Schiff: Trump’s team is trying to ‘deflect’ and ‘distort’ truth in opening arguments
House impeachment manager Adam Schiff said Saturday that President Donald Trump’s defense team in the Senate impeachment trial is attempting to…
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Bernie Sanders draws criticism for touting Joe Rogan endorsement
Bernie Sanders is facing a backlash from some Democrats after his campaign trumpeted an endorsement from comedian Joe Rogan, a popular podcast and…
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Trump’s defense team takes center stage at impeachment trial
WASHINGTON, DC — President Donald Trump’s lawyers opened their impeachment trial defense on Saturday by asserting that he “did absolutely nothing…
Continue Reading US arranging charter flight to evacuate American diplomats and citizens out of China amid coronavirus outbreak, official says
The US government is arranging a charter flight to evacuate American diplomats and citizens from the Chinese city that has become ground zero for a…
Continue Reading Veterans group demands apology after Trump said traumatic brain injuries from Iranian attack are ‘not very serious’
The Veterans of Foreign Wars is demanding that President Donald Trump apologize for downplaying traumatic brain injuries sustained by US service…
Continue Reading Bernie Sanders is the Iowa favorite one week before the caucuses
First things first: The theme song of the week is the A-Team. Poll of the week: A new New York Times/Siena College poll of likely Iowa caucusgoers…
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District 6 El Paso City Council runoff election taking place Saturday; voter turnout low
EL PASO, Texas — Election Day is Saturday for voters in El Paso’s District 6, where a runoff election for a city council representative is taking…
Continue Reading Biden picks up endorsement from key Iowa swing district congresswoman
Joe Biden has earned the Democratic presidential endorsement of Iowa Rep. Cindy Axne, giving the former vice president a boost at a critical time…
Continue Reading Pentagon’s vow to protect Vindman against retaliation tested after Blackburn attacks decorated veteran
A top Pentagon official as recently as last month vowed the department would not tolerate “any act of retaliation” against Lt. Col.…
Continue Reading Will any senators actually flip on Trump impeachment?
President Donald Trump was impeached in December by the Democratic-controlled House of Representatives, but now it’s up to the Republican-led…
Continue Reading READ: Pentagon official’s letter vowing the department ‘will not tolerate’ retaliation against Vindman
A top Pentagon official pledged last month in a letter to Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer that “the Department will not tolerate any act…
Continue Reading Trump’s dismantling of environmental regulations unwinds 50 years of protections
President Donald Trump has repeatedly vowed to “ensure” that the United States has the “cleanest air” and the “cleanest…
Continue Reading Think Trump’s acting like a dictator now? What if he’s reelected after this?
Opening arguments from the Democrats are over. They closed their case against President Donald Trump declaring he must be removed from office for…
Continue Reading Republican thinking on impeachment: It’s the defense team’s to lose
The universe of Republican senators who may be willing to cross the aisle and vote with Democrats to allow witnesses in the impeachment trial of…
Continue Reading House impeachment managers wrap up their case with Trump’s obstruction
House Intelligence Chairman Adam Schiff gave his full-throated argument for removing President Donald Trump from office in the House’s final…
Continue Reading Trump captured on tape demanding firing of ambassador to Ukraine, attorney says
President Donald Trump was captured on tape at a 2018 dinner with Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman demanding the firing of Marie Yovanovitch, who was then…
Continue Reading Delta ordered to pay $50,000 fine over allegations it discriminated against Muslim passengers
The US Department of Transportation ordered Delta Air Lines on Friday to pay a $50,000 fine to settle allegations it violated federal law by…
Continue Reading Democrats zero in on winnable Republicans in Trump trial
Senators are soon going to start seeing Adam Schiff in their sleep. The lead House impeachment manager is relentlessly pressuring the handful of…
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Dems wrap up their impeachment case, hand Senate floor to Trump’s lawyers
WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. House managers on Friday wrapped up three days of opening arguments in the Senate impeachment trial of President Donald…
Continue Reading Kamala Harris considering endorsing Joe Biden for president, source says
Sen. Kamala Harris is considering endorsing former Vice President Joe Biden for president ahead of the California primary, a source close to the…
Continue Reading Tennessee governor signs bill allowing adoption agencies to reject LGBTQ applicants
Republican Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee on Friday signed a bill into law that protects adoption and foster agencies that discriminate against prospective…
Continue Reading Administration wants online retailers to do more to police counterfeit goods
Officials from the Department of Homeland Security and the White House said Friday that they are taking steps to shift more of the burden of tackling…
Continue Reading Sanders reacts to Clinton’s attacks on him: ‘Not the kind of rhetoric that we need’
Sen. Bernie Sanders took former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to task for her recent scorching comments about him, in which she claimed that…
Continue Reading Space Force logo tweeted by Trump bears uncanny resemblance to ‘Star Trek’ insignia
President Donald Trump unveiled the new US Space Force logo on Friday — which seems to boldly go where one logo has gone before. Trump posted…
Continue Reading Inside Trump’s high-stakes impeachment defense effort
After months of anticipation, legal auditions on cable news and daily preparatory sessions inside West Wing conference rooms, President Donald Trump…
Continue Reading Betsy DeVos compares anti-abortion activism to fight against slavery
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos compared efforts to outlaw abortion to emancipation campaigns before the Civil War during remarks she made at the…
Continue Reading Trump vows support for anti-abortion movement at March for Life rally
President Donald Trump on Friday reiterated his support for tighter abortion restrictions, pledging at the annual March for Life rally in Washington…
Continue Reading Pompeo reschedules trip to Ukraine as impeachment trial wages on
As impeachment drama plays out in Washington, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will travel to Ukraine — the country at the heart of the matter.…
Continue Reading What Donald Trump is doing during impeachment
After months of wrangling, the Senate’s impeachment trial, at last, began this week. But that doesn’t mean the wrangling is over. The…
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