Obama portraits to go on year-long national tour in 2021
The wildly popular official portraits of Barack and Michelle Obama will go on a five-city national tour beginning in June 2021, the…
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Mnuchin promises next round of tax cuts for middle class Americans
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Thursday that the White House is already crafting a package of tax cuts for the middle class as President…
Continue Reading Trump says ‘with me, there’s no lying’ — and makes 14 false claims about impeachment and Ukraine
President Donald Trump said at a press conference in Davos, Switzerland, on Wednesday that he opposed the impeachment of President Bill Clinton even…
Continue Reading Giuliani claims ex-associate Lev Parnas has ‘been caught in so many lies’
Rudy Giuliani said in an interview with CNN on Wednesday that his former associate Lev Parnas, who has become a key figure in the Ukraine scandal, is…
Continue Reading Mnuchin says Greta Thunberg can explain US economic policy after she studies economics in college
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Thursday dismissed climate activist Greta Thunberg, saying the Swedish teen and Time Person of the Year should…
Continue Reading Impeachment state of play: Democrats to make case for abuse of power charge
To those who have watched every twist and turn and development and “bombshell” and “dude” and whatever other description that…
Continue Reading Hunter Biden ordered to appear in Arkansas court in child support case
Hunter Biden was ordered to appear in court in Arkansas next week or potentially face being held in contempt of court after not turning over…
Continue Reading Senators spill the story on milk at the impeachment trial
Milk: It does the world’s greatest deliberative body good. As the second day of the impeachment trial of Donald Trump rolled on, the dairy…
Continue Reading Justin Trudeau finds himself deep in doughnut drama after photo takes off online
A photo of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at a Winnipeg-based doughnut shop has proved to be a lightning rod among pastry-enthusiastic…
Continue Reading Republicans focus on insults as Democrats open their case in Trump’s Senate trial
Detail by detail, the Democrats prosecuting the impeachment case against President Donald Trump laid out their arguments on Wednesday. They included:…
Continue Reading Senate impeachment trial: Managers outline the case for removing Trump
House Intelligence Chairman Adam Schiff and the other impeachment managers detailed the House’s case for removing President Donald Trump from…
Continue Reading Joe Biden says he won’t testify in impeachment trial in exchange for Republican witnesses
Former Vice President Joe Biden said Wednesday that he would not make a deal where he would testify at the impeachment trial in exchange for the…
Continue Reading Democrats make their case against Trump in impeachment trial
WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Senate began hearing opening arguments in President Trump’s impeachment trial on Wednesday. After about eight hours of…
Continue Reading Senators can’t seem to stay in their seats during impeachment trial
With the impeachment trial underway, senators have been listening in and taking notes as President Donald Trump’s defense team and the House…
Continue Reading Trump to attend anti-abortion March for Life in a presidential first
President Donald Trump will attend Friday’s March for Life, an annual anti-abortion event in Washington, he announced on Twitter. “See…
Continue Reading This Democratic electorate is perfect for Joe Biden
There are two data points in CNN’s new 2020 poll that have to make former Vice President Joe Biden and his presidential campaign feel very,…
Continue Reading More impeachment trial scenes the Senate TV cameras won’t show
Press access to the Senate chamber for the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump remains severely restricted, and the only television coverage…
Continue Reading Virginia Senate passes ‘red flag’ bill days after large gun rights rally
The Virginia state Senate voted Wednesday to advance a “red flag law” bill, one of many gun safety measures Democrats are looking to move…
Continue Reading Susan Collins sent note to dais before John Roberts admonished legal teams, source says
Sen. Susan Collins sent a written note early Wednesday morning during President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial minutes before Chief Justice…
Continue Reading Identifying who’s who at the Senate impeachment trial
As the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump stretches into another evening Wednesday, a collection of officials and lawyers remains gathered…
Continue Reading Fact check: Trump lawyers make at least three false claims during impeachment arguments
President Donald Trump’s legal team made at least three false claims during Senate impeachment proceedings on Tuesday, plus two more claims…
Continue Reading Chief justice’s rebuke at impeachment trial highlights rising tensions
The Senate is still reeling from a combative exchange between the House impeachment managers and the President’s defense team that triggered a…
Continue Reading How Adam Schiff became Democrats’ impeachment star
It’s been less than two days, but one storyline of the Senate impeachment trial of Donald Trump has already emerged: Democrats are leaning…
Continue Reading Inside the Republican lunch that slowed McConnell’s plan to rush the impeachment trial
At the weekly Republican lunch on Tuesday, just before the historic impeachment trial of President Donald Trump began, multiple senators had concerns…
Continue Reading White House silent so far on Bezos claims of Saudi hack
United Nations experts were quick to weigh in Wednesday on explosive allegations that Saudi Arabia’s de facto leader ordered the hack of Amazon…
Continue Reading DC attorney general sues Trump’s inaugural committee for ‘abusing nonprofit’ funds
The attorney general for Washington, DC, filed a lawsuit on Wednesday alleging President Donald Trump’s inaugural committee abused non-profit…
Continue Reading Why John Roberts admonished the impeachment legal teams at 1 a.m.
John Roberts had been in the chair, presiding over the Senate impeachment trial for nearly 12 hours when he had had enough. He suddenly asserted his…
Continue Reading Kushner’s FBI interviews to be held for review, Justice Department says
The Justice Department did not hand over the FBI’s summary of Jared Kushner’s interviews with special counsel Robert Mueller last week…
Continue Reading Senate chaplain opens second day of impeachment trial with pointed prayer: ‘Patriots reside on both sides of the aisle’
The Senate’s chaplain began Wednesday’s proceedings in the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump with a prayer urging senators to…
Continue Reading How the impeachment trial could reshape the fight for the Senate majority
Everyone knows that how the Senate’s impeachment trial plays out will have an effect on President Donald Trump’s reelection bid this…
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