Impeachment trial negotiations ramp up amid Iran drama
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer has now made clear what he needs heading into the first big week of Senate negotiations over President Donald…
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Pelosi says House will introduce ‘War Power Resolution’ aimed to limit Trump’s Iran military action
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Sunday sent a letter to Democratic members of Congress announcing the House will introduce and vote on a “War…
Continue Reading The US and Iran are on heightened alert after a weekend of military action and fiery rhetoric. Here’s how it unfolded
Days after President Donald Trump ordered a drone strike that killed Qasem Soleimani, the powerful commander of Iran’s elite Quds Force, the…
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Three Americans killed in Kenya terror attack
Three Americans were killed in Sunday’s terror attack in Kenya. The Americans — a US service member and two civilian contractors working…
Continue Reading Lincoln Chafee files to run for president as a libertarian
Former Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Chafee has filed to run for President as a libertarian in what appears to be a new long-shot White House bid…
Continue Reading Patricia Arquette decries US ‘on the brink of war’ in Golden Globes speech
Patricia Arquette used her moment in the spotlight at the Golden Globe Awards Sunday to describe the US as a country “on the brink of…
Continue Reading Trump reiterates threat to target Iranian cultural sites
President Donald Trump reiterated his threat to target Iranian cultural sites on Sunday evening in a conversation with reporters aboard Air Force…
Continue Reading US officials tried to prevent Iraqi parliamentary vote and have not shared ‘imminent’ threat details with Iraqis
US officials tried to convince Iraqi leaders to prevent the Iraqi parliamentary vote from occurring Sunday, which called for Iraq to plan to expel US…
Continue Reading CBP denies reports of Iranian Americans being detained, refused entry to US
Customs and Border Protection denied reports of Iranian Americans being detained and refused entry to the United States over the weekend after a…
Continue Reading ‘You’re not a dictator’: Democrats criticize Trump tweet on notifying Congress about Iran military action
Democrats on Sunday deeply criticized President Donald Trump for appearing to declare his tweets would serve as enough notification for Congress if…
Continue Reading 5 BIG storylines to watch for this week
Welcome to 2020! With just 29 days until the Iowa caucuses, the 2020 election will be here before you know it. Every Sunday, I outline the 5 BIG…
Continue Reading Senior US officials say there is widespread opposition within the Trump administration to targeting cultural sites in Iran
Two senior US officials on Sunday described widespread opposition within the administration to targeting cultural sites in Iran should the United…
Continue Reading US-led coalition pauses fight against ISIS in Iraq
The US-led military coalition fighting ISIS announced Sunday that it’s temporarily stopping its counter-ISIS missions in order to focus on…
Continue Reading Prosecutors want to make public more details about Manafort lies to Mueller
Prosecutors told a federal judge on Sunday they are nearly ready to unseal details from court proceedings about how President Donald Trump’s…
Continue Reading Buttigieg dodges question on if Soleimani killing was an ‘assassination’
Pete Buttigieg on Sunday was reluctant to characterize the US drone strike that killed a top Iranian military leader as an…
Continue Reading Trump administration extends protected status for Yemen
The Trump administration has decided to extend humanitarian protections for some Yemenis in the United States for an additional 18 months. The…
Continue Reading Schumer says four Republicans must vote with Democrats on rules if Senate wants fair impeachment trial
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer on Sunday said the key to a fair impeachment trial is getting four Republican senators to join Democrats in…
Continue Reading How Republican hawks primed Trump to strike back at Iran
On the night of June 19, President Donald Trump approved and then abruptly called off military strikes against Iran in retaliation for a downed US…
Continue Reading Pompeo backs Trump’s threats to Iran as US braces for possible retaliation
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Sunday backed President Donald Trump’s strong threats to Iran as the US braces for potential retaliatory…
Continue Reading White House formally notifies Congress about Soleimani airstrike
The Trump administration sent Congress a formal notification Saturday regarding the drone strike ordered by President Donald Trump this week that…
Continue Reading Warren: People are reasonably asking about timing of US strike that killed Iranian commander
Sen. Elizabeth Warren on Sunday questioned the timing of the Trump administration’s drone strike that killed Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani,…
Continue Reading It’s not just the polls that show Biden and Sanders leading the primary
We have less than a month until the primary season, and it’s becoming more apparent that former Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Bernie…
Continue Reading DHS monitoring apparent hack of government library program website
The Department of Homeland Security is monitoring the apparent hack of a government website, according to a senior administration official, who…
Continue Reading Avoid tax refund surprises by filling out this new form
There’s a new federal income tax withholding form, and a good reason to fill it out fresh this year. It’s the first major update to the…
Continue Reading Trump warns Iran if it hits any Americans or American assets ‘we have targeted 52 Iranian sites’
Donald Trump on Saturday drew what may come to be seen as the most significant red line of his presidency in a three-part tweet, vowing specific…
Continue Reading Killing of American contractor crossed line for Trump, source says
President Donald Trump did not need advisers to talk him into approving the US strike that killed Iranian military commander Qasem Soleimani,…
Continue Reading Fact check: Biden’s account of his advice on the bin Laden raid has changed over time
A Friday exchange between Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden and a Fox News journalist has drawn attention to Biden’s shifting…
Continue Reading DHS warns of potential Iranian attacks, updates terror advisory
The Department of Homeland Security on Saturday updated its terrorism threat advisory system following the US airstrike targeting a top Iranian…
Continue Reading Republicans ramp up efforts to restrict abortion in 2020
Abortion has resurfaced as a major issue in American politics with a flurry of measures making their way through state legislatures around the…
Continue Reading Crisis in Middle East tests potency of Sanders’ criticism of Biden’s Iraq vote
One month before the Iowa caucuses kick off the Democratic primary, foreign policy is suddenly playing a central role in the wake of a rising crisis…
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