Trump claims coronavirus is ‘going to go away’ despite mounting concerns
President Donald Trump on Tuesday predicted the coronavirus is “going to go away” despite warnings from Democrats that his White House is…
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Bipartisan concern and outrage about coronavirus spill over on Capitol Hill
There is mounting concern on Capitol Hill that more needs to be done to contain the coronavirus, the contagious respiratory disease that started in…
Continue Reading Warren targets Bloomberg in new campaign ad airing in Super Tuesday states
Sen. Elizabeth Warren released a new campaign ad Tuesday, hitting Michael Bloomberg in the states that vote on Super Tuesday and attacking the…
Continue Reading US-South Korea military exercises expected to be scaled back due to coronavirus
The US and South Korea are expected to announce as soon as Tuesday that a critical joint military exercise has been scaled back because the…
Continue Reading Trump again considering Texas congressman to be intel chief after his candidacy floundered last year
President Donald Trump is revisiting the idea of nominating Texas Rep. John Ratcliffe to be the next Director of National Intelligence, two sources…
Continue Reading ‘He understands us’: Why his supporters are loyal to Bernie Sanders
Edgar Garcia decided in 2016 to support Bernie Sanders. In the four years since — as other candidates came along with similar plans and…
Continue Reading This new South Carolina poll is very bad news for Joe Biden
Bernie Sanders just might win the South Carolina primary on Saturday. That’s the real headline out of a new poll conducted by NBC and Marist…
Continue Reading US military says it killed terrorist leader who planned attack that killed Americans in Kenya
A US airstrike in Somalia killed an al-Shabaab leader who had a role in “planning and directing terrorist operations,” including a…
Continue Reading This analyst says Democrats’ chances of keeping the House in 2020 are actually improving
To listen to some Democrats over the past few days, you’d think that the rise of Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders has suddenly put the House…
Continue Reading Trump calls for Sotomayor, Ginsburg to recuse themselves from ‘Trump-related’ cases as he has a lot at stake before the court
President Donald Trump on Tuesday called for two liberal Supreme Court justices to recuse themselves from cases involving him following a scathing…
Continue Reading Burr says he supports Grenell for acting director of national intelligence
Republican Sen. Richard Burr, the chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, broke days of silence about President Donald Trump’s pick for…
Continue Reading House candidate in Arizona suspends campaign after drug overdose
A combat veteran running for US Congress in Arizona suspended his campaign on Monday after a relapse and drug overdose. “Today, I have…
Continue Reading 7 things to watch in tonight’s Democratic debate in South Carolina
Bernie Sanders is the Democratic Party’s front-runner headed into Tuesday’s Democratic debate. And tonight will test how well he wears…
Continue Reading Oregon Republicans walk out again over environmental bill
Nearly a dozen Republicans in Oregon’s Democratically-controlled state Senate walked out during a floor vote on an environmental bill on…
Continue Reading Trump privately vents over coronavirus even as he publicly insists everything is fine
President Donald Trump has privately expressed frustration in recent days about some of the ways his administration is confronting a spreading…
Continue Reading Trump concludes India visit without major agreements
President Donald Trump concluded a showy state visit to India on Tuesday with plenty of impressive photos but without major announcements on trade or…
Continue Reading Trump says ‘I want no help from any country’ in election
President Donald Trump said Tuesday he wants “no help from any country” in the 2020 election, and claimed that he hasn’t been given…
Continue Reading Richard Grenell once touted his foreign clients. Now he’s the top US intelligence official
Years before becoming the nation’s top intelligence official, Richard Grenell touted his consulting work for clients in Iran, China and other…
Continue Reading TSA bans employee use of TikTok for the agency’s outreach amid national security concerns
The Transportation Security Administration has banned employee use of TikTok for the agency’s social media engagement as the US questions…
Continue Reading Top takeaways from CNN’s South Carolina town halls with Sanders, Buttigieg and Steyer
Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders is the Democratic front-runner — and now, he’s feeling the heat. Sanders faced pointed questions from CNN…
Continue Reading US wants new nuclear weapons to counter Russia but says there is no arms race
During a visit to US Strategic Command last week, Secretary of Defense Mark Esper oversaw a “table top” war game exercise where Russian…
Continue Reading The 1 thing that might slow down Bernie Sanders is a very, very long shot
The 48 hours since Bernie Sanders rolled to an across-the-board victory in the Nevada caucuses have been filled with skittish Democratic…
Continue Reading Klobuchar releases medical records; doctor says she is in ‘very good health’
Sen. Amy Klobuchar’s presidential campaign released the Minnesota Democrat’s most recent medical report and lab documentation late Monday…
Continue Reading Sanders defends comments praising Castro’s Cuba: ‘The truth is the truth’
Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders on Monday stood by his partial defense of Fidel Castro’s Cuban revolution, stating bluntly: “The truth is the…
Continue Reading The Sanders effect will touch every race on the 2020 ballot
The Democratic establishment is dealing with the rise of Bernie Sanders in a variety of ways. On Monday, multiple strategists expressed concern that…
Continue Reading White House submits $1.25 billion emergency request as part of $2.5 billion coronavirus effort
The White House has requested $1.25 billion in emergency funding to address the novel coronavirus, part of an effort to direct as much as $2.5…
Continue Reading McConnell pays tribute to former acting spy chief and won’t say if he supports Grenell
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Monday paid tribute to former acting Director of National Intelligence Joseph Maguire, and would not…
Continue Reading Teen sentenced to life on Klobuchar’s watch claims she ‘never took the time to look into this case’
A Minnesota teenager who was sentenced to life in prison under then-County Attorney Amy Klobuchar claims that she “gave the police free rein…
Continue Reading Virginia lawmakers pass bill to swap holiday honoring Confederate generals for Election Day
State lawmakers in Virginia have passed a bill that would strike a day honoring Confederate generals from its list of state holidays, replacing it…
Continue Reading Sanders says ‘it’s unfair to simply say everything is bad’ with Fidel Castro’s Cuba
Sen. Bernie Sanders offered a partial defense of Fidel Castro’s Cuban revolution, asserting that “It’s unfair to simply say…
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