Elijah Cummings’ funeral was an inspiring celebration of idealism and decency
With the death of Elijah Cummings, the United States lost a great statesman. At his funeral in Baltimore on Friday morning, great statesmanship —…
Continue ReadingWith the death of Elijah Cummings, the United States lost a great statesman. At his funeral in Baltimore on Friday morning, great statesmanship —…
Continue ReadingA coalition of Inspectors General is urging the Justice Department’s Office of Legal Counsel to withdraw or modify its opinion that the…
Continue ReadingRussian gun rights enthusiast Maria Butina was released from the Tallahassee Federal Correction Institution on Friday after having served more than…
Continue ReadingSecretary of State Mike Pompeo has been trying to have his cake and eat it too for quite a while now. And The Kansas City Star is sick of it. See,…
Continue ReadingFlights to nine destinations in Cuba, not including Havana, will be suspended by the Department of Transportation. The department issued a notice on…
Continue ReadingDemocratic former Vice President Joe Biden unveiled a plan Friday that aims to protect workers’ rights and to strengthen unions and collective…
Continue ReadingSecretary of State Mike Pompeo seemed to voice subdued approval of the work of the top US diplomat in Ukraine whose testimony undermined the…
Continue ReadingShall we skip right to the obvious? Virtually the only moments when President Donald Trump refers to the pain and persecution of a marginalized group…
Continue ReadingOne year ago, on October 27, 11 people were murdered while praying in the Pittsburgh Tree of Life synagogue. It was the deadliest attack on the…
Continue ReadingRepublican lawmakers and political action committees that took money from Rudy Giuliani’s two associates who are now at the center of the…
Continue ReadingLawyers for former national security adviser John Bolton have had talks with the three House committees leading the impeachment inquiry about a…
Continue ReadingA federal judge on Friday gave a legal endorsement to the House Democrats’ impeachment probe into President Donald Trump and ordered the…
Continue ReadingMaya Rockeymoore Cummings, the widow of the late Rep. Elijah Cummings, said on Friday that the congressman was “hurt” in the last months…
Continue ReadingRepublican Sen. Lindsey Graham, a close ally of President Donald Trump’s on Capitol Hill, announced Friday that a resolution he introduced…
Continue ReadingThe Justice Department is reportedly conducting a criminal investigation into its own probe of Russian interference in the 2016 election — a…
Continue ReadingThe US budget deficit ballooned to nearly $1 trillion for the 2019 fiscal year, according to data released by the Treasury Department on Friday, the…
Continue ReadingTwo very interesting things happened Thursday night: 1) Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, a Democrat, announced she would not seek reelection, choosing…
Continue ReadingOur nation remembers and heals one year after a gunman entered the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh, yelled “All Jews must die” and…
Continue ReadingRetired NBA superstar Charles Barkley had harsh words for Mike Pence on Thursday after the vice president accused the league of acting as a…
Continue ReadingProspects are growing increasingly grim that congressional investigators will have the opportunity to interview the anonymous whistleblower whose…
Continue ReadingEL PASO, Texas — Could El Paso’s voice in Austin get quieter? It all depends on the outcome of the upcoming census. The state of Texas is seeing a…
Continue ReadingPresident Donald Trump was already under fire for freezing aid to Ukraine when a Republican senator set off another alarm bell: If Trump didn’t…
Continue ReadingThere are few staffers who have been with Hillary Clinton as long — or are as fiercely loyal to her — as Philippe Reines. Which is why…
Continue ReadingHouse Democratic impeachment investigators have issued subpoenas to three Trump administration officials whose testimony was previously scheduled, in…
Continue ReadingPresident Donald Trump has asked the DC Circuit Court of Appeals to rehear his attempt to stop a subpoena of his longtime accounting firm, this time…
Continue ReadingPresident Donald Trump is a big sports fan. So it makes sense that he’s planning to attend game five of the World Series on Sunday in…
Continue ReadingPresident Donald Trump said Thursday that he’ll be going to Game 5 of the World Series, scheduled for Sunday in Washington, DC. The game is…
Continue ReadingFederal prosecutors in New York have subpoenaed the brother of one of the recently indicted associates of Rudy Giuliani, according to two people…
Continue ReadingNew Jersey wants to revoke the liquor license at one of President Donald Trump’s golf clubs, citing a 2015 incident where the club allegedly…
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