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…
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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…
Continue Reading Here’s what we’ve learned from Trump’s impeachment trial
Two key Republican senators, Lisa Murkowski and Lamar Alexander, decided Friday to vote against hearing witnesses and seeking new evidence in…
Continue Reading Analysis: GOP sends message that Trump’s actions were OK
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans have decided it was OK. With their expected vote this coming week to acquit President Donald Trump of abusing power…
Continue Reading Trump made 30 false claims on Davos trip, 44 total last week
President Donald Trump made 44 false claims last week, 30 of them in a press conference and two interviews during his two-day trip to the World…
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GOP senators seek to acquit Trump without condoning conduct
WASHINGTON (AP) — There is no question, Sen. Lamar Alexander said, that President Donald Trump actions were “inappropriate” when he asked…
Continue Reading Marco Rubio’s mind-blowing explanation of his impeachment vote
No Congress watcher expected Florida Sen. Marco Rubio to break with his party and vote either for witnesses to be called in the Senate impeachment…
Continue Reading Kushner says Trump critics like Bolton ‘didn’t have what it took’
President Donald Trump’s senior adviser Jared Kushner told CNN’s Fareed Zakaria that impeachment has not hurt the President’s…
Continue Reading Five takeaways from Democrats’ 2020 fundraising
The Iowa caucuses are just days away, and a new round of financial disclosure reports showed former Vice President Joe Biden entering the year with…
Continue Reading Why Elizabeth Warren’s question on John Roberts may have backfired
In announcing that she would vote against the Senate calling witnesses, Sen. Lisa Murkowski suggested that her decision was made in part to spare…
Continue Reading Virginia’s long path to ratifying the ERA
Virginia’s ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment this week represents not only a potential milestone for the ERA’s century-long…
Continue Reading With the impeachment trial, Biden’s political arc returns to the Senate
There’s a certain story Joe Biden likes to tell. The year was 1963. Biden, then a student at the University of Delaware, had come to Washington…
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U.S. Senate rejects calling witnesses in Trump impeachment trial, acquittal vote set for next week
WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Senate rejected the idea of calling witnesses in President Trump’s impeachment trial late Friday, pushing one step closer…
Continue Reading Biden burns through cash ahead of early 2020 contests
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden churned through his campaign donations during the last three months of 2019, leaving the former vice…
Continue Reading Senate impeachment trial: Wednesday acquittal vote scheduled after effort to have witnesses fails
The Senate on Friday voted to block any witnesses from being called in President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial, a move that marked the…
Continue Reading John Roberts, as Senate trial nears end, finally says he won’t break ties
Chief Justice John Roberts made crystal clear Friday night that he has no intention of intervening in the Senate impeachment trial of President…
Continue Reading Democratic presidential candidates will dash from the trial to the trail and back again
The new resolution agreed to Friday in the Senate impeachment trial gives Democratic senators running for president a much needed opportunity to hit…
Continue Reading Organizer of conservative conference won’t invite Mitt Romney after impeachment trial vote
Republican Sen. Mitt Romney will not be invited to a major conservative conference following the Utah Republican’s vote Friday in support of…
Continue Reading Bernie Sanders burns through $50 million in last three months of the year
Bernie Sanders spent about $50 million during the last three months of the year, burning through money faster than he raised it during the fourth…
Continue Reading READ: McConnell introduces resolution to dictate next steps of the impeachment trial
Leaders of the US Senate struck an agreement to hold the final vote on whether to acquit President Donald Trump on the two articles of impeachment on…
Continue Reading Day 10: Scenes from the Senate impeachment trial you couldn’t see on TV
In the most dramatic moment of the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump, the Senate voted to move ahead without calling witnesses, ensuring…
Continue Reading Coast Guard officer accused of plotting attack sentenced to more than 13 years
A Coast Guard lieutenant who authorities say amassed an arsenal of weapons and kept a hit list of political and media targets was sentenced to more…
Continue Reading White House officials not thrilled but resigned to new vote timeline in impeachment trial
White House officials have resigned themselves to the idea that President Donald Trump will not walk into the House chamber next Tuesday evening as…
Continue Reading Elizabeth Warren works the phones to snatch up final Iowa endorsements while she’s stuck in DC
Elizabeth Warren has been busy trying to snatch up last-minute endorsements in Iowa with the caucuses just around the corner. But rather than making…
Continue Reading After surviving Mueller and impeachment, Trump more emboldened than ever as he fights for reelection
President Donald Trump is set to shed the cloud of impeachment and emerge potentially stronger than ever. He pressured Ukraine to help his campaign,…
Continue Reading READ: McConnell introduces resolution to dictate next steps of the impeachment trial
Leaders of the US Senate struck an agreement to hold the final vote on whether to acquit President Donald Trump on the two articles of impeachment on…
Continue Reading Senate setting final Trump impeachment vote for Wednesday after witness testimony rejected
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate setting final Trump impeachment vote for Wednesday after witness testimony…
Continue Reading Marie Yovanovitch, diplomat at center of impeachment drama, retires
Former US Ambassador to Ukraine Marie “Masha” Yovanovitch — a highly respected career diplomat who unwittingly became one of the…
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