Pompeo clashes with lawmakers over coronavirus and Iran in tense hearing
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo appeared irritated almost immediately during Friday’s Iran hearing on Capitol Hill as Democrats used their very…
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CNN polls: Bernie Sanders holds big leads in California and Texas ahead of critical Super Tuesday vote
Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders holds substantial leads in the two largest states to vote in next week’s Super Tuesday lineup of primaries,…
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Pompeo declines to apologize for Trump’s downplaying of service members’ brain injuries
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday declined to apologize on President Donald Trump’s behalf for his comments downplaying the seriousness…
Continue Reading Donald Trump Jr. just said something unreal about Democrats and the coronavirus
Donald Trump Jr. is Donald Trump in extremis. If the President pushes boundaries, his oldest son crashes through them with glee. Witness this…
Continue Reading Democratic lawmaker says Sanders’ Castro comment imperils Florida 2020 chances
A Democratic Florida lawmaker on Friday said Sen. Bernie Sanders’ partial defense of life under Cuban dictator Fidel Castro imperils the…
Continue Reading Bernie Sanders campaign challenges Iowa recount results
Sen. Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaign challenged the results of the Iowa caucuses recount just hours after the state’s Democratic…
Continue Reading Rep. Jim Clyburn says Democrats are concerned about ‘down-ballot carnage’
South Carolina Rep. Jim Clyburn, the third highest-ranking Democrat in the House, said Friday that Democrats are concerned about picking a…
Continue Reading Biden acknowledges he wasn’t arrested in South Africa despite earlier claims
Former Vice President Joe Biden on Friday acknowledged that he wasn’t arrested in South Africa during a visit to the country in the 1970s…
Continue Reading Pence is leading the coronavirus response but he’s still heading to Florida to fundraise
The stock market is having its worst week since 2008. Officials are scrambling to trace the first US case of coronavirus not linked to travel. And…
Continue Reading HHS whistleblower claims US workers received coronavirus evacuees without proper precautions
A whistleblower at the Department of Health and Human Services is seeking federal protection after complaining that more than a dozen workers who…
Continue Reading Pence’s public health record raises concern as coronavirus spreads
Stock markets are tumbling (it was the largest single point drop in history Thursday), there’s a mysterious new case in California and the…
Continue Reading Probe of alleged 2018 attempt to hack Georgia voter-registration system turned over to state AG
The investigation into allegations that someone tried to hack Georgia’s voter-registration system in 2018 has been completed by the Georgia…
Continue Reading Buttigieg keeps Iowa caucuses lead after partial recount
Pete Buttigieg held his lead over Sen. Bernie Sanders in Iowa with the most state delegate equivalents after a recount of select caucus sites, the…
Continue Reading Pence’s office placed in charge of coronavirus messaging
Vice President Mike Pence’s office is in charge of all novel coronavirus messaging after several aides blamed negative coverage about the…
Continue Reading Trump seeks a ‘miracle’ as virus fears mount
President Donald Trump is hoping for a “miracle” that will make the coronavirus disappear but tanking stock markets and signs the disease…
Continue Reading Democratic donors struggle for a solution as Bernie Sanders hurtles toward a potential nomination
Some moderate Democrats alarmed by Bernie Sanders‘ rapid ascension as their party’s presidential front-runner are scrambling for ways to…
Continue Reading Here’s what a Sanders-Trump map could look like
With Bernie Sanders looking more and more like the potential Democratic presidential nominee, the good people at the Center for Politics at the…
Continue Reading US Navy orders self-quarantine for ships that have made stops in the Pacific amid coronavirus concerns
The US Navy has ordered all ships that have visited countries in the Pacific region to effectively self-quarantine and remain at sea for 14 days in…
Continue Reading Yang: ‘Multiple campaigns have reached out’ about his potential support
Former Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang said Thursday that multiple presidential campaigns have reached out to him about potentially…
Continue Reading Pence’s history managing HIV crisis in Indiana under scrutiny now that he’s overseeing coronavirus
When President Donald Trump appointed Vice President Mike Pence in charge of the US government’s response to the novel coronavirus on…
Continue Reading Trump says coronavirus will ‘disappear’ eventually
President Donald Trump expressed optimism Thursday that the novel coronavirus would eventually be contained and eliminated in the United States, even…
Continue Reading Homeland Security secretary says Russian influence continues ahead of Super Tuesday
Acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf warned of Russia’s ongoing influence campaign ahead of Super Tuesday’s Democratic…
Continue Reading Hillary Clinton to start a podcast
Hillary Clinton is getting a podcast. The former secretary of state and 2016 Democratic nominee will begin hosting an audio show to be released in…
Continue Reading St. Louis County set to ban domestic violence perpetrators from carrying concealed weapons
Domestic violence perpetrators and those with orders of protection against them in St. Louis County, Missouri, will be banned from carrying concealed…
Continue Reading Federal judge blocks administration from diverting some funds for border wall
A federal judge in Washington state on Thursday blocked the Trump administration from diverting millions of dollars in funding from a project at a…
Continue Reading Tom Steyer says Trump ‘has already blown’ US response to coronavirus
Democratic presidential candidate Tom Steyer said Thursday that President Donald Trump “has already blown” the US response to the global…
Continue Reading ‘Miracle on Ice’ hockey team captain calls backlash over Trump rally appearance ‘unfortunate’
The captain of the celebrated 1980 Olympic men’s ice hockey team told CNN on Thursday that “it’s unfortunate” the players…
Continue Reading Watchdog reviewing claims Trump’s Veterans Affairs chief sought to discredit staffer who reported sexual assault
The Inspector General for the Department of Veterans Affairs is reviewing claims that VA Secretary Robert Wilkie attempted to discredit a House…
Continue Reading White House’s attempts to reduce government by slashing health programs could hurt response to coronavirus
The Trump administration’s efforts and ambitions to reduce the size of government could hamper agencies integral to responding to the…
Continue Reading Rod Blagojevich is charging $100 for personalized shout-outs on Cameo
If you’ve had the urge to hear from Rod Blagojevich directly after President Donald Trump commuted his sentence, you’re in luck —…
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