What comes next: Senators ponder how to recover from impeachment
Majority Leader Mitch McConnell cracked a joke during a Tuesday lunch with his Republican colleagues that the previous two weeks had been like a…
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Bernie Sanders raised massive $25 million in the month of January
Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont raised $25 million in January, his campaign said Thursday, a staggering sum that marks his highest monthly total since…
Continue Reading US citizen abducted in Afghanistan
A US citizen working as a contractor was kidnapped in the Khost Province in eastern Afghanistan in recent days, a US official confirmed to CNN. It is…
Continue Reading Witnesses who put careers on the line during impeachment inquiry brace for fallout of Senate trial
Deflated, frustrated, apprehensive — with the acquittal of President Donald Trump, diplomats and officials who provided testimony about the…
Continue Reading Retired diplomat who testified in Trump impeachment says it is the ‘American way to speak up about wrongdoing’
Former ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch, who was ousted from her post by President Donald Trump, said the diplomats and officials who provided…
Continue Reading Trump and other Republicans slam Romney over impeachment vote
Sen. Mitt Romney’s vote on Wednesday to convict President Donald Trump on one of the articles of impeachment not only rankled his fellow…
Continue Reading 5 takeaways from CNN’s New Hampshire town halls
Four Democratic presidential contenders fielded questions from New Hampshire voters Wednesday night on CNN ahead of next Tuesday’s primary.…
Continue Reading Pete Buttigieg and Bernie Sanders are in tight race for first in Iowa
Former South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders are in a tight race for first place as Iowa continued reporting the…
Continue Reading Fact-checking the 2020 State of the Union
A day before the Senate votes on whether to convict or acquit him on two charges of impeachment, President Donald Trump gave his annual State of the…
Continue Reading Republican senators request Hunter Biden’s travel records from Secret Service after Senate acquittal vote
Two Republican Senate committee chairmen requested Hunter Biden‘s travel information from when his father, Joe Biden, was vice president from…
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Cowboys for Trump eyes arbitration with New Mexico in fight over campaign finance reporting
ALAMOGORDO, New Mexico — The group known as Cowboys for Trump is seeking arbitration in a fight with the New Mexico secretary of state over fines…
Continue Reading Biden opens up about stuttering and offers advice to young people who stutter
Former Vice President Joe Biden opened up about his lifelong struggle with stuttering on Wednesday, offering a rare lengthy and personal reflection…
Continue Reading U.S. citizen arrested by Border Patrol dies in custody in Texas
A 32-year-old US citizen arrested by Border Patrol agents died in custody in Texas on Tuesday, according to a Customs and Border Protection…
Continue Reading Warren aide accuses Buttigieg campaign of influencing super PAC spending
A top aide to Elizabeth Warren on Wednesday accused the campaign of rival Pete Buttigieg of exploiting a loophole in campaign finance rules to…
Continue Reading John Roberts’ legacy will be forever entwined with Trump’s
He was never called upon to break a tie or influence how the Senate impeachment trial might end, but Chief Justice John Roberts’ legacy will be…
Continue Reading Democratic finger-pointing escalating as Iowa caucus fiasco drags on
Two days into the unprecedented and embarrassing delay in results from Monday night’s Iowa caucuses, tensions throughout the Democratic Party…
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U.S. Senate finds Trump ‘not guilty’ on both articles of impeachment
WASHINGTON, DC — President Donald Trump won impeachment acquittal Wednesday in the U.S. Senate, bringing to a close only the third presidential…
Continue Reading Quick acquittal: How Mitch McConnell orchestrated the end to Trump’s impeachment trial in 15 days
Lamar Alexander realized he’d just made a mistake. The Tennessee Republican senator, who had emerged as a pivotal swing vote in the impeachment…
Continue Reading Pelosi tells Democrats: Trump ‘shredded the truth, so I shredded his speech’ after State of the Union
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told House Democrats in a closed-door caucus meeting on Wednesday morning that she “shredded” the…
Continue Reading Romney says Trump is ‘guilty of an appalling abuse of public trust’ in emotional floor speech
Republican Sen. Mitt Romney harshly criticized President Donald Trump on Wednesday over his actions toward Ukraine, saying the President is…
Continue Reading Trump acquitted at end of months long impeachment process, found not guilty of two articles
The Senate voted to acquit President Donald Trump on two articles of impeachment Wednesday, marking the inevitable and historic end to a bitterly…
Continue Reading FBI director pushes back on Republican criticisms in first testimony after release of watchdog report
The head of the FBI on Wednesday batted back criticism from House Republicans that he hadn’t done enough to reform the law enforcement agency…
Continue Reading That’s a wrap on Trump’s impeachment
The third presidential impeachment trial in US history came to a close on Wednesday. It ended largely as expected — with an acquittal of…
Continue Reading It’s done. Trump has been acquitted
President Donald Trump was acquitted Wednesday by the US Senate of the two impeachment counts passed by the House: abuse of power and obstruction of…
Continue Reading US to start negotiating with Russia on nuclear arms control soon
The Trump administration will soon start nuclear negotiations with Russia, US national security adviser Robert O’Brien said Wednesday, speaking…
Continue Reading Bernie Sanders wanted outright victory in Iowa. But he will have to settle for this
Bernie Sanders has two feet down on the ground in New Hampshire, but even as he hits the campaign trail here, the echoes of Iowa — and the…
Continue Reading Senate acquits President Trump on 1st impeachment charge, abuse of power
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate acquits President Trump on 1st impeachment charge, abuse of…
Continue Reading Mitt Romney finally drew a line in the sand against Donald Trump
The easy thing for Mitt Romney to do would have been to side with the rest of his Republican colleagues and vote to acquit President Donald Trump on…
Continue Reading Biden adviser won’t answer whether she believes Iowa results are accurate
A senior adviser to Joe Biden’s campaign refused to say Wednesday whether she believes the results reported so far from the Iowa Democratic…
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