Trump and China confirm agreement on ‘phase one’ trade deal
President Donald Trump says he’s agreed to a “Phase One” deal with China that includes “many structural changes and massive…
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Michelle Obama to Greta Thunberg after Trump tweet: ‘Don’t let anyone dim your light’
Michelle Obama offered a message of support to teen climate crisis activist Greta Thunberg, after the 16-year-old was mocked on Twitter by President…
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Still waiting for Judiciary Committee’s final impeachment votes
The House Judiciary Committee is now expected to vote Friday, likely on party lines, to send two articles of impeachment against President Donald…
Continue Reading Nadler suddenly ends impeachment hearing before final vote, enraging Republicans
House Judiciary Chairman Jerry Nadler late on Thursday night abruptly paused his committee’s debate on articles of impeachment before final…
Continue Reading We should all be appalled by Donald Trump’s tweet about Greta Thunberg
On Thursday morning, the President of the United States sent a tweet to his 60+ million followers blasting a 16-year-old girl with Asperger’s…
Continue Reading Americans: Watch the next few hours in the UK closely
Americans: Watch the next few hours in the UK closely. If the Labour Party’s election night goes as disastrously as early exit polls foretell,…
Continue Reading McConnell and White House counsel agree to coordinate impeachment trial plans
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and President Donald Trump’s top lawyer sketched out a plan Thursday to coordinate closely for an…
Continue Reading US prosecutors turn to possible bribery charges in investigation over Ukrainian natural gas company
Federal prosecutors investigating associates of Rudy Giuliani have focused on a Ukrainian state-owned natural gas company, a move that suggests…
Continue Reading Trump again mocks teen climate activist Greta Thunberg
President Donald Trump on Thursday again publicly mocked teen climate crisis activist Greta Thunberg, tweeting that the 16-year-old Swede who has…
Continue Reading Kentucky governor restores former felons’ voting rights
Newly sworn-in Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear restored voting rights for over 140,000 former felons in the state through an executive order, his office…
Continue Reading Why today’s impeachment hearing worked
The House Judiciary Committee is in the midst of a marathon session that will, eventually, end with a final vote on the two articles of impeachment…
Continue Reading Trump signs off in principle on tentative China trade deal agreement
President Donald Trump has signed off on an initial trade agreement with China that would avoid imminent US tariffs and reduce the rates of existing…
Continue Reading DOJ quietly posts internal legal opinions about immunity from congressional testimony
The Justice Department on Thursday quietly published on its website some never-before-seen internal legal opinions that could help President Donald…
Continue Reading Congress clinches sweeping spending deal, putting off shutdown threat
Top congressional negotiators clinched a “deal in principle” to fund the US government, an agreement that comes a little more than a week…
Continue Reading Michael Bloomberg releases letter from doctor that says he is in ‘outstanding health’
Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg‘s campaign on Thursday released a letter from the candidate’s doctor that says he is in…
Continue Reading READ: Federal court ruling on US citizenship for American Samoans
A federal judge in Utah said Thursday that American Samoans have an automatic claim to US citizenship. Read the opinion…
Continue Reading Elizabeth Warren calls out the four B’s: Buttigieg, Biden, Bloomberg and the billionaires
Elizabeth Warren came out swinging on Thursday as the Democratic primary slugfest heats up with Iowa on the horizon. Speaking in New Hampshire, the…
Continue Reading Federal judge rules American Samoans are US citizens by birth
A federal judge in Utah said Thursday that American Samoans are US citizens and should be issued new passports reflecting that. “This court is…
Continue Reading National Security Agency inspector general says some data not being deleted quickly enough
The National Security Agency hasn’t been deleting some of the material it collects as often as it should, according to an unclassified report…
Continue Reading How Joe Biden got his groove back
With less than two months before the first votes of the 2020 presidential race, Joe Biden has re-emerged as the clear front-runner for the Democratic…
Continue Reading Betsy DeVos defends plan for offering only some debt relief to defrauded students
Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos on Thursday defended her decision to move ahead with partial loan forgiveness for students defrauded by for-profit…
Continue Reading US tests missile previously banned under arms control treaty with Russia
The US military tested Thursday a conventional missile that was previously banned by the Intermediate Range Nuclear Forces treaty that the Trump…
Continue Reading House Democrats pass drug price cap bill, escalating 2020 health care wars
House Democrats can now say they’ve taken action to lower drug costs. The chamber on Thursday passed a drug price bill backed by Speaker Nancy…
Continue Reading ‘Citgo 6’ moved into house arrest after more than two years of detention without trial
Six executives detained in Venezuela for more than two years have been moved into house arrest — a small but insufficient step, their families…
Continue Reading Senate passes resolution to formally ‘commemorate the Armenian Genocide’
The Senate on Thursday passed a resolution formally recognizing the mass killings of Armenians from 1915 to 1923 as genocide, a move the Turkish…
Continue Reading Appeals court divided on future of lawsuit over Trump hotel
Fifteen appellate judges in Richmond on Thursday spent three hours showing how deeply divided they are on whether they can curtail the…
Continue Reading New York wants taxi drivers to be aware of pronouns and how to use them
The New York City agency that regulates taxi drivers and for-hire vehicles on Wednesday sent out a guide on pronouns and how to use them, in an…
Continue Reading FCC unanimously approves proposal for new 3-digit number as Suicide Prevention Hotline
The Federal Communications Commission is moving ahead with plans to designate a three-digit number to reach the National Suicide Prevention Hotline:…
Continue Reading Key events in Trump’s China trade talks
After meeting for dinner in December 2018 on the sidelines of a major international summit in Argentina, President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi…
Continue Reading It’s Donald Trump vs. George Washington
Who’s a better president: The first one or the current one? A new Monmouth University poll asked that very question. And the answers —…
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