CNN Poll of Polls: Close divide over impeaching Trump
A new CNN Poll of Polls finds opposition narrowly outpacing support for impeaching and removing President Donald Trump from office — 46%…
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Retiring Democratic congressman says Americans are growing weary of impeachment debate
A retiring Democratic member of Congress who has cited his weariness over long-running investigations into President Donald Trump as a primary reason…
Continue Reading Democratic debate to go on as planned after labor dispute tentatively resolved
The Democratic primary debate scheduled for Thursday will go on as planned, after a labor dispute between a California union and a catering provider…
Continue Reading Former FBI and CIA chief calls Trump and Barr’s attacks against FBI a ‘dire threat’ to rule of law
A former head of the FBI and CIA says President Donald Trump and Attorney General William Barr’s harsh criticism of the bureau in the wake of…
Continue Reading Why was Bill Clinton impeached?
President Donald Trump faces impeachment for using the powers of his office to damage a political rival. President Bill Clinton faced impeachment for…
Continue Reading CNN Poll: The nation remains divided on impeachment as House vote approaches
The American public is about evenly split over whether President Donald Trump should be impeached and removed from office, according to a new CNN…
Continue Reading Impeachment week has arrived. Here’s the latest.
T-Minus two days to impeachment. We spent a lot of time on the Impeachment Watch Podcast wondering about the President’s state of mind as he…
Continue Reading Judge rules Wisconsin must remove 234,000 from voter rolls
Roughly 234,000 voters are to be removed from Wisconsin’s rolls because they may have moved recently, a county judge ruled Friday. Ozaukee…
Continue Reading Trump fatigue is real — but here are five reasons to pay attention to impeachment anyway
Let’s face it, Trump fatigue is real. If you’re American, you can vote next year to kick the US President out — or keep him. But…
Continue Reading US and Mexico say trade deal is on track after last-minute objections
Top trade negotiators from both the United States and Mexico reaffirmed Monday that the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement, known as USMCA, is a done deal…
Continue Reading Army and Navy launch internal investigations into controversial hand gesture captured on video
The US Military and Naval academies on Sunday launched internal investigations after cadets and midshipmen were captured on ESPN’s pre-game…
Continue Reading US defense secretary asks Iraqi PM to help prevent Iranian-linked attacks on US troops
US Secretary of Defense Mark Esper has asked Iraq to help prevent attacks on US personnel that both countries have attributed to groups backed by…
Continue Reading Congress to approve $425 million for election security upgrades
Congress will approve a total of $425 million in election security funding, according to two sources familiar with the deal. The money, which comes…
Continue Reading Rudy Giuliani said he needed US ambassador to Ukraine ‘out of the way’
Rudy Giuliani said removing the US ambassador to Ukraine was a key part of his effort to dig up dirt on Democrats on behalf of his client, President…
Continue Reading McConnell opposes impeachment witnesses now — but supported them during Clinton trial
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is arguing against witnesses giving testimony in the expected impeachment trial of President Donald Trump…
Continue Reading What the Hallmark Channel controversy reveals about the state of queer politics
Rarely is a commercial just a commercial. Ask the Hallmark Channel. Last Thursday, Hallmark pulled TV ads from the online wedding planning company…
Continue Reading House Democrats are betting their majority on impeachment
In case there was any doubt that Democrats believe impeaching President Donald Trump, which they will do later this week, is the right thing to do…
Continue Reading Carly Fiorina’s logic-twisting explanation on why she wants Trump impeached — and might vote for him in 2020
Carly Fiorina has never been a big fan of Donald Trump. Which makes sense, given their high-profile clashes when she opposed him for the 2016…
Continue Reading How John Roberts might oversee a Senate impeachment trial
As the Democratic-led US House moves toward an impeachment vote on President Donald Trump, attention is turning to the likely Senate trial and how…
Continue Reading Former Breitbart Editor: Stephen Miller is a white supremacist. I know, I was one too.
She was already a racist when she took a publishing job in Washington, DC. But when she became a reporter for Breitbart News, Katie McHugh says she…
Continue Reading Judge rejects Michael Flynn’s arguments he was trapped into pleading guilty
A federal judge who will sentence Michael Flynn issued a blanket rebuke of conspiracy theories on Monday about the former Trump national security…
Continue Reading BBC: Obama says women are ‘indisputably’ better at leading
Former President Barack Obama said there would be “significant improvement across the board” if countries were led by women, BBC News…
Continue Reading In a rhetorical shift, Elizabeth Warren emphasizes ‘choice’ on health care
Sen. Elizabeth Warren has been using new, notable language at her town halls to describe the transition into “Medicare for All” —…
Continue Reading Measure to raise legal age for tobacco sales to 21 is among provisions attached to spending bills
Lawmakers have agreed to ban the sale of tobacco products to anyone under the age of 21 and repeal three health care taxes designed to help pay for…
Continue Reading What is an impeachment manager?
Once articles of impeachment are voted on in the House, the fight will head to the Senate for a trial, but that won’t be the end of the line…
Continue Reading New Jersey governor says Democrat-turned-Republican is putting ‘politics over the Constitution’
New Jersey Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy on Monday slammed Rep. Jeff Van Drew for “putting politics over the Constitution” after sources…
Continue Reading Obamacare enrollment period extended until December 18
The open enrollment period for Obamacare has been extended until December 18 for those who couldn’t sign up on Sunday, the original deadline,…
Continue Reading House says it still needs Mueller grand jury details for impeachment proceedings
The US House told a federal appeals court on Monday that it still needs access to confidential grand jury information from special counsel Robert…
Continue Reading December Democratic debate in limbo as party negotiates labor dispute
The December Democratic presidential debate is in limbo with just three days before it is scheduled to take place in Los Angeles. Democratic National…
Continue Reading The Fox News impeachment poll isn’t an outlier (despite what Trump claims)
President Donald Trump wasn’t very happy when Fox News released a poll that showed that 50% of voters want to impeach and remove him from…
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