Can Donald Trump save Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin?
All eyes are on Kentucky Tuesday, as Gov. Matt Bevin (R) faces down a very serious challenge from Andy Beshear, the state’s Democratic attorney…
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Roger Stone leaves first day of trial early complaining of food poisoning
The trial of Roger Stone got off to an unusual start Tuesday as jury selection proceedings were punctuated by his exit from the court due to what he…
Continue Reading The whistleblower nailed it. Trump’s response is false and reckless
Among the ever-shifting grab-bag of impeachment defenses thrown against the wall by President Donald Trump and his supporters, one stands above (or…
Continue Reading Pakistan’s latest HIV outbreak was a crisis waiting to happen
Patients in Pakistan like to receive injections. They believe that without an injection the treatment, even for minor ailments, is incomplete.…
Continue Reading Social media companies remove posts spreading disinformation about Election Day
Facebook and Twitter are reviewing and taking down posts that spread disinformation about how and when to vote on Election Day. A senior official…
Continue Reading Biden slams Warren’s ‘wrong presidential primary’ comment as elitist
Joe Biden slammed Elizabeth Warren as out of touch after she accused him of running in the “wrong presidential primary,” writing in a…
Continue Reading GOP’s raging hypocrisy on impeachment
From the moment in September that the whistleblower complaint revealing the President’s involvement in the Ukraine scandal was made public,…
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Key races to watch Tuesday in Kentucky, Mississippi and Virginia
The outcome of races in Kentucky, Mississippi and Virginia on Tuesday could shed light on how the country is leaning in the middle of an impeachment…
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How to watch election night 2019
Voters on Tuesday will decide the next governors of Kentucky and Mississippi, and the makeup of the Virginia legislature. Follow along with live…
Continue Reading Inside the room: Transcripts show Republicans are anything but sidelined in impeachment inquiry
Before the questioning even begins, Republicans call foul. “This is a partisan investigation,” declared Rep. Jim Jordan, an unofficial…
Continue Reading Key diplomat changes testimony and admits quid pro quo with Ukraine
In a significant reversal, a top US diplomat revised his testimony to impeachment investigators to admit a quid pro quo linking US aid to Ukraine…
Continue Reading Quid, meet pro quo
This is the day when it became damn near impossible for any serious Republican lawmaker to deny that there was a clear quid pro quo proffered by…
Continue Reading Trump tax case poses a potential test for the Supreme Court
After two bruising losses in federal court, President Donald Trump’s private lawyers are poised to head to the Supreme Court in hopes that the…
Continue Reading Nobel winners: The only adult in the room was a child
The only adult in the room was a child. That’s certainly how it felt this fall as heads of state, captains of industry and other world leaders…
Continue Reading The biggest question facing voters in 2020
Don’t be fooled; the 2020 election isn’t about the economy, or health care, or whether America is finally willing to stop holding female…
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Judge rejects GOP effort to halt absentee ballot count in Las Cruces mayoral race
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — District Judge James Martin on Tuesday afternoon rejected a request for an injunction sought by New Mexico’s Republican…
Continue Reading Senate readies vote on Trump’s acting DHS chief pick — for a different role
The Senate is aiming to hold a vote on the nomination of Chad Wolf, the incoming acting Homeland Security secretary, early next week for the post he…
Continue Reading Where are these secret polls that Donald Trump keeps talking about?
Faced with a slew of national polls that show roughly half the country supports not only his impeachment but also his removal from office, President…
Continue Reading Summer Zervos says phone records ‘corroborate’ her allegations of sexual assault by Trump
Newly public cell phone records for President Donald Trump further corroborate allegations of sexual assault against him by former…
Continue Reading Ocasio-Cortez apologizes for blocking ex-NY assemblyman on Twitter
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has apologized to a former Democratic New York state assemblyman who sued her for blocking him on Twitter. Her apology…
Continue Reading On Trump taxes, the Supreme Court should do the right thing
On Monday, President Donald Trump lost round two in his bid to keep his tax returns away from the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office, which…
Continue Reading Mourning the Mormon victims and opening our hearts
It’s a horrific story: Nine people, including two infants, four small children and three women, were ambushed and killed in Mexico on Monday,…
Continue Reading Concerns about Facebook’s political ad policy brought to Zuckerberg’s dinner table
Steak, scallops and the future of American democracy were among the items on the menu at one of Mark Zuckerberg’s homes on Monday night as the…
Continue Reading The law puts Trump in charge of enforcing whistleblower protections
There are plenty of people arguing that President Donald Trump is breaking the law by encouraging news organizations to out the whistleblower whose…
Continue Reading READ: Former US special envoy to Ukraine Kurt Volker’s House testimony on Ukraine investigations
The House committees behind the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump and Ukraine released on Tuesday the transcript of a closed-door…
Continue Reading Suzuki’s MAGA hat and Doolittle’s principles can teach politicians about guts
Lord, I love baseball. I love every cliché — how time begins on Opening Day; how the game is designed to break your heart; how it teaches…
Continue Reading How Mississippi’s Jim Crow-era election system could decide Tuesday’s election
The winner of Mississippi’s gubernatorial election Tuesday will not only have to capture the state’s popular vote, but will also have to…
Continue Reading Inside the last 5 days of Donald Trump’s chaotic presidency
C-H-A-O-S. That’s been the watchword of Donald Trump’s presidency — a roiling, sprawling circus of content and controversy that…
Continue Reading Lizzo is primed to end cancel culture
“Cancel culture” has jumped the shark. Deeming that people, usually celebrities, are canceled — in other words, no longer worthy of…
Continue Reading House impeachment inquiry requests White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney testify
House impeachment investigators have requested acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney testify on Capitol Hill on Friday, ratcheting up their…
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