House impeachment manager won’t say if Schiff comment was mistake
House impeachment manager Zoe Lofgren said Sunday she hopes Republican senators who have disagreed with a quote during the House’s opening…
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Satellite imagery shows activity at critical North Korean missile site
Recent satellite imagery shows vehicle activity at a critical North Korean missile site that could potentially signal early preparations for a…
Continue Reading Bernie Sanders said country needed more jails and ‘tougher’ penalties in certain cases in 1994 remarks backing crime bill
Bernie Sanders said in 1994 that he agreed the country needed “some more jails” and that it must be “tougher in certain…
Continue Reading CNN poll: Sanders adds to momentum with lead in New Hampshire
Bernie Sanders leads the race for the Democratic nomination in New Hampshire, according to a new CNN Poll conducted by the University of New…
Continue Reading Reporter says Mike Pompeo cursed and demanded she find Ukraine on a map after interview
A reporter for National Public Radio said Friday that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo screamed obscenities and demanded she prove she could find…
Continue Reading Buttigieg to focus on converting Trump voters for final week in Iowa
Pete Buttigieg will close out his campaign in Iowa focusing on his ability to win over disaffected Republicans who backed President Donald Trump in…
Continue Reading Inequality is a stain everywhere, even in sports
If you had to pick one word that Howard Bryant, a senior writer for ESPN.com, might use to describe the world of sports, especially in the Trump era,…
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Congresswoman Escobar, German Green Party chairman tour Walmart memorial
EL PASO, Texas — Congresswoman Veronica Escobar and German Green Party Chairman Robert Habeck took a tour of Walmart Memorial at Ponder Park. Both…
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Claudia Lizette Rodriguez wins El Paso’s District 6 council runoff election
EL PASO, Texas – Final results Saturday night in the runoff election for El Paso’s district six council seat indicate Claudia Lizette Rodriguez has…
Continue Reading White House makes renewed attempt to speak to Palestinian leader Abbas, Palestinian officials say
As the White House prepares to unveil its long-awaited plan for a peace deal between Israelis and Palestinians, CNN has learned that the Trump…
Continue Reading The Des Moines Register’s editorial board endorses Elizabeth Warren for president
The Des Moines Register’s editorial board endorsed Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren for president on Saturday, nine days from the…
Continue Reading Top takeaways from the start of the Trump team’s impeachment defense
President Donald Trump’s legal team is making his case. After days of arguments in which Democrats exhaustively laid out the case…
Continue Reading Louise Linton sides with Greta Thunberg after husband Steve Mnuchin takes jab at climate crisis activist
Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin’s wife Louise Linton on Saturday showed support for climate activist Greta Thunberg, days after her husband…
Continue Reading US soldier dies in Syria, Defense Department says
A US soldier has died in Syria, the US Defense Department announced Saturday. Army Spc. Antonio I. Moore, 22, from Wilmington, North Carolina, died…
Continue Reading Pompeo’s response to NPR host over Ukraine questions is latest example of hostile treatment toward media
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has a track record of outbursts and outright hostility toward members of the news media. His treatment of NPR’s…
Continue Reading Senate impeachment trial: Trump’s defense team aims to poke holes in Democratic case
The President’s legal team had their first opportunity to take control of the Senate floor to deliver their side of the story, detailing the…
Continue Reading Fact-checking opening statements from President Trump’s legal team
President Donald Trump’s legal team kicked off their opening arguments in the Senate impeachment trial Saturday morning. In defending the…
Continue Reading Romney says ‘very likely’ he’ll be in favor of witnesses but won’t decide until after opening arguments
Sen. Mitt Romney said Saturday that it’s “very likely” that he’ll be in favor of calling witnesses in the impeachment trial…
Continue Reading Day 5: The impeachment trial scenes the Senate TV cameras won’t show
President Donald Trump’s legal team began their defense Saturday, but views of the Senate chamber are still limited by restrictive TV camera…
Continue Reading Schiff: Trump’s team is trying to ‘deflect’ and ‘distort’ truth in opening arguments
House impeachment manager Adam Schiff said Saturday that President Donald Trump’s defense team in the Senate impeachment trial is attempting to…
Continue Reading Bernie Sanders draws criticism for touting Joe Rogan endorsement
Bernie Sanders is facing a backlash from some Democrats after his campaign trumpeted an endorsement from comedian Joe Rogan, a popular podcast and…
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Trump’s defense team takes center stage at impeachment trial
WASHINGTON, DC — President Donald Trump’s lawyers opened their impeachment trial defense on Saturday by asserting that he “did absolutely nothing…
Continue Reading US arranging charter flight to evacuate American diplomats and citizens out of China amid coronavirus outbreak, official says
The US government is arranging a charter flight to evacuate American diplomats and citizens from the Chinese city that has become ground zero for a…
Continue Reading Veterans group demands apology after Trump said traumatic brain injuries from Iranian attack are ‘not very serious’
The Veterans of Foreign Wars is demanding that President Donald Trump apologize for downplaying traumatic brain injuries sustained by US service…
Continue Reading Bernie Sanders is the Iowa favorite one week before the caucuses
First things first: The theme song of the week is the A-Team. Poll of the week: A new New York Times/Siena College poll of likely Iowa caucusgoers…
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District 6 El Paso City Council runoff election taking place Saturday; voter turnout low
EL PASO, Texas — Election Day is Saturday for voters in El Paso’s District 6, where a runoff election for a city council representative is taking…
Continue Reading Biden picks up endorsement from key Iowa swing district congresswoman
Joe Biden has earned the Democratic presidential endorsement of Iowa Rep. Cindy Axne, giving the former vice president a boost at a critical time…
Continue Reading Pentagon’s vow to protect Vindman against retaliation tested after Blackburn attacks decorated veteran
A top Pentagon official as recently as last month vowed the department would not tolerate “any act of retaliation” against Lt. Col.…
Continue Reading Will any senators actually flip on Trump impeachment?
President Donald Trump was impeached in December by the Democratic-controlled House of Representatives, but now it’s up to the Republican-led…
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