Senior OMB official set to testify behind closed doors in Saturday deposition
House impeachment investigators have little visibility into the inner workings of the White House at the time when President Donald Trump allegedly…
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Republicans could lose a second red state governor’s election
It’s down to the wire in Louisiana’s gubernatorial runoff election. In the Saturday election, Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards is trying…
Continue Reading READ: Transcript of House testimony from White House national security official Tim Morrison
The House committees running the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump on Saturday released the deposition transcript of Tim Morrison, the…
Continue Reading READ: Transcript of House testimony from White House national security official Tim Morrison
The House committees running the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump on Saturday released the deposition transcript of Tim Morrison, the…
Continue Reading READ: Transcript of House testimony from Pence aide Jennifer Williams
The House committees running the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump on Saturday released the deposition transcript of Jennifer Williams,…
Continue Reading What the first public impeachment hearing tells us about the path forward
The first public impeachment hearing on Wednesday lived up to the hype, and the daylong affair gave both parties plenty to chew on as the inquiry…
Continue Reading Barr slams Democrats and courts: Avalanche of subpoenas is designed to ‘incapacitate the executive branch’
Attorney General William Barr trashed the so-called resistance movement and mocked Senate Democrats — as well as the Oscar-nominated movie…
Continue Reading Obama warns 2020 candidates about getting out of step with voters: Be ‘rooted in reality’
Former President Barack Obama used an appearance at a high-dollar donor confab on Friday to urge the field of Democratic presidential hopefuls to…
Continue Reading Fact check: A list of 45 ways Trump has been dishonest about Ukraine and impeachment
President Donald Trump is dishonest about a whole lot of things. But he is rarely as comprehensively dishonest as he has been about his dealings with…
Continue Reading A day that underscored the corruption swamping the Trump presidency
A fateful convergence of events Friday reflected a culture of corruption and intimidation endemic to the circle of a President who vowed to drain the…
Continue Reading Yovanovitch offers a stirring tribute to the foreign service — and a warning about its future — amid attacks
In the face of attacks from the President of the United States and relative silence from the State Department, former US Ambassador to Ukraine Marie…
Continue Reading Exclusive: After private White House meeting, Giuliani associate Lev Parnas said he was on a ‘secret mission’ for Trump, sources say
Among the many guests who had their pictures taken with President Donald Trump at the White House’s annual Hanukkah party last year were two…
Continue Reading Trump ignores Pentagon advice and intervenes in military war crimes cases
President Donald Trump ignored Pentagon advice Friday and pardoned two officers, while also restoring the rank of a third after all faced war crimes…
Continue Reading An astonishing week closes with a wild new window into Trump’s style
Every week feels weird and wild lately, but this one included some particularly difficult setbacks for President Donald Trump. Public impeachment…
Continue Reading Witness overheard US ambassador tell Trump that Ukraine would investigate Biden
A US ambassador told President Donald Trump that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky “loves your ass” and that Ukraine was going to…
Continue Reading The private border wall group is building again, this time in Texas
A private group backing President Donald Trump’s border wall has kicked off a new project on the US-Mexico border in an attempt to showcase its…
Continue Reading White House blames NSC aide for discrepancy between readout and new transcript of Trump-Zelensky April call
The White House placed the responsibility on the top Ukraine expert at the National Security Council on Friday after being asked about the…
Continue Reading Former US ambassador to Ukraine tells impeachment inquiry she was ‘shocked and devastated’ after being removed from her post
WASHINGTON, DC — The ousted US ambassador to Ukraine testified Friday that she was “shocked and devastated” after learning that…
Continue Reading White House releases rough transcript of Trump’s first Ukraine call
The White House released a rough transcript of President Donald Trump’s first phone call with his Ukrainian counterpart as Friday’s…
Continue Reading Justice Department watchdog moves to reassure witnesses on Russia investigation report
A forthcoming Justice Department inspector general’s report into the FBI’s handling of the Russia probe is already drawing criticism,…
Continue Reading House Ethics Committee extends investigations into Tlaib and 3 other lawmakers
The House Ethics Committee released updates on their investigations into four lawmakers on Thursday, including a high-profile freshman Democratic…
Continue Reading Donald Trump’s very historic and very bad week
President Donald Trump’s week was filled with equal parts history and bad news. And the start of televised impeachment inquiry hearings —…
Continue Reading 5 things we learned from Yovanovitch’s testimony in the impeachment inquiry
Former US Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch testified publicly on Friday in the impeachment inquiry, telling her story about how President…
Continue Reading An unflappable Marie Yovanovitch faces down Trump’s taunts
Donald Trump has rarely seemed capable of restraining his urges to lash out at women who criticize him, and that dynamic was never more on display…
Continue Reading New York GOP congresswoman in the spotlight at impeachment hearings
Republican Rep. Elise Stefanik of New York, a member of the House Intelligence Committee, has played a key role in this week’s public…
Continue Reading Ukrainian anti-corruption activist killed with acid mentioned in impeachment hearing
Ex-ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch and at least one congressman referred to the death of a prominent anti-corruption activist Kateryna…
Continue Reading Elizabeth Warren releases plan to implement Medicare for All during first term in office
Elizabeth Warren on Friday rolled out her plan for transitioning the country’s health insurance system to “Medicare for All” during…
Continue Reading Most important takeaways from the Marie Yovanovitch impeachment hearing
Former Ukraine ambassador Marie Yovanovitch was the star witness of the second day of the House’s public impeachment inquiry, examining, among…
Continue Reading Newly released transcript of first Trump-Zelensky call raises additional questions
The White House hopes to show that there was nothing untoward in the US-Ukraine relationship by releasing a rough transcript of President Donald…
Continue Reading Trump announces rule requiring hospitals to reveal rates
In a historic move, President Donald Trump announced Friday that hospitals will be required to disclose the rates they privately negotiate with…
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