Joe Biden and Pete Buttigieg court the same voters in Iowa (literally)
When Pete Buttigieg took the stage here, Cheri Scheib was cheering from the front row, waving a campaign sign and listening intently. As he left, she…
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A technical argument is Trump’s new line of attack
We all watched the House pass the articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump. Now there’s a very technical legal debate that may be…
Continue Reading ‘Genuinely friends’: How Cory Booker and Andrew Yang bonded in competition
New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker wasn’t on the debate stage in California last week, but he did have a friend there. Businessman Andrew Yang used a…
Continue Reading The biggest state feels the most excluded in the Democratic race
The big crowd that Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders attracted to a beachfront rally here last Saturday was exactly what California Democratic officials…
Continue Reading Effort to freeze Ukraine aid began about 90 minutes after call between Trump and Zelensky
Roughly 90 minutes after President Donald Trump spoke to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on July 25, Trump’s political appointees at the…
Continue Reading Fact check: Inspector general debunked Kevin McCarthy’s claim that the FBI ‘broke into’ Trump’s campaign
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy said on Fox News on Sunday: “If you pause for one moment and you read this IG (inspector general) report…
Continue Reading The invisible man: Text messages reveal former golfer’s role in Ukraine scandal
When Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman traveled to Ukraine last winter to help Rudy Giuliani dig up dirt on President Donald Trump’s political…
Continue Reading Schumer pushes for Ukraine documents in Senate trial
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer on Monday ramped up his push for the Senate to pursue witnesses and documents in the impeachment trial of…
Continue Reading Christianity Today says it saw a spike in subscriptions after it called for Trump’s removal
After it published an op-ed calling for President Donald Trump’s removal for office, Christianity Today says it’s seen a boost in…
Continue Reading Inside Cory Booker’s underdog campaign to win Iowa
Sen. Cory Booker was fielding the usual voter questions in northwestern Iowa on Friday, capping off a day of schlepping across 200 miles of fertile…
Continue Reading Minnesota’s first presidential primary in decades faces legal challenge over Trump-only ballot
Minnesota’s first presidential primary in nearly 30 years is facing a legal challenge over the Republican party ballot, which only lists…
Continue Reading Fact-check: 5 things Trump got wrong about wind turbines
President Donald Trump kicked off his holiday week with a speech at the Turning Point USA Student Action Summit in Florida on Saturday. Speaking to…
Continue Reading House says it needs Don McGahn’s testimony for Senate trial and because Trump could face more articles of impeachment
The House still seeks former White House counsel Don McGahn’s testimony and secrets from former special counsel Robert Mueller’s…
Continue Reading A government watchdog said US bomb-sniffing dogs were dying overseas — and then found even more had died
The US State Department’s watchdog agency revealed Friday that it had learned that even more US bomb-sniffing dogs than previously known had…
Continue Reading Nearly 200 evangelical leaders slam Christianity Today op-ed that criticized Trump
Nearly 200 evangelical leaders are pushing back against an op-ed in a prominent Christian magazine that called for Donald Trump to be removed from…
Continue Reading Trump again airs dubious claims in latest attacks on windmills
President Donald Trump renewed his war on windmills Saturday when he took aim at the technology for, among other things, killing bald eagles and…
Continue Reading Axios: Bolton sharply criticizes Trump’s North Korea policy as failing
Former national security adviser John Bolton has issued his sharpest rebuke of the White House’s approach to North Korea’s nuclear…
Continue Reading Amy Klobuchar rolls through Iowa looking for her breakout moment
Less than 24 hours after a strong showing at the Democratic debate in California, Sen. Amy Klobuchar was already rolling through Iowa on her bright…
Continue Reading Holiday stalemate grips Senate impeachment trial
The stalemate over President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial is deepening with neither Republican nor Democratic leaders in the Senate showing…
Continue Reading 15 things you need to know about how Senate impeachment trials work
Let’s start with what we know almost for sure — the Senate’s impeachment trial of President Donald Trump is likely to end with his…
Continue Reading Taliban claims responsibility for killing US service member
The Taliban is claiming responsibility following the death of a US service member in Afghanistan on Monday, even as peace negotiations between the…
Continue Reading Democratic senator says House cohorts have ‘gaps’ in impeachment case
A Democratic senator facing a tough reelection fight in a deep red state on Sunday described the allegations against President Donald Trump as…
Continue Reading Here’s why Bernie Sanders is taking on MLB
Sen. Bernie Sanders has added a target on his growing list of one percenters and large corporations: Major League Baseball. Since MLB stated its…
Continue Reading Pence’s chief of staff ‘confident’ Pelosi will ‘yield’ on sending articles of impeachment
Vice President Mike Pence’s chief of staff said Sunday that the White House is “confident” House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will…
Continue Reading Battleground states could be hit hard by Obamacare unraveling
Here are the stories our panel of top political reporters have on their radar, in this week’s “Inside Politics” forecast. 1. Which…
Continue Reading Van Drew says this was the final straw for him to switch parties
New Jersey Rep. Jeff Van Drew said the “final sign” for him to switch parties was being told that he had to vote in support of…
Continue Reading This is what Roy Blunt said when pressed about Trump’s Ukraine call
The vice chairman of the Senate Republican Conference offered yet another Republican defense of President Donald Trump’s infamous phone call…
Continue Reading Durbin: Senators have ‘gone too far’ in saying how they will vote before impeachment trial has begun
The No. 2 Democrat in the Senate said Sunday that members have “gone too far” in hinting how they plan to vote before the impeachment…
Continue Reading Sarah Sanders says she is considering run for Arkansas governor
Former White House press secretary Sarah Sanders on Sunday told students at a summit that she is looking into a run for Arkansas governor in 2020.…
Continue Reading Analysis: Trump is gaining ground heading into 2020
First things first: The theme song of the week is the closing credits from Perfect Strangers. Poll of the week: A new CNN/SSRS poll finds that former…
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