Tuesday's Headlines: Russian spies hacked Ukrainian gas company at heart of impeachment trial
Top Senate Republicans reject Trump's renewed call for immediate dismissal of charges; Trump planning to divert additional $7.2 billion in Pentagon funds for border wall; In saying Iran aimed to attack 'four embassies,' Trump puts U.S. in credibility crisis; Australia's ruinous fire season can be seen from space; She moved to Texas for safety. Now the state wants to keep out refugees like her.; Suddenly Trump has lost enthusiasm for his trial; The health-care industry is letting surgeons behave like muggers; Democrats seem to be mistaking progress for prejudice; The 2020 Oscar nominations didn't have to look like this; Xi Jinping's approach to Taiwan and Hong Kong has backfired; Sanders-Warren feud takes a turn onto the dangerous turf of gender; The Astros were disgraceful, but MLB should have seen this coming; Burrow, LSU shred Clemson's vaunted defense to capture college football's national title; An airline employee took a woman's number from her bag tag, then harassed her via text, lawsuit says
The operation targeting Burisma Holdings began in November, according to a cybersecurity firm, and coincided with an impeachment inquiry into President Trump and whether he abused his office by seeking to press Ukraine to announce a probe of Burisma and Hunter Biden.
Senior Republicans said such a dismissal could not win approval in the chamber, where the GOP holds a 53-seat majority. And even some staunch Trump allies argued the president's legacy would benefit from a robust trial.
IMPEACHMENT●By Seung Min Kim, Mike DeBonis and Elise Viebeck ●Read more »
The move would give his administration five times more money than Congress authorized in the 2020 budget for barrier construction — and add hundreds of miles of new barriers — according to figures obtained by The Post.
NASA's satellites have spotted more than a million infrared heat signatures — telltale signs of fires — across the country since the beginning of September.
The two presidential candidates disputed each other's accounts of a dinner at which Bernie Sanders was said to have impugned the ability of a woman to defeat President Trump — an allegation the senator heatedly denied.
Campaign 2020●By Annie Linskey and Sean Sullivan ●Read more »
LSU capped off an undefeated season with a 42-25 victory, led by Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Joe Burrow. The win ended Clemson's bid for back-to-back championships.
By Chuck Culpepper and Desmond Bieler ●Read more »
The disturbing encounter unfolded over more than 100 text messages and spurred a lawsuit over allegations of negligent hiring, sexual harassment and stalking.
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