The President’s decision to expand his power post-trial has stunned Washington
It’s time to stop asking whether President Donald Trump will learn lessons from the controversies he constantly stokes — of course he…
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While US worries about China, Europe stays focused on Russia
BRUSSELS (AP) — China and its increasingly sophisticated and far-flung military sit atop U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper’s list of…
Continue Reading Bernie Sanders is the new Democratic front-runner
Voters have voted! With the Iowa caucuses and New Hampshire primary now behind us, the shape of the 2020 Democratic field is both a) clearer and b)…
Continue Reading Rush Limbaugh doesn’t think America will elect a man who ‘loves to kiss his husband’
Medal of Freedom winner Rush Limbaugh said Wednesday that Democrats are in a panic because one of their presidential front-runners — former…
Continue Reading Biden on Bloomberg: ‘I don’t think you can buy an election’
Former Vice President Joe Biden said Thursday he is eager to debate Michael Bloomberg, noting he doesn’t think the former New York City mayor…
Continue Reading The Atlantic: John Kelly says Vindman was right to report Trump’s call with Zelensky
Former White House chief of staff John Kelly said Wednesday that Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, a key witness in President Donald Trump’s…
Continue Reading Unprecedented walkout highlights DOJ friction with Barr
Attorney General William Barr and his lieutenants have increasingly exerted authority in politically sensitive investigations at the Justice…
Continue Reading First on CNN: Jessie Liu resigns from Treasury after pulled nomination
The US attorney whose nomination for a top Treasury Department job was yanked because she ran the office that oversaw Roger Stone’s prosecution…
Continue Reading RNC and Trump raised $60 million in January and have more than $200M cash on hand
President Donald Trump’s campaign and the Republican National Committee jointly raised more than $60 million in January, setting the groups up…
Continue Reading Trump and New York Gov. Cuomo set to meet over proxy immigration fight
President Donald Trump and New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo are set to square off Thursday afternoon in the Oval Office over an escalated proxy battle over…
Continue Reading Michael Bloomberg said in 2008 that end of ‘redlining’ was to blame for financial crisis
Michael Bloomberg said at the height of the housing crisis in 2008 that getting rid of “redlining,” the biased housing practice that…
Continue Reading US and Taliban have ‘negotiated a proposal for a seven day reduction in violence,’ Pentagon chief says
Secretary of Defense Mark Esper announced Thursday that the US and the Afghan Taliban “have negotiated a proposal for a seven day reduction in…
Continue Reading This is why Cuomo and Trump are facing off over who gets access to DMV records
President Donald Trump and New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) have been playing a game of chicken over immigration of late, a face-off that will reach…
Continue Reading House votes to eliminate Equal Rights Amendment ratification deadline
The House of Representatives voted on Thursday to approve a resolution to eliminate a deadline for states to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment, which…
Continue Reading Bernie Sanders’ path to the nomination was blazed by Trump 4 years ago
It might sound strange, but Bernie Sanders right now has a lot in common with Donald Trump from 2016. Like Trump, after coming in a close second in…
Continue Reading Trump’s revenge vs. Trump’s rewards
Maybe the most insidious effect of Donald Trump’s presidency has been his increasingly overt influence on American justice. The US system was…
Continue Reading Schiff says Trump is making a ‘direct attack’ on rule of law: ‘It’s all out in the open’
House Intelligence Chairman Adam Schiff offered a forceful rebuke of President Donald Trump’s praise for the Justice Department’s…
Continue Reading Controversial Federal Reserve pick Judy Shelton faces uphill confirmation battle
Another one of President Donald Trump’s Federal Reserve nominees — gold standard enthusiast Judy Shelton — may be facing an uphill…
Continue Reading Fresh tariff hikes hang over European wines and cheeses
President Donald Trump imposed tariffs on French wine, Italian cheese, and single malt Irish whiskey last year — and could escalate them by the…
Continue Reading Elizabeth Warren faces a harsh reality after disappointing finishes
The walls are closing in on Elizabeth Warren. After a devastating fourth place finish in New Hampshire Tuesday night, the Massachusetts…
Continue Reading How Joe Biden lost his front-runner status
Joe Biden’s scramble to regain his footing in New Hampshire after a poor showing in Iowa ended in a half-filled Radisson Hotel ballroom. Biden…
Continue Reading Buttigieg ramps up Super Tuesday organization as campaign faces critical next step
Pete Buttigieg is ramping up his Super Tuesday operation, aides tell CNN, committing to add more than five dozen staffers to the delegate-rich states…
Continue Reading Trump’s impeachment lesson: Democrats are ‘crooked’
If some Republican senators emerged from President Donald Trump’s impeachment acquittal optimistic he’d learned important lessons of…
Continue Reading Fact-checking the false claims Trump made in defending Roger Stone
President Donald Trump made a series of false and misleading claims in tweets and public remarks Tuesday and Wednesday related to the…
Continue Reading Bloomberg says 2015 stop and frisk comments were ‘five years ago’ and are ‘not the way that I think’
Michael Bloomberg on Wednesday said his 2015 comments about the controversial stop and frisk policing policy do not reflect the way he thinks or the…
Continue Reading Democratic senator says Trump has ‘get out of jail free card’ from Senate Republicans
Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy of Connecticut said Wednesday that President Donald Trump has a “get out of jail free card” from Senate…
Continue Reading Democrats say Barr to testify before Congress in March
Attorney General William Barr has agreed to testify before the House Judiciary Committee next month, the panel’s chairman Jerry Nadler said…
Continue Reading Yovanovitch swipes at Trump administration as she’s honored for her diplomatic work
Retired Ambassador Marie “Masha” Yovanovitch — a highly respected career diplomat who unwittingly became one of the central figures…
Continue Reading Susan Collins’ defense of her Trump vote just keeps looking worse and worse
Eight days removed from Donald Trump’s acquittal on both articles of impeachment, the President is leaning heavily into a revenge tour against…
Continue Reading Virginia House passes bill to give electoral votes to popular vote winner
Virginia’s House of Delegates passed a bill on Tuesday that would award the state’s electoral votes to the national winner of the…
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