Hold on US security aid to Lebanon lifted, sources say
The Trump administration has lifted a mysterious hold on security assistance to Lebanon, which includes a $105 million package to support the…
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READ: Mueller investigation witness memos and notes
The Justice Department, responding to a lawsuit by CNN and BuzzFeed, released 295 pages of witness memoranda and notes from FBI interviews released…
Continue Reading With manufacturing slowing down, Trump ratchets up trade wars
President Donald Trump has escalated trade tensions across the globe by imposing tariffs on foreign steel, threatening tariffs on allies like the…
Continue Reading House panel unveils list of witnesses in Wednesday’s impeachment hearing
The House Judiciary Committee unveiled Monday the witnesses for its first hearing in the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump for…
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GOP Congressman Duncan Hunter to plead guilty in case alleging misuse of campaign funds
SAN DIEGO, California — U.S. Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-California) — who is accused of illegally dipping into campaign funds to pay for…
Continue Reading Appeals judges appear skeptical of rule limiting asylum seekers from Central America
A federal appeals court on Monday questioned whether a new restrictive Trump administration asylum policy takes into account the dangers that…
Continue Reading Additional charges likely against Giuliani associates
Federal prosecutors in New York are “likely” to file additional charges in the case against associates of Rudy Giuliani who have been…
Continue Reading This 2020 candidate dropped out, and no one cared. Here’s what they missed…
Steve Bullock wasn’t going to be the Democratic nominee for president in 2020. So when the Montana governor dropped out of the presidential…
Continue Reading Ex-FBI lawyer targeted by Trump breaks silence
Roughly two years after her anti-Donald Trump text messages were released to Congress and she became a public target of the President’s ire,…
Continue Reading Trump renews tariff threat on Brazil and Argentina
President Donald Trump announced Monday that the US will “restore” steel and aluminum tariffs on Brazil and Argentina, citing a…
Continue Reading This Republican senator keeps pushing a delusion about Ukraine and the 2016 election
John Kennedy is at it again. The “it” here is not telling the truth about the 2016 election and the fictional role Kennedy says Ukraine…
Continue Reading Two ways to look at police violence in America
From Julián Castro’s remark on the Democratic debate stage that “police violence is gun violence” to criminal justice forums to…
Continue Reading Supreme Court hears biggest Second Amendment case in a decade
After nearly a decade of silence, a divided Supreme Court grappled Monday for over an hour with a case testing the scope of an individual’s…
Continue Reading Pompeo says reports he’ll run for Senate are ‘completely false’ ahead of appearance with McConnell
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo categorically denied reports that he is preparing to make a run for the Senate in Kansas, declaring them…
Continue Reading ‘Sometimes you got to do what’s right inside:’ Elizabeth Warren shares emotional story about acceptance
Sen. Elizabeth Warren on Sunday got personal with a young voter who asked about acceptance in her own life. During an unusually long and open session…
Continue Reading Melania Trump highlights ‘Spirit of America’ for holiday decoration theme
The White House Christmas decorations are here once again, and this year, first lady Melania Trump has selected the familiar theme of patriotism. Her…
Continue Reading Top Republican on House Judiciary Committee calls for Adam Schiff to testify
The top Republican on the House Judiciary Committee on Sunday called for House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff to testify before the…
Continue Reading ‘Free, Melania’ offers new details about the life of a private first lady
First lady Melania Trump, like those before her, has battled the vast juxtaposition between public perception and private citizen. And she remains,…
Continue Reading Rising stakes as Republicans launch latest offensive against impeachment inquiry
Democrats pivot from investigating President Donald Trump to beginning their prosecution of him this week in the most significant and historic…
Continue Reading Steve Bullock ends presidential campaign, will not run for Senate
Montana Gov. Steve Bullock ended his presidential campaign on Monday, the Democrat announced in a statement to CNN. The decision comes after the…
Continue Reading Impeachment inquiry could make for a December to remember
The House impeachment inquiry now enters a significant stretch that could lead to the impeachment of Trump by year’s end. Here’s a look…
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Trump, lawyers won’t participate in upcoming impeachment hearing
WASHINGTON, DC — Neither President Donald Trump nor his attorneys will participate in Wednesday’s House Judiciary Committee impeachment…
Continue Reading The impeachment process is starting to get very real
With 64 days until the Iowa caucuses and a record number of Democratic candidates, the 2020 election will be here before you know it. Every…
Continue Reading Joe Sestak ends long-shot 2020 Democratic presidential campaign
Former Pennsylvania Rep. Joe Sestak on Sunday ended his long-shot 2020 presidential bid after failing to gain traction in the race for the Democratic…
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Ethics complaints against El Paso Rep. Cassandra Hernandez dismissed
Editor’s note: An earlier version of this story failed to include the position of the city of El Paso’s Ethics Review Commission. It has since been…
Continue Reading John Kerry on the climate crisis: ‘No country is getting the job done’
Former Secretary of State John Kerry on Sunday said that “no country is getting the job done” when it comes to taking action on climate…
Continue Reading Only lawmaker to have worked 3 impeachment probes says Trump’s Ukraine conduct ‘more serious’ than Nixon’s Watergate
The only lawmaker to have worked on three congressional impeachment probes said Sunday that President Donald Trump’s conduct involving Ukraine…
Continue Reading GOP congressman says having attorneys at impeachment hearing would be to the ‘President’s advantage’
A Republican member of the House Judiciary Committee argued Sunday that it would benefit President Donald Trump to have his counsel participate in…
Continue Reading Klobuchar: ‘I don’t see’ voting to acquit Trump if impeachment moves to Senate trial
Sen. Amy Klobuchar said Sunday that she can’t see herself voting in President Donald Trump’s favor should the House impeachment inquiry…
Continue Reading Boris Johnson is trying to avoid a one-on-one meeting with Trump. Here’s why
Here are the stories our panel of top political reporters have on their radar, in this week’s “Inside Politics” forecast. 1. Why…
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