Politics
The final impeachment vote is near. Here’s a look at the big week ahead
The Senate impeachment trial may be over after this week, but its legacy will have lasting consequences for American generations to come. And Donald…
Continue Reading Kushner defends conditions for Palestinians to get a state and ‘take control of themselves’
President Donald Trump’s senior adviser Jared Kushner told CNN that if Palestinians can’t meet certain conditions under the…
Continue Reading ‘No reason for Americans to panic’: White House seeks to calm fears over coronavirus
National security adviser Robert O’Brien on Sunday said at this time “there’s no reason for Americans to panic” about the…
Continue Reading John Kerry: ‘I am absolutely not running for President’
Former Secretary of State John Kerry on Sunday denied a report that he was considering a bid for the 2020 presidential election, saying it is…
Continue Reading Trump says he would ‘love to run against Bloomberg’
President Donald Trump and former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg traded barbs hours before the two billionaires are set to air competing…
Continue Reading 2020 Democrats make closing arguments in final hours before Iowa caucuses
The leading Democratic presidential contenders have sharpened their cases in the final hours of the Iowa caucuses, hoping that clearer divisions will…
Continue Reading The Democrats’ new online troll fighters make 2020 debut in Iowa
Days after the 2016 Iowa caucuses, the instructions were clear. “[U]se any opportunity to criticize Hillary and the rest (except Sanders and…
Continue Reading Democrats are turning the Super Bowl into campaign gatherings in Iowa
Democratic presidential contenders are turning the Super Bowl into campaign events on the eve of the Iowa caucuses. This year’s game is…
Continue Reading Buttigieg again addresses concerns from minority campaign staffers
Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg addressed again on Sunday concerns from minority staffers about key decisions made in the campaign…
Continue Reading Schiff won’t say whether the House will subpoena John Bolton
House Intelligence Chairman Adam Schiff declined on Sunday to say whether the House will subpoena former national security adviser John Bolton but…
Continue Reading Joni Ernst defends Trump but says President handled Ukraine ‘maybe in the wrong manner’
Republican Sen. Joni Ernst on Sunday defended President Donald Trump asking Ukraine to investigate his potential 2020 rival, but said he did so…
Continue Reading Hillary Clinton is (still) at the center of the Democratic civil war
Hillary Clinton is not running for president in 2020. And yet, Clinton is, again, at the center of a four-year-and-counting civil war within the…
Continue Reading Buttigieg on Trump: ‘Senate is the jury today, but we are the jury tomorrow’
Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg argued Sunday that American voters will soon serve as Donald Trump’s jurors ahead of the…
Continue Reading Top US general in Africa warns of growing threats as Trump administration weighs cutting troop numbers
Citing Russian mercenaries, strategic Chinese investments, and the growing threat from terrorist groups linked to ISIS and al Qaeda, the top general…
Continue Reading What Trump’s drug policies have meant for America’s opioid epidemic
President Donald Trump campaigned on ending the opioid crisis in the United States. He highlighted stories of those affected in his State of the…
Continue Reading Trump loves farmers, but his policies haven’t always helped
President Donald Trump says, often, that he loves America’s farmers. While they’ve got caught up in his trade war with China, the…
Continue Reading As coronavirus spreads, TSA issues new directive for anyone entering the US from China
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) issued a new directive effective Sunday requiring airlines to ask passengers on flights from outside…
Continue Reading Iowa Democrats are getting ready to caucus … in the Caucasus
For the first time ever, Iowa Democrats will get a chance to caucus in the Caucasus. The voters are scheduled to get together on Monday morning in…
Continue Reading Texas’ political future may lie in the hands of minorities
EL PASO, Texas — The future of Texas politics lies in the hands of minority voters, according to Democrat efforts and the Republican lieutenant…
Continue Reading Is it time to freak out about America? What’s next after impeachment
There will come a moment in the next few weeks or months — if it hasn’t come already — when you wonder if this whole America thing…
Continue Reading NOAA emails show outrage and panic over Trump’s false claims on Hurricane Dorian
Scientists at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration were upset and outraged last year over a controversial statement issued by the…
Continue Reading CNN and The Des Moines Register will not release Iowa poll results, network says
CNN and The Des Moines Register will not release their final Iowa caucus poll, the network announced Saturday. “A respondent raised an issue…
Continue Reading Democratic Rep. Rashida Tlaib boos Hillary Clinton at Sanders campaign event in Iowa
Democratic Rep. Rashida Tlaib booed Hillary Clinton during a campaign event for Sen. Bernie Sanders Friday in a moment that highlighted the raw…
Continue Reading Trump administration reveals it’s blocking dozens of emails about Ukraine aid freeze, including President’s role
The Department of Justice revealed in a court filing late Friday that it has two dozen emails related to President Donald Trump’s involvement…
Continue Reading Lamar Alexander: Trump’s actions ‘improper’ but ‘long way’ from high crimes and misdemeanors
Tennessee Republican Sen. Lamar Alexander said he believes Donald Trump acted improperly and crossed a line in the Ukraine scandal but said the…
Continue Reading Trump not expected to apologize or admit any wrongdoing after anticipated acquittal
With the question of witnesses in the Senate impeachment trial put to bed, President Donald Trump is eagerly anticipating his acquittal in the Senate…
Continue Reading Pentagon prepping housing for 1,000 people over coronavirus concerns
The Pentagon said Saturday that Defense Secretary Mark Esper has approved a request to provide military housing for up to 1,000 people who may need…
Continue Reading A behind-the-scenes look at the crucial Senate vote and that phone call to Trump
The end seemed imminent — until it wasn’t anymore. Internal disputes and a “clash of competing priorities” interrupted…
Continue Reading After the Flood: Iowans will help decide the country’s future, but this town is unsure of its own
In the days that followed the flood, life in Hamburg, Iowa, was measured by what was not: No city hall, no church, no electricity, not a single…
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