Trump again airs dubious claims in latest attacks on windmills
President Donald Trump renewed his war on windmills Saturday when he took aim at the technology for, among other things, killing bald eagles and…
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Axios: Bolton sharply criticizes Trump’s North Korea policy as failing
Former national security adviser John Bolton has issued his sharpest rebuke of the White House’s approach to North Korea’s nuclear…
Continue Reading Amy Klobuchar rolls through Iowa looking for her breakout moment
Less than 24 hours after a strong showing at the Democratic debate in California, Sen. Amy Klobuchar was already rolling through Iowa on her bright…
Continue Reading Holiday stalemate grips Senate impeachment trial
The stalemate over President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial is deepening with neither Republican nor Democratic leaders in the Senate showing…
Continue Reading 15 things you need to know about how Senate impeachment trials work
Let’s start with what we know almost for sure — the Senate’s impeachment trial of President Donald Trump is likely to end with his…
Continue Reading Taliban claims responsibility for killing US service member
The Taliban is claiming responsibility following the death of a US service member in Afghanistan on Monday, even as peace negotiations between the…
Continue Reading Democratic senator says House cohorts have ‘gaps’ in impeachment case
A Democratic senator facing a tough reelection fight in a deep red state on Sunday described the allegations against President Donald Trump as…
Continue Reading Here’s why Bernie Sanders is taking on MLB
Sen. Bernie Sanders has added a target on his growing list of one percenters and large corporations: Major League Baseball. Since MLB stated its…
Continue Reading Pence’s chief of staff ‘confident’ Pelosi will ‘yield’ on sending articles of impeachment
Vice President Mike Pence’s chief of staff said Sunday that the White House is “confident” House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will…
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Battleground states could be hit hard by Obamacare unraveling
Here are the stories our panel of top political reporters have on their radar, in this week’s “Inside Politics” forecast. 1. Which…
Continue Reading Van Drew says this was the final straw for him to switch parties
New Jersey Rep. Jeff Van Drew said the “final sign” for him to switch parties was being told that he had to vote in support of…
Continue Reading This is what Roy Blunt said when pressed about Trump’s Ukraine call
The vice chairman of the Senate Republican Conference offered yet another Republican defense of President Donald Trump’s infamous phone call…
Continue Reading Durbin: Senators have ‘gone too far’ in saying how they will vote before impeachment trial has begun
The No. 2 Democrat in the Senate said Sunday that members have “gone too far” in hinting how they plan to vote before the impeachment…
Continue Reading Sarah Sanders says she is considering run for Arkansas governor
Former White House press secretary Sarah Sanders on Sunday told students at a summit that she is looking into a run for Arkansas governor in 2020.…
Continue Reading Analysis: Trump is gaining ground heading into 2020
First things first: The theme song of the week is the closing credits from Perfect Strangers. Poll of the week: A new CNN/SSRS poll finds that former…
Continue Reading Warren on fundraising: ‘I wanted to do better’
After criticism following news of her Senate election fundraising practices, Sen. Elizabeth Warren told reporters after a town hall in Cedar Rapids…
Continue Reading Trump accuses Democrats of ‘violating Constitution’ after they followed constitutional process in impeachment
President Donald Trump on Saturday slammed his impeachment by falsely claiming Democrats didn’t follow the correct proceedings laid out by the…
Continue Reading Satellite images of North Korea reveal new work at military site linked to production of ICBMs
Fresh satellite images of North Korea obtained by CNN show new work and the expansion of buildings associated with the production of long-range…
Continue Reading Pompeo rebukes China and Russia for vetoing UN aid to Syria
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo harshly criticized a veto by Russia and China of a United Nations security council resolution that would allow…
Continue Reading Rep. James Clyburn: ‘I am not going to be intimidated by anybody in this White House’
South Carolina Rep. James Clyburn said Saturday he is not going to be intimidated by anyone in the White House after President Donald Trump’s…
Continue Reading Stephen Biegun sworn in as Pompeo’s deputy at State Department
Stephen Biegun on Saturday was officially sworn in as deputy secretary, taking on the number two position at the State Department amid intense…
Continue Reading 25 Jewish members of Congress call on Trump to fire Stephen Miller over leaked emails
Twenty-five Jewish Democratic members of Congress are calling on President Donald Trump to remove senior White House adviser Stephen Miller from the…
Continue Reading Democrats draw clear battle lines ahead of final sprint to Iowa and New Hampshire
The battle lines that will define the final sprint to the Iowa caucuses and New Hampshire primary were set at the Democratic debate on Thursday…
Continue Reading Trump’s 2020 case got a boost this week, except for that one big thing that happened
Any other president than Donald Trump might just have had the best week of his career — a pre-Christmas sleigh ride that included getting a…
Continue Reading The Fed rescued the US economy in 2019, but Trump wants more help in 2020
For the past year, President Donald Trump has repeatedly ping-ponged between claiming the “Economy is BOOMING,” and blasting the Federal…
Continue Reading White House threatened spending bill veto and potential shutdown over congressional push on Ukraine payments
The White House insisted that House Democrats drop language in the year-end spending bill establishing a specific and quick timeline for deploying…
Continue Reading Trump signs spending bills, avoiding another holiday shutdown
President Donald Trump signed sweeping spending bills after he left Washington on Friday that allow the government to operate even as they do little…
Continue Reading ICE involved in vetting sponsors of unaccompanied minors, could allow for more enforcement
US Immigration and Customs Enforcement is working with the Department of Health and Human Services to make sure sponsors of unaccompanied minors are…
Continue Reading University probe of Treasury spokeswoman’s dissertation finds plagiarism but not ‘research misconduct’
A Columbia University investigation into the top Treasury Department spokeswoman’s Ph.D dissertation found that she had included…
Continue Reading With a signature, Trump brings Space Force into being
When President Donald Trump signed the National Defense Authorization Act into law Friday, he also created the newest military service and the first…
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