Cindy McCain: John would be ‘disgusted’
Cindy McCain said that her husband, the late Sen. John McCain, would be “terribly upset” about several recent events and she lamented the…
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House Republicans ask for Hunter Biden and whistleblower to testify in impeachment probe
House Republicans on Saturday submitted a list of witnesses they’d like to testify as part of the chamber’s impeachment inquiry into…
Continue Reading Virginia Democrats elect first female speaker of the House
For the first time in Virginia’s 400-year legislative history, a woman will become speaker of the House. Del. Eileen Filler-Corn, the current…
Continue Reading Trump says White House will release transcript of another call with Ukraine ‘probably’ Tuesday
President Donald Trump said he will release the transcript of another phone call with the President of Ukraine “probably” on Tuesday…
Continue Reading Bring the spirit of 1989 back to save European democracy today
This week the world celebrates 30 years since the moment that symbolized the end of communism in Eastern Europe. The fall of the Berlin Wall was an…
Continue Reading We read all 2,677 pages of impeachment inquiry testimony released to date. Here’s what’s clear.
To President Donald Trump, the whole flap with Ukraine is over a “perfect” phone call. “It’s based on a single phone call of…
Continue Reading Testimony highlights Rick Perry’s central role in Ukraine scandal as he prepares to exit
The first step outside of formal diplomatic channels in President Donald Trump’s pressure campaign on Ukraine was taken by Energy Secretary…
Continue Reading READ: House GOP’s letter requesting witnesses to testify in impeachment probe
House Republicans submitted a list of witnesses they’d like to testify as part of the chamber’s impeachment inquiry into President Donald…
Continue Reading READ: Mulvaney’s court filing asking to join lawsuit over House subpoena
Acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney asked to join a lawsuit testing House subpoena power, which, if allowed, could effectively derail him…
Continue Reading Trump is making an appearance at his third major sporting event in two weeks
President Donald Trump is set to attend a major college football game between the University of Alabama and Louisiana State University on Saturday,…
Continue Reading Elizabeth Warren responds to ‘angry’ charge: ‘I am angry and I own it’
Sen. Elizabeth Warren has a message for those attacking her as angry: Yes, she is. On Friday afternoon, the Massachusetts Democrat, in a fundraising…
Continue Reading ‘I own it’: Warren embraces her anger — and the politics of the moment
On Friday, Elizabeth Warren embraced the ethos of the moment: anger. “Over and over, we are told that women are not allowed to be angry. It…
Continue Reading The electability difference between Elizabeth Warren and Joe Biden
First things first: The theme song of the week is the 2007 credits to The View. Poll of the week: A new New York Times/Siena College poll of likely…
Continue Reading Iran has called Trump’s bluff
While Washington is increasingly consumed with the impeachment drama, the globe has not stopped spinning and dangerous regimes have not stopped…
Continue Reading This is the end of the beginning on impeachment
If the impeachment investigation of President Donald Trump were a play, the first act would now close. That’s because, starting Wednesday, we…
Continue Reading Does Bolton have a bombshell, and other impeachment news
A version of this story appears in CNN’s Impeachment Watch newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. When it looked like…
Continue Reading UN group says Iran has an ‘on going case’ in court regarding missing American Robert Levinson
A United Nations working group says Iran’s Justice Department has acknowledged that there is “an on going case in the Public Prosecution…
Continue Reading Trump called Gordon Sondland a ‘great American.’ Now he says ‘I hardly know the gentleman.’
President Donald Trump has a history of distancing himself from associates who have found themselves in legal trouble or turned on him in some way.…
Continue Reading Wall Street Journal: Giuliani associates asked former Ukrainian President to investigate Bidens and 2016 election
Two associates of President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani asked the former Ukrainian President in February to open an…
Continue Reading Airlines expect 737 MAX grounding to last nearly a year
Two major US airlines announced plans Friday to pull the Boeing 737 MAX from their schedules into March, raising the prospect the plane could be out…
Continue Reading How Democrats are prepping for make-or-break public impeachment testimony
Democrats are turning to the most public phase of their impeachment probe into President Donald Trump yet: open congressional hearings. Behind the…
Continue Reading Steyer aide at center of Iowa pay for endorsement controversy resigns
A top aide to billionaire Democratic presidential candidate Tom Steyer, who allegedly offered to pay Iowa politicians to endorse Steyer, has…
Continue Reading White House officials testify quid pro quo effort was coordinated with Mulvaney
Two White House officials told lawmakers the “blatant” push for politically motivated investigations from President Donald Trump left…
Continue Reading Trump administration proposes charging for asylum applications, joining only 3 other countries
The Trump administration on Friday proposed a charge on asylum applications — the first time the US government has charged for the form —…
Continue Reading Trump makes pitch to black voters by suggesting Democrats haven’t done anything for them
President Donald Trump made an extensive pitch to African American voters Friday at a campaign event in Atlanta launching the Black Voices for Trump…
Continue Reading The 40 wildest lines from Donald Trump’s impromptu Friday press conference
Donald Trump has had a week! Transcripts of closed-door testimony from a series of witnesses in front of the House Intelligence Committee seem to…
Continue Reading December Democratic debate to be held at California’s Loyola Marymount University
The Democratic National Committee announced on Friday that Loyola Marymount University will host the sixth Democratic presidential candidates’…
Continue Reading Bolton’s lawyer says he has information on Ukraine that hasn’t been disclosed
Former national security adviser John Bolton has “personal knowledge” of relevant meetings and conversations “that have not yet…
Continue Reading Targets of foreign election interference may get a call from US intel officials
The US government has set up a new process to alert targets of foreign election interference in an attempt to be more transparent and counter ongoing…
Continue Reading Will Pence be Trump’s scapegoat?
If Vice President Mike Pence is known for anything, it is loyalty to the President and operating serenely in the shadows. Now it seems that loyal…
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