The mood on Capitol Hill: Let’s just get to the Senate impeachment trial
Congress has only been back in Washington for two days, but Republican and Democratic senators and aides alike are losing patience for the…
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What’s beneath Trump’s threat to destroy cultural sites
President Donald Trump’s threat to destroy some of Iran’s treasured cultural sites if the country retaliates for the killing of Gen.…
Continue Reading Menendez on Iran intelligence: ‘The last thing we need is another weapons of mass destruction moment’
The top Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee called on the Trump administration Tuesday to release the intelligence behind last…
Continue Reading US moves closer to sending asylum-seeking migrants to Honduras
The Trump administration is pushing to implement an agreement with Honduras that would allow the US to send some asylum-seeking migrants to the…
Continue Reading Photo of Donald Trump Jr. holding a rifle raises flags with hate group researchers
A photo of President Donald Trump’s oldest son smiling while holding a semi-automatic rifle bearing medieval symbols and a cartoon of Hillary…
Continue Reading Trump’s tariffs on European wine have American businesses begging for relief
American wine shop owners and importers already dealing with tariffs on European imports pleaded with US trade officials for relief Tuesday, arguing…
Continue Reading Trump, Bloomberg campaigns set to spend millions to air ads during Super Bowl
The Super Bowl will not be devoid of politics — at least during the commercial breaks. President Donald Trump and former New York Mayor Michael…
Continue Reading McConnell says he has the votes to set impeachment trial rules without Democratic support
WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday that he has the votes to set the ground rules of the impeachment…
Continue Reading GOP Rep. Duncan Hunter says he will leave office January 13
Republican Rep. Duncan Hunter of California will leave office on January 13, more than a month after he pleaded guilty to campaign finance…
Continue Reading Mitch McConnell wins (again)
On Tuesday, Mitch McConnell did it again. Won, that is. Less than 24 hours removed from the bombshell from former national security adviser John…
Continue Reading Trump appears to backtrack on threat to target Iranian cultural sites
President Donald Trump appeared to backtrack on his earlier threat to target Iran’s cultural sites — an action that would violate…
Continue Reading The two words that could tip the debate on Iran — and help decide the next election
The fierce political debate over President Donald Trump’s decision to order the killing of a top Iranian military leader ultimately may turn on…
Continue Reading Chaos and surprises emerge as twin crises threaten Trump
The increasingly chaotic aftermath of the US strike against Iran has left President Donald Trump’s team scrambling to keep up with his…
Continue Reading Fact check: Amy Klobuchar falsely claims Iran is ‘announcing’ it will develop a nuclear weapon
Democratic presidential candidate Amy Klobuchar made a significant false claim about Iran in a Monday appearance on “CNN Tonight with Don…
Continue Reading Bolton testimony announcement sent White House scrambling, sources say
Ex-national security adviser John Bolton’s announcement Monday that he would be willing to testify if the Senate subpoenaed him as part of its…
Continue Reading 9 things John Bolton could reveal if he’s subpoenaed to testify at Trump’s impeachment trial
President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser John Bolton made waves this week when he said he’d testify at Trump’s…
Continue Reading Boeing will recommend simulator training for pilots on 737 Max planes
Boeing and federal regulators said Tuesday that the company is now recommending pilots of its troubled 737 Max jet receive simulator training before…
Continue Reading Rand Paul says Trump’s actions toward Iran make the US less safe
Republican Sen. Rand Paul is criticizing President Donald Trump’s actions toward Iran, saying his decision to withdraw from the Iran nuclear…
Continue Reading Joe Biden shows strength in Democratic race weeks from Iowa
Less than four weeks from the Iowa caucuses, former Vice President Joe Biden in many ways appears to be in a stronger position now than he was when…
Continue Reading Jack Evans resigns from DC council after facing expulsion
Jack Evans, Washington DC’s embattled council member, handed in his resignation Tuesday amid an ethics violations scandal. According to his…
Continue Reading Bernie Sanders could actually win this thing
With the Iowa caucuses now less than a month away, a realization is setting in among the political class: Bernie Sanders has a very credible chance…
Continue Reading John Bolton still wants to talk — here’s why it matters
President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser John Bolton announced in an unexpected and newsworthy statement Monday that he is…
Continue Reading READ: Justice Department sentencing recommendation for Michael Flynn
President Donald Trump’s first national security adviser Michael Flynn should serve up to six months in jail, prosecutors told a federal judge…
Continue Reading Inside the new fight to get Trump administration Ukraine documents
While the US killing of Qasem Soleimani and ongoing delay in a Senate impeachment trial of President Donald Trump are taking center stage,…
Continue Reading Michael Flynn should get up to 6 months in jail for lying to FBI, prosecutors say
President Donald Trump’s first national security adviser Michael Flynn should serve up to six months in jail, prosecutors told a federal judge…
Continue Reading Trump’s NAFTA replacement moves one step closer to final ratification
Members of the Senate Finance Committee on Tuesday morning approved President Donald Trump’s revised North American Free Trade Agreement,…
Continue Reading FBI asks Apple to help unlock iPhones owned by Pensacola Air Force base shooter
The FBI has asked Apple to help investigators access two iPhones believed to be owned by a 21-year-old man who killed three sailors in a shooting…
Continue Reading Is this Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s Democratic Party now?
“Democrats can be too big of a tent,” Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez told New York magazine in a profile of the rising star New York…
Continue Reading Warren’s plan to strip down 2005 bankruptcy bill sets up new clash with Biden
Sen. Elizabeth Warren on Tuesday released a new proposal that would repeal controversial pieces of the 2005 bankruptcy law that she and Joe Biden,…
Continue Reading New pressures greet Pelosi following Bolton’s willingness to testify
Washington is once again awaiting House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s next chess move as she returns to Capitol Hill on Tuesday, continuing to…
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