Trump and top administration officials run for impeachment cover in Davos
Making a quick escape to the Davos World Economic Forum in Switzerland, President Donald Trump brought with him a large delegation that includes his…
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Fact-checking 3 pillars of the White House impeachment defense
The day before opening statements in the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump, his lawyers submitted a lengthy trial memorandum responding to…
Continue Reading READ: Schumer amendment to subpoena White House materials related to impeachment
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer introduced an amendment to subpoena White House materials related to impeachment. Read the amendment…
Continue Reading READ: McConnell updates resolution setting the rules for Senate impeachment trial
Senators unveiled on Tuesday a revised organizing resolution to set the rules for the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump. The changes were…
Continue Reading Democrats escalate tit-for-tat over witnesses, accuse White House counsel of undermining ‘integrity’ of impeachment trial
The Democratic lawmakers leading the case against President Donald Trump accused White House counsel Pat Cipollone of being a “fact…
Continue Reading Why Hillary Clinton hating on Bernie Sanders is great news for him
Hillary Clinton is no fan of Bernie Sanders. While anyone who watched the 2016 primary fight between the two could have probably figured that out,…
Continue Reading Travel ban expansion could include immigration restrictions on additional countries, sources say
The Trump administration drafted plans to renew and expand its travel ban list to include immigration restrictions on seven additional countries,…
Continue Reading Trump calls climate activists ‘perennial prophets of doom’ during Davos economic forum
President Donald Trump attacked climate activists as “perennial prophets of doom” on Tuesday while addressing the World Economic Forum,…
Continue Reading Trump was hesitant about leaving for Davos during impeachment trial, sources say
President Donald Trump was initially hesitant about leaving for an economic forum in Davos as his Senate trial gets underway in Washington, according…
Continue Reading Supreme Court signals it won’t consider Obamacare challenge before election
The Supreme Court is unlikely to consider the fate of the Affordable Care Act before the 2020 presidential election after denying a request Tuesday…
Continue Reading Supreme Court won’t block lawsuit brought by Flint water crisis victims
The Supreme Court said Tuesday it won’t block a lawsuit by residents of Flint, Michigan, who are seeking to hold city officials accountable for…
Continue Reading Schumer calls McConnell’s impeachment trial proposal an ‘Alice in Wonderland-type proceeding’
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer on Tuesday blasted the speedy impeachment trial timeline laid out by his Republican counterpart Mitch McConnell,…
Continue Reading How Donald Trump wins
Buried in the new CNN national poll is a single data point that may well be the key to how someone as unpopular as President Donald Trump can win a…
Continue Reading Atmosphere of acrimony surrounds Trump’s Senate impeachment trial
President Donald Trump’s Senate trial will open in an atmosphere of acrimony Tuesday that will underscore how his impeachment, far from purging…
Continue Reading How to watch the Senate impeachment trial
Chief Justice John Roberts swore in senators last week to officially begin the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump, but the trial starts in…
Continue Reading 8 things to watch at President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial
Here are the key things to watch at President Donald Trump’s Senate impeachment trial. Things will change — We have a basic outline of…
Continue Reading Republicans consider ‘contingencies’ if witnesses are sought in impeachment trial
The White House has been involved in discussions with GOP allies over the last several days to make sure they’re ready in the event Democrats…
Continue Reading Trump’s electoral strength is in the details
Much of the attention to our new CNN/SSRS poll will rightly focus on the fact that a majority (51%) of Americans want the Senate to convict and…
Continue Reading Sanders apologizes to Biden for supporter’s op-ed accusing him of a ‘big corruption problem’
Sen. Bernie Sanders apologized to fellow 2020 contender Joe Biden for an op-ed by one of his campaign surrogates that suggested the former vice…
Continue Reading Virginia gun-rights rally concludes peacefully despite earlier fears of extremist violence
A large gun-rights rally in Virginia’s state capital unfolded peacefully Monday despite earlier fears of the kind of violence that took place…
Continue Reading Boom and bust: Economy and impeachment capture the forces that will determine Trump’s fate
The House officially delivered to the Senate two articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump last week on the same day that the Dow Jones…
Continue Reading Several House Republicans to join Trump’s impeachment team following internal debate
The White House announced Monday that it will add several House Republicans to President Donald Trump’s Senate impeachment team in what appear…
Continue Reading Impeachment resolution shortens trial’s opening arguments to two days per side
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell plans to give House impeachment managers and President Donald Trump’s legal team each 24 hours divided…
Continue Reading Navy to name new aircraft carrier for African American WWII hero
The US Navy will name a new aircraft carrier after Doris “Dorie” Miller, a decorated African American World War II veteran who defended…
Continue Reading Dershowitz on impeachment reversal: ‘I am much more correct right now’
Constitutional lawyer and Trump impeachment legal team member Alan Dershowitz said Monday that he is “much more correct right now” in his…
Continue Reading Leading the House impeachment managers is not where Adam Schiff expected to be
When Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff of California decided to join the House Intelligence Committee in 2008, taking a leading role in impeaching a…
Continue Reading Trump administration to take aim at ‘birth tourism’ in expected change to visa guidelines
An upcoming change to State Department visa guidelines is expected to take aim at birth tourism, the practice of foreign nationals giving birth on US…
Continue Reading Lev Parnas asks Attorney General William Barr to recuse himself from investigation
An attorney for indicted Rudy Giuliani associate Lev Parnas on Monday filed a request for the recusal of Attorney General William Barr in connection…
Continue Reading Trump and Macron agree to trade truce and avoid massive tariffs on French wine — for now
President Donald Trump and his French counterpart have agreed to hold off on escalating a trade war, officials said, avoiding for now a massive new…
Continue Reading Inside Mitch McConnell’s plan to keep the Senate in 2020
As the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump gets underway, Mitch McConnell has to pull off a political balancing act. The Senate Majority…
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