Russian spy ship off US coast operating in ‘unsafe manner,’ officials say
A Russian spy-ship has returned to international waters off the southeastern coast of the United States and is operating in what two US officials…
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Trump administration won’t call mass killing of Armenians a genocide despite congressional resolutions
The Trump administration still does not view the mass killing of Armenians from 1915-1923 as genocide, despite overwhelming bipartisan support by US…
Continue Reading Top US diplomat who testified in impeachment hearing set to leave post in January
Bill Taylor, the top US diplomat in Ukraine and key witness in public House impeachment hearings of President Donald Trump, will depart from his…
Continue Reading FISA court slams FBI conduct in Carter Page surveillance warrant applications
The typically ultra-close-lipped Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court slammed the FBI for mistakes it made in the Carter Page surveillance…
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President Donald Trump may think Congress is focused only on impeachment. But there are signs of life on the Hill beyond impeaching Trump this…
Continue Reading Democrat Jared Golden to split his vote on impeachment articles, in favor of one and against the other
Rep. Jared Golden, a freshman Democrat who represents a Maine congressional district President Donald Trump won in 2016, said in a statement Tuesday…
Continue Reading Trump sends scorching letter to Pelosi ahead of House impeachment vote
President Donald Trump, on the verge of becoming the third US president to be impeached, sent an extraordinary letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi…
Continue Reading 6 key differences between NAFTA and the USMCA deal that replaces it
After reaching a deal on the final version of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, President Donald Trump tweeted that it “will be the…
Continue Reading North Korean tests raise concern and pressure for Trump diplomacy
A top US military official in Asia said North Korea could launch a long-range missile as part of its promised “Christmas gift” to the US,…
Continue Reading Giuliani says Trump still supports his dirt-digging in Ukraine
Rudy Giuliani told CNN that President Donald Trump has been “very supportive” of his continued efforts to dig up dirt on Democrats in…
Continue Reading Lawmaker refuses to say if he’s becoming a Republican one day ahead of impeachment vote
Rep. Jeff Van Drew, a New Jersey Democrat, refused to say whether he is switching his affiliation to Republican one day before the US House of…
Continue Reading Paul Manafort admitted to hospital
Paul Manafort is in the hospital after suffering a heart ailment while in prison, a source familiar with the matter said Tuesday. The former Trump…
Continue Reading How post-Civil War Republicans set an impeachment trap for Andrew Johnson
Andrew Johnson faced overwhelming opposition in the House and the Senate, and he stood in the way of a Reconstruction that would have done more to…
Continue Reading READ: FISA court on FBI conduct
The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court slammed the FBI for mistakes it made in the Carter Page surveillance warrants. Read the order…
Continue Reading Joe Biden is ‘healthy, vigorous,’ his doctor says in summary of medical history
Joe Biden’s campaign released a summary of his medical history Tuesday, including his doctor’s conclusion that the former vice president…
Continue Reading Judge won’t jail indicted Giuliani associate pending trial
A federal judge declined Tuesday to revoke bail for Lev Parnas, rejecting prosecutors’ claims that the indicted Rudy Giuliani associate posed…
Continue Reading McConnell rejects Schumer’s call for witnesses at impeachment trial
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday rejected calls from Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer to allow witnesses at an expected Senate…
Continue Reading DOJ watchdog has a long career in professional oversight
Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz, who is testifying before Congress on Wednesday about his new report on the early stages of the…
Continue Reading House approves $1.4 trillion spending deal to avert shutdown amid impeachment push
The House of Representatives voted on Tuesday to approve a nearly $1.4 trillion spending deal that would fund the government through fiscal year 2020…
Continue Reading Tulsi Gabbard makes fans of Trump supporters in New Hampshire
Voters asking questions at Democratic presidential campaign events don’t often profess their love for Donald Trump or privately weigh whether…
Continue Reading Congress agrees to millions in gun violence research for the first time in decades
The $25 million for federal research into gun violence that’s included in the massive spending bill agreed to on Capitol Hill represents the…
Continue Reading Rick Gates, former Trump campaign aide who testified to Mueller, sentenced to 45 days in jail
Rick Gates, one of the most significant former Trump campaign advisers who flipped on President Donald Trump in the Mueller investigation, was…
Continue Reading Trump’s man in Hungary takes foreign policy in new direction
Like Donald Trump, David Cornstein is a very rich New Yorker. Like Trump, he likes to put on a good show. The two men have been friends for decades…
Continue Reading Senate approves Ivanka Trump-backed paid family leave for federal employees
The Senate passed a historic measure on Tuesday that would fund paid family and medical leave for federal employees, marking a win for a policy…
Continue Reading Congress passes defense bill that would give US a space force and federal workers parental leave for the first time
Congress has passed an annual defense authorization bill following a vote in the Senate on Tuesday that includes a provision that creates a new space…
Continue Reading RNC sends fundraising mailers resembling census forms to Alabama residents
The Republican National Committee recently sent mailers to voters in Alabama that resembled Census forms, a RNC official confirmed to CNN. The…
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Democrats try to make Republicans pay the price in Trump trial
It may be a no-brainer for Senate Republicans to keep President Donald Trump in office — but it’s becoming clear that Democrats mean to…
Continue Reading The key number you need to remember about Trump’s impeachment polls
In CNN’s new national poll, 45% of Americans say that President Donald Trump should be impeached and removed from office. That’s down…
Continue Reading Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Trump’s calls to stop impeachment: ‘The President is not a lawyer’
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Monday weighed in on President Donald Trump’s assertion that the impeachment proceedings against…
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