Supreme Court rejects challenge to Kentucky abortion ultrasound law
The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a challenge to a Kentucky law requiring doctors to describe ultrasound images and play fetal heartbeat sound to…
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Without Trump’s help, America’s other leaders go it alone in the fight against climate change
President Donald Trump’s move to begin pulling out of the Paris Agreement last month signaled to world leaders that the US government is…
Continue Reading Michelle Obama calls impeachment proceedings into Trump ‘surreal’
Former first lady Michelle Obama called the impeachment proceedings into President Donald Trump and Ukraine “surreal” as the…
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READ: Jerry Nadler’s opening statement at Dec. 9 impeachment hearing
As prepared for delivery: “No matter his party or his politics, if the President places his own interests above those of the country, he…
Continue Reading Democrats start impeachment homestretch with rising stakes and deepening discord
Democrats are heading into a momentous impeachment finale as they set the pace and scope of their charges against President Donald Trump —…
Continue Reading Democrats are at an impeachment crossroads
That President Donald Trump should be impeached is self-evident to most of the Democratic Party, which has recoiled at his entire presidency and was…
Continue Reading Elizabeth Warren made at least $1.9 million for past private legal work over three decades
Sen. Elizabeth Warren on Sunday night released new details about her time doing corporate legal work, a period going back more than 30 years in which…
Continue Reading Sanders responds to Clinton’s accusation: ‘I’m sorry that Hillary Clinton is rerunning 2016’
Sen. Bernie Sanders on Sunday denied an accusation made by Hillary Clinton last week that the Vermont senator’s delayed endorsement in 2016…
Continue Reading Washington Post: Barr told Trump he was not being well served by Giuliani
Attorney General William Barr counseled President Donald Trump that his personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani has become a liability for his administration,…
Continue Reading The 5 big 2020 stories of the week, ranked
With 57 days until the Iowa caucuses, the 2020 election will be here before you know it. Every Sunday, I outline the 5 BIG storylines you need…
Continue Reading Trump warns Kim could lose ‘special relationship’ after North Korea claims ‘important’ test at missile site
President Donald Trump warned Sunday that North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un could “void” their “special relationship” amid…
Continue Reading Nadler: Jury would convict Trump in impeachment in ‘three minutes flat’
With sources telling CNN a vote in the Judiciary Committee to impeach President Donald Trump is expected as soon as this week, House Judiciary…
Continue Reading For Iowa Democrats, the caucuses come down to Trump
Here are the stories our panel of top political reporters will be watching for in the week ahead, in this week’s “Inside Politics”…
Continue Reading Biden, ‘The Irishman’ and the enduring power of aging white men
Joe Biden this week had a tense exchange with an audience member during an Iowa town hall who had asserted, among other things, that the former vice…
Continue Reading Bernie Sanders is breaking barriers with young Latinos. Now he just needs them to vote
The first time Bernie Sanders came on her radar, back in 2015, she was working as a waitress in downtown Manhattan, uninsured and trying to get by on…
Continue Reading Why Twitter underestimates Joe Biden
First things first: The theme song of the week is Out Front from ESPN’s NFL Primetime. Poll of the week: A new Ipsos poll shows that former…
Continue Reading For Elizabeth Warren, government can fix society’s problems
Sen. Elizabeth Warren has big plans for America. If she’s elected president, the Massachusetts senator would provide free health care for…
Continue Reading Trump is hanging over every aspect of the Democratic presidential contest
He may not be on the Democratic ballot, but the 2020 presidential candidate wielding the most influence over the party’s remarkably unsettled…
Continue Reading House Judiciary Committee releases report outlining historical arguments for impeachment
The House Judiciary Committee on Saturday released a report ahead of Monday’s impeachment hearing laying out historical arguments for…
Continue Reading ‘We’ve gone this far’: Farmers stick with Trump over trade
From the very start, President Donald Trump’s trade war was painful for American soybean farmers. China’s tariffs immediately wiped out…
Continue Reading Trump names Secret Service official as new chief of staff for operations
President Donald Trump on Saturday named Anthony Ornato, an official with the Secret Service, as his new White House chief of operations. “The…
Continue Reading 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…
Continue Reading 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…
Continue Reading 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…
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