Masood Farivar is a Senior Analyst in VOA’s South and Central Asia Division.
The legion of top US officials well aware of President Donald Trump’s efforts this summer to get Ukraine to carry out investigations that would help Trump politically ranged from Vice President Mike Pence and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney
Gordon Sondland's testimony could solidify or undermine House Democrats' case against Trump
Marie Yovanovitch previously testified behind closed doors about Trump’s efforts to pressure Ukraine to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden and probe a discredited conspiracy theory regarding the 2016 presidential election
These diplomats have previously testified behind closed doors about Trump’s efforts to pressure Ukraine to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden, and probe a discredited conspiracy theory regarding the 2016 president election
Law enforcement agencies report 7,120 bias-motivated offenses to FBI in 2018, down from 7,175 in 2017
Lawmakers' strongest tool is the subpoena — a legal order to appear before a congressional committee
US State Department is mobilizing global partners to combat extremist organizations
FBI overall is investigating nearly 5,000 cases of domestic and international terrorism
Many Americans wonder exactly what federal investigators are looking into months after special counsel Robert Mueller concluded his inquiry into Russian interference in 2016 US election
New probe grew out of an internal Justice Department review of the origins of former special counsel's Russia election-meddling investigation that concluded in March
Lawmakers writing articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump must decide between narrow and broad strategy
Impeachment critics say Constitution gives the president nearly unrestrained power over foreign policy
Number of people charged with hate crimes annually has dropped by 38% in recent years
A Florida man wanted in a campaign finance case involving associates of President Trump's personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani is in federal custody
South Korean operator of Welcome to Video is now serving 18-month prison sentence
Two Florida-based businessmen, Ukrainian-born Lev Parnas and Belarus-born Igor Fruman, made hundreds of thousands of dollars in contributions to pro-Trump Republican campaigns
The two men allegedly helped Giuliani investigate corruption allegations against former vice president Joe Biden and his son, Hunter Biden
Government system designed to protect employees who expose wrongdoing
Abortion case challenges Louisiana law that requires abortion doctors to have admitting privileges at local hospitals
For months, President Trump has sought to undermine Joe Biden’s front-running candidacy for the Democratic presidential nomination with broadsides, suggesting unfounded corrupt practices by both father and son
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