Trump’s Senate trial defense: Abuse of power is not impeachable
President Donald Trump’s legal team will go into his Senate trial on Tuesday arguing that he should never have been impeached because his…
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The 5 biggest 2020 storylines to watch this week
Welcome to 2020! With just 15 days until the Iowa caucuses, the 2020 election is already in full swing. Every Sunday, I outline the 5 BIG storylines…
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How lawyer Alan Dershowitz plans to defend Trump during the impeachment trial
Alan Dershowitz, a recent addition to President Donald Trump’s legal team, said Sunday that he plans to revive an 1868 argument used during…
Continue Reading The Senate impeachment trial is about to kick into high gear. Here’s what we know
The Senate impeachment trial is set to begin in earnest Tuesday when Republicans and Democrats are expected to debate a resolution setting the rules…
Continue Reading Schumer on Senate impeachment trial: ‘We will force votes’ on witnesses and documents
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said Sunday night he is prepared to “force votes for witnesses and documents” in the Senate…
Continue Reading Trump blasts impeachment by ‘radical left’ and touts trade deals to farmers
President Donald Trump touted his two recent trade policies Sunday night at the American Farm Bureau Federation’s annual conference, but his…
Continue Reading Pompeo expresses outrage over American’s ‘pointless’ death in meeting with Egyptian President
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Sunday met with Egypt’s president and expressed outrage “over the pointless and tragic death” of…
Continue Reading Top Democrats push for Senate impeachment trial witnesses and criticize Trump’s brief
Several of the House impeachment managers who will serve as prosecutors in the Senate trial appeared on Sunday shows to call on the chamber to…
Continue Reading Michelle Obama shares her workout playlist in hopes you’ll keep your New Year’s fitness resolution
Having a difficult time keeping your New Year’s resolution to get fit? Michelle Obama wants to help. The former first lady on Sunday shared her…
Continue Reading NSC Senior Director for European and Russian Affairs placed on administrative leave
Andrew Peek, the senior director for European and Russian Affairs at the National Security Council, is now on administrative leave, a source familiar…
Continue Reading Sanders says voters are more concerned with a candidate’s positions than their gender or racial identity
Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders said Sunday that “the world has changed” and that American voters are now more concerned…
Continue Reading Rep. Pramila Jayapal endorses Bernie Sanders for president
Rep. Pramila Jayapal, the co-chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, is endorsing Bernie Sanders for president and will become his national…
Continue Reading Trump had to persuade Dershowitz’s wife to support him representing the President
Alan Dershowitz, a member of Donald Trump’s impeachment defense team, said Sunday the President had to call his wife, Carolyn Cohen, to…
Continue Reading Sanders attacks Biden’s record on social security as primary race heats up ahead of Iowa
Bernie Sanders is finally getting the fight he wanted. After spending a week mired in a back-and-forth with fellow progressive Elizabeth Warren,…
Continue Reading FBI working with Virginia law enforcement regarding ‘threats of violence’ before Monday’s gun rights rally
The FBI and local law enforcement are working together regarding “threats of violence” and Virginia clergy leaders are urging prayer and…
Continue Reading Bloomberg unveils economic justice plan at site of ‘Black Wall Street’ massacre
Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg on Sunday released an economic justice plan during a stop in the Tulsa, Oklahoma, neighborhood…
Continue Reading Schiff says intelligence agency is withholding Ukraine documents from Congress
Lead impeachment manager Adam Schiff said Sunday that the National Security Agency is withholding from Congress documents pertaining to the…
Continue Reading Senate Democrat says ‘fine’ if Hunter Biden were to testify in impeachment trial
Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown on Sunday said it would be “fine” if Senate Republicans requested Hunter Biden as a witness in the…
Continue Reading Murkowski wants to hear from House managers and Trump’s lawyers before deciding on witnesses in Senate trial
Republican Sen. Lisa Murkwoski said Saturday that she wants to hear House Democrats’ case against Donald Trump and from the President’s…
Continue Reading House impeachment manager to Trump: If Ukraine call was ‘perfect’ then ‘call the witnesses’
House impeachment manager Jason Crow on Sunday argued that witnesses should be called in President Donald Trump’s upcoming Senate trial that…
Continue Reading Graham says Trump hopes to have impeachment over by State of the Union address
Sen. Lindsey Graham on Sunday said President Donald Trump hopes to have the Senate impeachment trial “behind him” before he delivers the…
Continue Reading Before impeachment trial, Senate prepares vote on Trump’s war powers
Here are the stories our panel of top political reporters have on their radar, in this week’s “Inside Politics” forecast. 1. War…
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A look back at Trump’s history of high-profile legal wranglings
Donald Trump’s divorce from his first wife Ivana had already devolved into a tabloid spectacle when, frustrated by the proceedings, the future…
Continue Reading Pete Buttigieg now attending South Carolina MLK Day events after criticism from Democrats
Presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg will now attend Martin Luther King Day celebrations in Columbia, South Carolina, on Monday after facing…
Continue Reading JFK’s grandson slams Pence’s interpretation of ‘Profiles in Courage’
President John F. Kennedy’s grandson Jack Schlossberg said Saturday that Vice President Mike Pence’s recent op-ed is a “total…
Continue Reading USDA proposes allowing ‘more flexibility’ in school lunches
The US Department of Agriculture on Friday announced two new proposals that would give school nutrition professionals “more flexibility”…
Continue Reading Trump, who wanted a TV legal team, is ‘distracted’ by impeachment trial, source says
Donald Trump has appeared “distracted” by the impeachment trial that begins on Tuesday, according to a source close to the White House…
Continue Reading Trump’s legal team formally responds to Senate impeachment summons
Donald Trump’s legal team filed its formal response Saturday evening to the Senate summons of the President, offering the first glimpse into…
Continue Reading ‘Framers’ worst nightmare’: House Democrats make their case for removing Trump from office
House Democrats on Saturday released their argument for why President Donald Trump should be removed from office by the Senate in the upcoming…
Continue Reading Rod Rosenstein says he made call to release Peter Strzok-Lisa Page texts
Former Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein approved the release of top FBI official Peter Strzok’s text messages with then-FBI attorney Lisa…
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