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Email 7.30 By North America correspondent James Glenday and Niall Lenihan in Williamsburg, Virginia Updated November 18, 2019 07:59:42 Photo: Ms Luria joined six other first-term Democratic moderates to call for Mr Trump's impeachment. (ABC News: Niall Lenihan ) Related Story: It sounds complicated, but there are only five ways impeachment could end for Donald Trump Related Story: Republicans just got what they wanted in the impeachment inquiry — and that could be bad for Trump Related Story: Is there any truth to Trump's claims about the Bidens in Ukraine? Map: United States After hearing about the phone call between US President Donald Trump and his Ukrainian counterpart, Elaine Luria felt she no longer had a choice. Key points:Congresswoman Elaine Luria supports impeachment hearings against Mr TrumpShe is in a marginal Virginia seat and could lose in 2020Ms Luria said she felt like she had a patriotic duty to act The Democratic Congresswoman had resisted … [Read more...] about This naval commander turned politician never wanted to impeach Donald Trump. Until now

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Sunday told North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to "act quickly" to reach a deal with the United States, in a tweet weighing in on North Korea`s criticism of his political rival former Vice President Joe Biden. Trump, who has met Kim three times since 2018 over ending the North`s missile and nuclear programs, addressed Kim directly, referring to the one-party state`s ruler as "Mr. Chairman". In his tweet, Trump told Kim, "You should act quickly, get the deal done," and hinted at a further meeting, signing off "See you soon!"North Korea said on Thursday it had turned down a US offer for fresh talks ahead of a year-end deadline Pyongyang has set for Washington to show more flexibility in negotiations. US Defense Secretary Mark Esper announced in Thailand earlier on Sunday that joint U.S.-South Korean military drills would be postponed in an effort to bolster the stalled peace push. Pyongyang`s official KCNA news agency in a commentary on Friday lashed … [Read more...] about Donald Trump tells North Korea’s Kim to ‘get the deal done’

In a setback for US President Donald Trump, Republicans failed Saturday night to deny Louisiana’s Democratic governor a second term, making it the third electoral defeat for the party in the country’s southern states in recent weeks.Democratic governor John Bel Edwards fended off Republican challenger Eddy Rispone , a businessman, winning 51% of the votes.Trump travelled twice this month to Louisiana, the last time was on Thursday, and canvassed for Edwards in a string of tweets. “LOUISIANA, VOTE @EddieRispone TODAY! He will be a great governor!” he tweeted Saturday as polling opened.Louisiana did vote, but not sufficiently for Rispone.Republicans have now lost three major state elections in America’s conservative south. Earlier this month, Matt Bevan, Republican governor Kentucky and staunch Trump loyalist, lost his re-election bid despite the president’s best efforts, which included a poll-eve rally in the state. The same day, November 6, … [Read more...] about Another poll setback for Trump-led Republicans; president in ‘great’ health

Washington: US President Donald Trump issued a rare — if tepid — defense of Joe Biden on Sunday, saying Pyongyang's depiction of him as "a rabid dog" who should be "beaten to death" went a bit too far. "Joe Biden may be Sleepy and Very Slow," Trump tweeted, using his nicknames for the former vice president and potential Democratic presidential candidate, "but he is not a 'rabid dog.' He is actually somewhat better than that." The president was responding to a conservative commentator's tweet about a particularly visceral attack on Biden issued Friday by North Korea. The North's official KCNA news agency said Biden had shown "the temerity to dare slander the dignity of the supreme leadership" of North Korea. "Rabid dogs like Biden can hurt lots of people if they are allowed to run about," the KCNA statement said. "They must be beaten to death with a stick." It was not clear what had provoked Pyongyang's ire. But the angry response came after the Biden campaign released an … [Read more...] about Trump Says North Korea Went Too Far in Calling Rival Joe Biden ‘Rabid Dog’

A moment at a piano on the front lines in Ukraine, United States President Trump’s State of the Union address and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra taking charge. This is the best of the week gone by. United States President Donald Trump delivered the State of the Union address, with Vice President Mike Pence and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, at the Capitol in Washington. Photograph: Doug Mills/Pool/Reuters A replica of the skeleton of a newly identified dinosaur Bajadasaurus pronuspinax is seen in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Photograph: Agustin Marcarian/Reuters A woman holds a dog backstage at the 16th annual New York Pet fashion show in New York, US. Photograph: Shannon Stapleton/Reuters Performers wear pig masks as they take part in a Lunar New Year night parade in Hong Kong, China. Photograph: Tyrone Siu/Reuters The Titan Missile, shown from above during a tour of the 103-foot Titan II Intercontinental Ballistic Missile site which was decommissioned in 1982, at the Titan Missile … [Read more...] about BEST OF THE WEEK: From Trump to Dinosaurs