Impeachment uncertainty clouds Trump’s legal defense plans
President Donald Trump once hoped to leave Mar-a-Lago fortified by a reprieve from Washington and secure of a vindictive Senate impeachment trial…
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Donald Trump’s deeply twisted idea of American exceptionalism
Donald Trump ran on a simple slogan: He would Make America Great Again. But what’s clear from his reaction to threats from Iran in the wake of…
Continue Reading READ: Schumer, Menendez letter calling on WH to declassify War Powers Act Notification for Iran military action
Read the letter from Chuck Schumer and Robert Menendez calling on the White House to declassify War Powers Act Notification for Iran military action…
Continue Reading Skepticism mounts over evidence of ‘imminent’ threat that Trump says justified Soleimani killing
Top US national security officials continue to defend the Trump administration’s claim that it killed Iranian military commander Qasem…
Continue Reading Andrew Yang launches write-in campaign in Ohio after failing to qualify for the ballot
Andrew Yang has launched a write-in campaign for the Ohio Democratic primary in March after failing to fully comply with the state’s ballot…
Continue Reading US ambassador to Afghanistan leaves post in expected departure
The US ambassador to Afghanistan will leave his post Monday, a State Department official said, a “long-planned” but notable departure…
Continue Reading Democratic leaders urge Trump to declassify formal congressional notification of Iran strike
Two leading Senate Democrats are calling on President Donald Trump to declassify the formal notification given to Congress regarding the US drone…
Continue Reading Julián Castro endorses Elizabeth Warren for president
Former 2020 candidate Julián Castro endorsed Elizabeth Warren on Monday morning, announcing just days after ending his own bid for the White House…
Continue Reading Impeachment state of play: The week questions start to get answered
The Senate returns Monday. The House on Tuesday. The dynamics of impeachment are, from a practical standpoint, largely unchanged from where they were…
Continue Reading Uproar and consequences mount for Trump after Soleimani killing
The Trump administration is already in danger of losing control of the swift chain reaction and political storm unleashed by its killing of…
Continue Reading Fact check: Biden again dishonestly suggests he opposed the Iraq War from the beginning
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden dishonestly suggested on Saturday that he had opposed the war in Iraq “from the very moment”…
Continue Reading Impeachment trial negotiations ramp up amid Iran drama
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer has now made clear what he needs heading into the first big week of Senate negotiations over President Donald…
Continue Reading Pelosi says House will introduce ‘War Power Resolution’ aimed to limit Trump’s Iran military action
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Sunday sent a letter to Democratic members of Congress announcing the House will introduce and vote on a “War…
Continue Reading The US and Iran are on heightened alert after a weekend of military action and fiery rhetoric. Here’s how it unfolded
Days after President Donald Trump ordered a drone strike that killed Qasem Soleimani, the powerful commander of Iran’s elite Quds Force, the…
Continue Reading Three Americans killed in Kenya terror attack
Three Americans were killed in Sunday’s terror attack in Kenya. The Americans — a US service member and two civilian contractors working…
Continue Reading Lincoln Chafee files to run for president as a libertarian
Former Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Chafee has filed to run for President as a libertarian in what appears to be a new long-shot White House bid…
Continue Reading Patricia Arquette decries US ‘on the brink of war’ in Golden Globes speech
Patricia Arquette used her moment in the spotlight at the Golden Globe Awards Sunday to describe the US as a country “on the brink of…
Continue Reading Trump reiterates threat to target Iranian cultural sites
President Donald Trump reiterated his threat to target Iranian cultural sites on Sunday evening in a conversation with reporters aboard Air Force…
Continue Reading US officials tried to prevent Iraqi parliamentary vote and have not shared ‘imminent’ threat details with Iraqis
US officials tried to convince Iraqi leaders to prevent the Iraqi parliamentary vote from occurring Sunday, which called for Iraq to plan to expel US…
Continue Reading CBP denies reports of Iranian Americans being detained, refused entry to US
Customs and Border Protection denied reports of Iranian Americans being detained and refused entry to the United States over the weekend after a…
Continue Reading ‘You’re not a dictator’: Democrats criticize Trump tweet on notifying Congress about Iran military action
Democrats on Sunday deeply criticized President Donald Trump for appearing to declare his tweets would serve as enough notification for Congress if…
Continue Reading 5 BIG storylines to watch for this week
Welcome to 2020! With just 29 days until the Iowa caucuses, the 2020 election will be here before you know it. Every Sunday, I outline the 5 BIG…
Continue Reading Senior US officials say there is widespread opposition within the Trump administration to targeting cultural sites in Iran
Two senior US officials on Sunday described widespread opposition within the administration to targeting cultural sites in Iran should the United…
Continue Reading US-led coalition pauses fight against ISIS in Iraq
The US-led military coalition fighting ISIS announced Sunday that it’s temporarily stopping its counter-ISIS missions in order to focus on…
Continue Reading Prosecutors want to make public more details about Manafort lies to Mueller
Prosecutors told a federal judge on Sunday they are nearly ready to unseal details from court proceedings about how President Donald Trump’s…
Continue Reading Buttigieg dodges question on if Soleimani killing was an ‘assassination’
Pete Buttigieg on Sunday was reluctant to characterize the US drone strike that killed a top Iranian military leader as an…
Continue Reading Trump administration extends protected status for Yemen
The Trump administration has decided to extend humanitarian protections for some Yemenis in the United States for an additional 18 months. The…
Continue Reading Schumer says four Republicans must vote with Democrats on rules if Senate wants fair impeachment trial
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer on Sunday said the key to a fair impeachment trial is getting four Republican senators to join Democrats in…
Continue Reading How Republican hawks primed Trump to strike back at Iran
On the night of June 19, President Donald Trump approved and then abruptly called off military strikes against Iran in retaliation for a downed US…
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