New polls show Biden tops in Texas, while close race in California for Dems
Likely Democratic primary voters in California are about evenly split among the top three candidates — Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth…
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Michelle Obama surprises DC elementary public school with $100,000 and gifts
Michelle Obama is spreading some holiday cheer, surprising students and teachers of an elementary school in Washington with a gift of $100,000,…
Continue Reading Eric Holder says Barr ‘unfit’ to serve as attorney general
Former Attorney General Eric Holder believes William Barr is “unfit” to serve as the nation’s top law enforcement officer, writing…
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CNN to host January Democratic presidential debate in Iowa
CNN will host the Iowa Democratic presidential debate on January 14, in what will be the final face-to-face meeting between the candidates before the…
Continue Reading iPhones, Switches and toys on the table in US-China trade talks
President Donald Trump has threatened tariffs on about $160 billion of Chinese-made goods starting this weekend. The 15% tariff would hit iPhones and…
Continue Reading Houston police chief says criticism of GOP lawmakers over guns is ‘not political’
Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo on Wednesday stood by his criticism of Senate Republicans for not reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act and…
Continue Reading FBI agents warn of ‘chilling effect’ from Trump and Barr attacks
Some federal law enforcement officials are warning of a chilling effect inside the FBI amid attacks by President Donald Trump and Attorney General…
Continue Reading McConnell will move to acquit Trump if he’s impeached, not merely dismiss charges, 2 Republican senators say
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is expected to hold a final vote to acquit President Donald Trump, should he be impeached, when a majority of…
Continue Reading America in microcosm: the parallel realities of a fateful impeachment debate
The House Judiciary Committee, on a sprint to approve articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump as early as Thursday, is a perfect…
Continue Reading Cory Booker is poised to miss the next debate. He’s vowing to fight on anyway.
The word “love” has been central to Cory Booker’s presidential campaign — but talk to his team today, and the word…
Continue Reading Speech or silence: Which serves democracy best on Election Day?
If today were Election Day in the US, rival candidates would be blasting out hours-long TV and radio blitzes to drive every last vote to the polls in…
Continue Reading Trump’s anti-Semitism executive order, explained
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Wednesday expanding his administration’s interpretation of race and national origin to…
Continue Reading White House budget office defends Ukraine aid freeze in new legal memo
The White House budget office asserts in a new legal memo that it withheld aid to Ukraine this summer — an issue at the heart of…
Continue Reading Takeaways from the Senate hearing with Justice Department inspector general Michael Horowitz
Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz spoke extensively on Wednesday about his findings on Crossfire Hurricane, the…
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House Judiciary holds marathon 2-day debate ahead of committee impeachment vote
The House is quickly moving forward on articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump. But first, lawmakers have to wade through the murky…
Continue Reading Trump aims to crack down on anti-Semitism on college campuses using civil rights protections
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Wednesday to include discrimination against Jews as a violation of law in certain cases, with an…
Continue Reading Historic parallels amplify as committee marks up articles of impeachment
It was on December 11, 1998, that the House Judiciary Committee approved the first three of four articles of impeachment against President Bill…
Continue Reading Nearly 3 in 4 Americans say impeachment won’t change minds
Both Democrats and Republicans have done their darndest in recent weeks to prove why President Donald Trump should — or shouldn’t —…
Continue Reading Federal prosecutors ask judge to revoke bail for indicted associate of Rudy Giuliani
Federal prosecutors in New York have asked a federal judge to revoke bail for indicted Rudy Giuliani associate Lev Parnas and jail him while he…
Continue Reading Michael Cohen asks judge to cut his prison sentence, says Attorney General Barr is biased against him
Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump’s former personal attorney, on Wednesday asked a federal judge to reduce his three-year prison term while…
Continue Reading Why Joe Biden committing to one term would be a very big mistake
Joe Biden is in the best place he has been in the 2020 presidential race since, well, he got into the the 2020 presidential race. His poll numbers…
Continue Reading House votes to provide a pathway to citizenship for thousands of undocumented farmworkers
The House passed a bipartisan bill Wednesday that would grant legal status to thousands of undocumented farmworkers. While previous legislative…
Continue Reading What House Judiciary lawmakers said about impeachment in 1998 — and in 2019
Democratic Rep. Jerry Nadler in 2019 sounds a lot like Republican Rep. James Sensenbrenner did in 1998. “Abuse of power” is what Nadler…
Continue Reading Justice Department watchdog says no political bias in Russia probe, but sharpens FBI rebuke
The Justice Department’s internal watchdog sharpened his criticism of the FBI on Wednesday, telling lawmakers he was alarmed that “so…
Continue Reading New York Times: Trump adviser Peter Navarro invokes his fictional alter-ego to make case for China tariffs
White House trade adviser Peter Navarro has revived his alter-ego “Ron Vara” to bolster his case that the US should proceed with a new…
Continue Reading House passes defense bill that would include paid family leave for federal workers for the first time
The House of Representatives passed an annual defense authorization bill on Wednesday with a provision that provides all federal workers with 12…
Continue Reading Whistleblower testifies that Boeing ignored pleas to shut down 737 MAX production
A government analysis after the first Boeing 737 MAX crash last fall found the jets were at a significant risk for future crashes, but the agency did…
Continue Reading Senate Republicans come around to idea of not having witnesses in impeachment trial
Senate Republicans are starting to coalesce around the idea of a shorter Senate impeachment trial — one that, contrary to President Donald…
Continue Reading Trump publicly minimizes impeachment while he stews privately
In some ways he’s been expecting it for years. But the imminent prospect of impeachment is still weighing heavily on Donald Trump, who is…
Continue Reading Trump assaults facts to survive impeachment
Donald Trump is looking to survive impeachment the same way he built his powerful presidency — by assaulting facts and seeking to expand the…
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