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Trump administration reveals it’s blocking dozens of emails about Ukraine aid freeze, including President’s role

February 1, 2020 4:45 PM CNN

The Department of Justice revealed in a court filing late Friday that it has two dozen emails related to President Donald Trump’s involvement…

Lamar Alexander: Trump’s actions ‘improper’ but ‘long way’ from high crimes and misdemeanors

February 1, 2020 3:44 PM CNN

Tennessee Republican Sen. Lamar Alexander said he believes Donald Trump acted improperly and crossed a line in the Ukraine scandal but said the…

Trump not expected to apologize or admit any wrongdoing after anticipated acquittal

February 1, 2020 3:34 PM CNN

With the question of witnesses in the Senate impeachment trial put to bed, President Donald Trump is eagerly anticipating his acquittal in the Senate…

Pentagon prepping housing for 1,000 people over coronavirus concerns

February 1, 2020 1:55 PM CNN

The Pentagon said Saturday that Defense Secretary Mark Esper has approved a request to provide military housing for up to 1,000 people who may need…

A behind-the-scenes look at the crucial Senate vote and that phone call to Trump

February 1, 2020 1:02 PM CNN

The end seemed imminent — until it wasn’t anymore. Internal disputes and a “clash of competing priorities” interrupted…

After the Flood: Iowans will help decide the country’s future, but this town is unsure of its own

February 1, 2020 12:46 PM CNN

In the days that followed the flood, life in Hamburg, Iowa, was measured by what was not: No city hall, no church, no electricity, not a single…

Here’s what we’ve learned from Trump’s impeachment trial

February 1, 2020 11:13 AM CNN

Two key Republican senators, Lisa Murkowski and Lamar Alexander, decided Friday to vote against hearing witnesses and seeking new evidence in…

Analysis: GOP sends message that Trump’s actions were OK

February 1, 2020 10:45 AM Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans have decided it was OK. With their expected vote this coming week to acquit President Donald Trump of abusing power…

Trump made 30 false claims on Davos trip, 44 total last week

February 1, 2020 10:44 AM CNN

President Donald Trump made 44 false claims last week, 30 of them in a press conference and two interviews during his two-day trip to the World…

GOP senators seek to acquit Trump without condoning conduct

February 1, 2020 10:13 AM Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — There is no question, Sen. Lamar Alexander said, that President Donald Trump actions were “inappropriate” when he asked…

Marco Rubio’s mind-blowing explanation of his impeachment vote

February 1, 2020 10:05 AM CNN

No Congress watcher expected Florida Sen. Marco Rubio to break with his party and vote either for witnesses to be called in the Senate impeachment…

Kushner says Trump critics like Bolton ‘didn’t have what it took’

February 1, 2020 8:21 AM CNN

President Donald Trump’s senior adviser Jared Kushner told CNN’s Fareed Zakaria that impeachment has not hurt the President’s…

The final sprint to the Iowa caucuses

February 1, 2020 7:37 AM CNN

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Five takeaways from Democrats’ 2020 fundraising

February 1, 2020 6:51 AM CNN

The Iowa caucuses are just days away, and a new round of financial disclosure reports showed former Vice President Joe Biden entering the year with…

Why Elizabeth Warren’s question on John Roberts may have backfired

February 1, 2020 6:49 AM CNN

In announcing that she would vote against the Senate calling witnesses, Sen. Lisa Murkowski suggested that her decision was made in part to spare…

Virginia’s long path to ratifying the ERA

February 1, 2020 6:18 AM CNN

Virginia’s ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment this week represents not only a potential milestone for the ERA’s century-long…

With the impeachment trial, Biden’s political arc returns to the Senate

February 1, 2020 6:12 AM CNN

There’s a certain story Joe Biden likes to tell. The year was 1963. Biden, then a student at the University of Delaware, had come to Washington…

U.S. Senate rejects calling witnesses in Trump impeachment trial, acquittal vote set for next week

January 31, 2020 11:02 AM ABC News, Associated Press, CNN

WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Senate rejected the idea of calling witnesses in President Trump’s impeachment trial late Friday, pushing one step closer…

Biden burns through cash ahead of early 2020 contests

January 31, 2020 10:10 PM CNN

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden churned through his campaign donations during the last three months of 2019, leaving the former vice…

Senate impeachment trial: Wednesday acquittal vote scheduled after effort to have witnesses fails

January 31, 2020 8:22 PM CNN

The Senate on Friday voted to block any witnesses from being called in President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial, a move that marked the…

John Roberts, as Senate trial nears end, finally says he won’t break ties

January 31, 2020 7:39 PM CNN

Chief Justice John Roberts made crystal clear Friday night that he has no intention of intervening in the Senate impeachment trial of President…

Democratic presidential candidates will dash from the trial to the trail and back again

January 31, 2020 7:22 PM CNN

The new resolution agreed to Friday in the Senate impeachment trial gives Democratic senators running for president a much needed opportunity to hit…

Organizer of conservative conference won’t invite Mitt Romney after impeachment trial vote

January 31, 2020 7:20 PM CNN

Republican Sen. Mitt Romney will not be invited to a major conservative conference following the Utah Republican’s vote Friday in support of…

Bernie Sanders burns through $50 million in last three months of the year

January 31, 2020 7:13 PM CNN

Bernie Sanders spent about $50 million during the last three months of the year, burning through money faster than he raised it during the fourth…

READ: McConnell introduces resolution to dictate next steps of the impeachment trial

January 31, 2020 6:54 PM CNN

Leaders of the US Senate struck an agreement to hold the final vote on whether to acquit President Donald Trump on the two articles of impeachment on…

Day 10: Scenes from the Senate impeachment trial you couldn’t see on TV

January 31, 2020 6:52 PM CNN

In the most dramatic moment of the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump, the Senate voted to move ahead without calling witnesses, ensuring…

Coast Guard officer accused of plotting attack sentenced to more than 13 years

January 31, 2020 6:10 PM CNN

A Coast Guard lieutenant who authorities say amassed an arsenal of weapons and kept a hit list of political and media targets was sentenced to more…

White House officials not thrilled but resigned to new vote timeline in impeachment trial

January 31, 2020 5:59 PM CNN

White House officials have resigned themselves to the idea that President Donald Trump will not walk into the House chamber next Tuesday evening as…

Elizabeth Warren works the phones to snatch up final Iowa endorsements while she’s stuck in DC

January 31, 2020 5:33 PM CNN

Elizabeth Warren has been busy trying to snatch up last-minute endorsements in Iowa with the caucuses just around the corner. But rather than making…

After surviving Mueller and impeachment, Trump more emboldened than ever as he fights for reelection

January 31, 2020 5:27 PM CNN

President Donald Trump is set to shed the cloud of impeachment and emerge potentially stronger than ever. He pressured Ukraine to help his campaign,…