Trump appears poised to release transcripts after lengthy internal debate
President Donald Trump appears poised to make good on his vow to release a transcript of his first phone call with the Ukrainian President after a…
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Pelosi argues Trump has admitted to ‘bribery’ in Ukraine scandal
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi argued on Thursday that the President’s actions in the Ukraine scandal constitute “bribery” and that…
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GOP senator blocks Dem’s effort to push gun bill amid California shooting
An impromptu effort to pass a gun background check bill in the Senate unanimously was quickly nixed by a Republican senator who said it would…
Continue Reading Republican Matt Bevin concedes defeat in Kentucky governor’s race
Kentucky Republican Gov. Matt Bevin conceded defeat on Thursday to Democratic state Attorney General Andy Beshear. “We’re going to have a…
Continue Reading Jon Huntsman announces bid for Utah governor
Jon Huntsman on Thursday announced his bid for a third term as Utah’s governor, saying it was “time to give back to our home state…
Continue Reading Apprehensions at the US-Mexico border continue to decline
Customs and Border Protection apprehended more than 42,000 migrants at the southern border in October, continuing a downward trend in arrests after…
Continue Reading Here is who made the November debate stage
Ten Democratic presidential candidates have qualified for the November debate, the Democratic National Committee announced on Thursday. The most…
Continue Reading Russian spies likely intercepted ambassador’s cell phone call with Trump
US Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland’s cell phone call to President Donald Trump from a restaurant in Ukraine this summer…
Continue Reading Controversial Trump judicial pick Steven Menashi confirmed 51-41
The Senate has confirmed controversial judicial nominee Steven Menashi, a lawyer in the White House counsel’s office, to the 2nd Circuit Court…
Continue Reading Erdoğan showed GOP senators ‘surreal’ propaganda video during WH meeting
During a meeting in the Oval Office Wednesday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan pulled out an iPad to show a small group of Republican…
Continue Reading FEMA nominee says he does not know the causes of climate change
The Trump administration’s nominee to lead the Federal Emergency Management Agency repeatedly said Thursday he doesn’t know the reasons…
Continue Reading State Department watchdog finds Trump appointees smeared career employee
High-ranking Trump administration political appointees within the State Department improperly retaliated against a career civil servant, according to…
Continue Reading Bill Taylor is Donald Trump’s impeachment nightmare
Bill Taylor was everything Democrats hoped he would be. And everything Republicans feared he might be. Taylor, the top diplomat in Ukraine, was…
Continue Reading Impeachment hearings air to a divided nation
As the first public impeachment hearing in more than two decades aired Wednesday, Americans watched the spectacle unfold with curiosity, skepticism…
Continue Reading CNN and The Des Moines Register to release 2020 Iowa caucus poll Saturday
CNN and The Des Moines Register will release their fifth Iowa poll on Saturday, providing a look as to where 2020 presidential candidates stand in…
Continue Reading With a focus on Ukraine, Trump made 67 false claims last week
President Donald Trump made 67 false claims last week, 27 of them related to Democrats’ impeachment inquiry. This was the sixth consecutive…
Continue Reading Here’s how the impeachment hearings will work
The first public hearings in the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump began this week, with Bill Taylor, the top US diplomat in Ukraine,…
Continue Reading Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner host book party on first night of impeachment hearings
Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner, two of President Donald Trump’s senior advisers, threw a book party on the evening of the first public…
Continue Reading House committee subpoenas agency for Trump DC hotel documents
The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee issued a subpoena to the General Services Administration on Thursday for documents concerning…
Continue Reading The Democratic field is a mess with Iowa just 81 days away
There are two races happening at the moment in the 2020 Democratic presidential contest. The first features the top tier: Sens. Bernie Sanders…
Continue Reading Michael Bloomberg to skip New Hampshire primary
Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg will not file for the Democratic presidential primary in New Hampshire, a senior Bloomberg adviser confirmed…
Continue Reading Kellyanne Conway says ‘nothing new’ in impeachment hearing despite new revelations
Counselor to the President Kellyanne Conway argued Thursday that there was “nothing new” in the first public hearing of the impeachment…
Continue Reading Appeals court hands Trump another loss, saying Congress can seek his tax returns
An appeals court has denied for the second time President Donald Trump’s attempt to stop an accounting firm from turning over his financial…
Continue Reading New revelations from first public hearings paint damning portrait of Trump
Dramatic new disclosures on Day 1 of the House impeachment hearings painted an incriminating picture of Donald Trump as a President instinctively…
Continue Reading ‘From the bottom of my heart’: Bernie Sanders bounces as health scare fades
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez capped her debut on the Iowa hustings in support of Bernie Sanders last week with a blunt call to action. “This…
Continue Reading After one day of TV hearings, the impeachment battle lines remain the same
Thirty-eight minutes into his opening statement during Wednesday’s impeachment hearing, Amb. Bill Taylor, the career foreign service officer…
Continue Reading Ukraine accusations come to life in public hearings. Here’s the latest in the impeachment inquiry
Diplomat Bill Taylor on Wednesday played the role of the unimpeachable truth-telling Vietnam vet in Congress that a lot of people thought Robert…
Continue Reading Impeachment hearing testimony further connects President to Ukraine pressure
The top US diplomat in Ukraine told Congress Wednesday of a previously unknown conversation President Donald Trump had the day after his phone call…
Continue Reading Barr blames impeachment inquiry for derailing gun legislation efforts
Attorney General William Barr said Wednesday that efforts in Washington to pass gun legislation in the wake of a spate of deadly mass shootings have…
Continue Reading GOP senators take tough line with Erdogan on Syria and Russia in White House meeting
A handful of Republican senators on Wednesday warned Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan during a candid and at times tense meeting that Turkey…
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