trials in 2024.

Ukraine charges Rudy Giulianiโ€™s top local ally with Moscow-linked treason

Ukraine’s security service says MP was undermining Kyiv-Washington relations under Russian military intelligence orders.

Fresh revelations contradict Joe Bidenโ€™s sweeping denials on Hunter

The president hasnโ€™t been shown to have committed wrongdoing, but a POLITICO review of recent developments casts doubts on several statements.

Georgian parliament fails to impeach president over unsanctioned EU visits

President blamed the ruling party for damaging Georgiaโ€™s European future through attempting the impeachment.

โ€˜Itโ€™s crazyโ€™: Shutdown caps week from hell for US Congress

Back in the 1990s, as then-Speaker Gingrich put it, Republicans could at least โ€œafford to have five or six people be idiots.โ€

Pro-EU politicians planning coup, Georgia alleges

The unfounded ‘Euromaidan’ claims come as the former Soviet republic’s government builds ties with Moscow and turns its back on the EU.

Ukraine, impeachment, workers strike and more: Bidenโ€™s U.N. balancing act

While Biden talks up democracy on the world stage at UNGA, heโ€™s got the UAW strike, impeachment inquiry and a sonโ€™s legal troubles to deal with back home.

Republican chief gambles on Biden impeachment probe as shutdown looms

Itโ€™s not clear that seeking a more direct clash with the president will help the beleaguered speaker find the conservative votes he needs to fund the government.

Georgia must do more to earn EU membership, Brussels warns

A high-profile visit from Josep Borrell comes amid warnings Russian influence is rising in the country, and as Brussels fights over accession deadlines.

Georgiaโ€™s ruling party to try to impeach president over EU visits

Georgia’s ruling party said on Friday (1 September) that it would begin impeachment proceedings against the president due to her visits to the European Union which were made against the will of the government, Georgian news agency Interpress reported.

Key revelations, groundbreaking strategies and notable omissions in the new Trump indictment

Hereโ€™s what we learned about special counsel Jack Smithโ€™s new case.