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GOP strains to contain Bolton fallout in impeachment trial
Lisa Mascaro, Eric Tucker and Zeke Miller, Associated Press | Posted Jan 29th - 10:32am
President Donald Trump's impeachment trial is shifting to questions from senators, a pivotal juncture as Republicans lack the votes to block witnesses and face a potential setback in their hope of ending the trial with a quick acquittal.
US expands troop, fighter jet presence at Saudi base
Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press | Posted Jan 29th - 10:25am
Across the vast expanse of this desert air base, hundreds of tents have popped up and a newly arrived squadron of U.S. Air Force F-15E fighters is lined up on the tarmac, flying daily missions over Iraq and Syria. Off in the distance, two American Patriot missile batteries are scanning the skies, prepared to knock down any Iranian attack against the Saudi kingdom.
Ukraine and separatists to pull back troops from a new area
Yuras Karmanau, Associated Press | Posted Jan 29th - 10:24am
Ukrainian negotiators and Russia-backed separatists on Wednesday agreed on another area to disengage their troops in eastern Ukraine.
Putin pardons Israeli woman jailed in Russia on drug charges
Vladimir Isachenkov, Associated Press | Posted Jan 29th - 10:14am
Russian President Vladimir Putin has pardoned an Israeli woman who had been jailed on drug charges, the Kremlin said Wednesday.
Utah lawmakers seek to loosen voter privacy law to address 'unintended consequences'
Katie McKellar, KSL | Posted Jan 29th - 7:02am
Two Utah lawmakers are championing an effort to loosen election privacy laws, even if people opted to keep their information private.
Leader of Spain's Catalonia to call early regional election
Associated Press | Posted Jan 29th - 5:38am
The regional president of Spain’s conflict-riven Catalonia says he will soon call an early election amid splits in his government's unity.
Dutch court throws out case against Israeli military chiefs
Mike Corder, Associated Press | Posted Jan 29th - 2:33am
A Dutch court threw out a civil case Wednesday brought by a Dutch-Palestinian man seeking damages from two former Israeli military commanders for their roles in a 2014 airstrike on a Gaza house that killed six members of his family.
Question time: What's next in Trump's impeachment trial
Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press | Posted Jan 28th - 10:06pm
With opening arguments wrapped up in President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial, senators will now get a chance to ask questions. But the normally loquacious politicians will still have to keep silent, as their questions can only be submitted in writing.
Klobuchar makes quick trip to Iowa in midst of impeachment
Margery A. Beck, Associated Press | Posted Jan 28th - 8:01pm
Amy Klobuchar is still fighting to gain ground in Iowa's presidential caucuses that are now just days away.
Scaling down proposed Olympia Hills development is just ‘lipstick on a pig’ to Herriman residents
Kyle Dunphey, KSL and Amy Donaldson, KSL | Posted Jan 28th - 7:29pm
Lipstick on a pig. Whip cream on a turd. Those were just a couple of the ways residents characterized the proposed Olympia Hills development.
Impeachment gives Romney a chance to assert Senate clout
Laurie Kellman, Associated Press | Posted Jan 28th - 6:21pm
The trial is a chance for Romney to wield influence in the Senate as an independent GOP voice — or become one of the Republicans standing by the president.
Pentagon: 50 troops suffered brain injuries in Iran strike
The Associated Press | Posted Jan 28th - 5:45pm
The Pentagon on Tuesday raised to 50 the number of U.S. service members who suffered traumatic brain injuries in Iran's missile strike earlier this month on an Iraqi air base, the third time the number of injuries has been increased.
GOP squirms as Bolton prepares to dish on Trump White House
Aamer Madhani, Associated Press | Posted Jan 28th - 5:36pm
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.
Trial highlights: Trump defense urges end to impeachment
Matthew Daly, Associated Press | Posted Jan 28th - 5:28pm
President Donald Trump’s legal team on Tuesday concluded its three-day presentation as they started it — arguing that the Democrats’ case amounted to partisan politics that would undo the results of the 2016 presidential election and drive Trump from office.
AP source: McConnell says he can't yet block new witnesses
Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press | Posted Jan 28th - 4:15pm
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell told senators privately Tuesday he does not yet have the votes to block new witnesses in President Donald Trump's impeachment trial.
AP FACT CHECK: Trump defense wrong about FBI investigation
Eric Tucker, Associated Press | Posted Jan 28th - 4:05pm
President Donald Trump's defense team falsely claimed the Justice Department was already investigating him even before the 2016 election and distorted the facts about a dossier of opposition research into Trump's ties to Russia.
Biden won't say whether Sanders could unify Dems as nominee
Bill Barrow, Associated Press | Posted Jan 28th - 3:42pm
Former Vice President Joe Biden wouldn't say Tuesday whether he thinks Bernie Sanders could effectively unify the Democrats if the Vermont senator wins the party's presidential nomination.
President Vladimir Putin pardons Israeli woman jailed in Russia on drug charges.
The Associated Press | Posted Jan 29th - 10:08am
President Vladimir Putin pardons Israeli woman jailed in Russia on drug charges.
