New satellite image shows activity at previously dismantled North Korean test site
A new satellite image obtained by CNN indicates North Korea may be preparing to resume testing engines used to power satellite launchers and…
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Analysis: Here’s the argument that Trump is winning
White House (still) won’t cooperate — Shocking exactly zero people, White House counsel Pat Cipollone fired off a strongly worded letter…
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Why the next 100 days are critical for Trump
The next 100 days will be critical to understanding whether President Donald Trump will win a second term in office. His approval rating has been…
Continue Reading Cory Booker sees surge in campaign donations after calling out lack of diversity in 2020 Democratic field
Since Sen. Cory Booker issued a call this week for maintaining a diverse field of 2020 Democratic presidential candidates, grassroots donors have…
Continue Reading Fact-checking Rudy Giuliani’s newest allegations from his Ukraine trip
A series of conspiratorial claims against Ukraine’s government and the US embassy in Kiev have now been alleged by President Donald…
Continue Reading READ: House Judiciary Committee report outlining constitutional grounds for impeachment
The House Judiciary Committee on Saturday released a report ahead of Monday’s impeachment hearing laying out historical arguments for…
Continue Reading Chicago mayor presses Buttigieg: You should break your NDA with elite consulting firm
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot pressed presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg to break his non-disclosure agreement with the elite consulting firm that…
Continue Reading Lawmakers are close to reaching a defense bill that will also include paid family leave for federal workers
Lawmakers are close to reaching a deal on the annual defense authorization bill that for the first time will include paid family leave for federal…
Continue Reading American student held prisoner since 2016 released in US-Iran prisoner swap
An American graduate student, who had been held for three years in Iran on suspicion of being a spy, is in “good spirits” after being…
Continue Reading Trump claims Americans have to flush the toilet ’10 times, 15 times, as opposed to once’
President Donald Trump on Friday had a lot to say about toilets, sinks and showers. The President claimed Americans are flushing their toilets…
Continue Reading Taliban says it has resumed peace talks with the US
The United States and the Taliban have resumed peace talks in the Qatari capital of Doha, a Taliban spokesman tweeted on Saturday. “On Saturday…
Continue Reading Pete Buttigieg’s rise brings on the scrutiny
For a time, Pete Buttigieg was on a glide path as he ascended in the Democratic race for president, emerging unscathed from the fall debates and…
Continue Reading Vulnerable House Democrats anxiously eye impeachment vote
As the House Judiciary Committee held its first impeachment hearing into President Donald Trump this week, some of the House’s most vulnerable…
Continue Reading Buttigieg releases descriptions of McKinsey projects in face of criticism
Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg on Friday released a timeline of his three years working for the elite consulting firm McKinsey. The…
Continue Reading Washington’s next week will be even wilder
As expected, Democrats’ impeachment effort gained steam in the fast-paced week after Thanksgiving recess. The Intelligence Committee’s…
Continue Reading Former Republican lawmakers tell current GOP: Consider full evidence on impeachment
Two former Republican lawmakers urged their current successors to consider the evidence produced during the inquiry into President Donald…
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Upgraded felony criminal charge filed against El Paso city Rep. Sam Morgan
EL PASO, Texas — An upgraded criminal charge has now been filed against northeast El Paso’s representative on city council following his October…
Continue Reading Trump still uses his personal cell phone despite warnings and increased call scrutiny
President Donald Trump has continued to use his personal cell phone to make calls, despite repeated warnings from his staff that the practice could…
Continue Reading Trump’s former Russia ambassador: Putin is ‘probably joyful’ about claims of Ukraine meddling in 2016 election
A former US ambassador to Russia said Russian President Vladimir Putin was “probably joyful” about — and may have enabled —…
Continue Reading White House says it won’t participate in impeachment hearing
The White House on Friday blasted the House’s impeachment inquiry as “completely baseless” and a “reckless abuse of…
Continue Reading Supreme Court blocks Justice Department from restarting federal executions next week
A series of federal executions that were set to begin on Monday will remain on hold, the Supreme Court said on Friday. The court’s order is a…
Continue Reading Trump to ‘temporarily hold off’ declaring Mexican cartels terror organizations
President Donald Trump announced Friday that he will “temporarily hold off” designating Mexican drug cartels as terrorist organizations…
Continue Reading Pennsylvania state rep accused of stealing $500k from her charity for fur coats, vacation and campaign resigns
A Pennsylvania state lawmaker said this week that she plans to resign after prosecutors announced a number of corruption charges against her,…
Continue Reading Here is what we know about the US military’s program to train foreign troops
Pentagon programs to train foreign nationals are coming under new scrutiny after the man suspected of opening fire at Naval Air Station Pensacola in…
Continue Reading Pelosi’s daughter says speaker is telling women to ‘define yourself’
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has faced criticism from prominent Republican lawmakers and President Donald Trump for the way she has led the impeachment…
Continue Reading Supreme Court puts temporary hold on House subpoenas to banks for Trump’s financial documents
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Friday put a temporary hold on House subpoenas requesting President Donald Trump’s financial documents from two…
Continue Reading Virginia counties move to become ‘Second Amendment sanctuaries’
Less than a month after the Democratic takeover of the Virginia state legislature, nearly half the state’s counties have passed resolutions in…
Continue Reading Border Patrol facility notorious for chain-link cells to close for renovations
A US Border Patrol facility in south Texas that came under scrutiny this year for severe overcrowding and gained notoriety for its large chain-link…
Continue Reading Duncan Hunter says he’ll resign after holidays following guilty plea over misusing campaign funds
Republican Rep. Duncan Hunter of California announced on Friday that he’ll resign from Congress following the holiday season, news that comes…
Continue Reading Some moderate Democrats feel frustrated as party leaders start writing articles of impeachment
A group of moderate Democrats are growing impatient with leadership, warning that any effort to include charges that the President obstructed justice…
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