Read: Testimony from former State Department official Michael McKinley
A transcript of the testimony of Michael McKinley, a former senior adviser to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and who resigned amid the Ukraine…
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Read: Testimony from former State Department official Michael McKinley
A transcript of the testimony of Michael McKinley, a former senior adviser to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and who resigned amid the Ukraine…
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EPA announces plan to relax coal power plant waste rules
The Environmental Protection Agency on Monday proposed scaling back the requirements around storing and releasing waste from coal-fired power plants,…
Continue Reading Wisconsin’s governor should pardon Brendan Dassey
The Brendan Dassey case in Wisconsin, made famous by the Netflix series “Making a Murderer,” reflects much of what is wrong with American…
Continue Reading Top Ukraine expert shows up for work despite Trump’s repeated attacks
As President Donald Trump has ramped up his attacks on Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, the National Security Council’s top Ukraine expert has…
Continue Reading Democrats are wasting America’s time on impeachment
Let me skip to the end: The Democratic-majority US House of Representatives, in partisan fashion, is all but certain to impeach President Donald…
Continue Reading Trump signals alarm as Democrats’ public impeachment push accelerates
Democrats have launched a critical new phase of their impeachment investigation by releasing first transcripts of witness depositions as they seek to…
Continue Reading READ: Federal appeals court decision on Trump tax records
A three-judge panel for the Second Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday rejected President Donald Trump’s arguments for keeping his tax returns…
Continue Reading New polls show Trump would face competitive races with Biden, Sanders, Warren in battleground states
President Donald Trump would face competitive general election races against each of his top three potential Democratic challengers in seven…
Continue Reading CNN Poll of Polls: Joe Biden leads close field
With a year to go before the 2020 general election and months before voters cast their ballots in early primary states, a CNN Poll of Polls of the…
Continue Reading READ: Federal appeals court decision on Trump tax records
A three-judge panel for the Second Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday rejected President Donald Trump’s arguments for keeping his tax returns…
Continue Reading The numbers prove it: Trump’s Obama fixation is getting worse
He made up a story about President Barack Obama trying “11 times” to call Kim Jong Un. He expressed suspicion of Obama’s…
Continue Reading Columnist sues Trump and says he defamed her over sexual assault claim
Longtime magazine columnist E. Jean Carroll on Monday sued President Donald Trump for defamation over what she says were his lies denying her public…
Continue Reading Adoring fans and raising a child with autism: Andrew and Evelyn Yang share what’s behind his unlikely run
Andrew Yang couldn’t wait for his warm up act to finish. “I think I’m going to go up there before the song is over just to like…
Continue Reading Kellyanne Conway just took ‘alternative facts’ to a whole new level
The same White House aide who coined the term “alternative facts” is at it again. Asked Sunday by CNN’s Dana Bash whether she felt…
Continue Reading Washington Post: Nationals pitcher Sean Doolittle declines White House visit saying he ‘just can’t do it’
Nationals pitcher Sean Doolittle has declined to visit the White House Monday for a ceremony honoring his team’s historic World Series win,…
Continue Reading Buttigieg on his sexuality and black voters: Americans capable of ‘moving past old prejudices’
Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg said Monday that he believes people are capable of “moving past old prejudices” when…
Continue Reading Try not to get dizzy: Trump makes four different arguments about his Ukraine call in 74 words
President Donald Trump’s defenses of his actions often change over time. They rarely change quite as head-spinningly fast as they did on…
Continue Reading All four White House officials scheduled for House inquiry depositions Monday won’t testify
All four White House officials who are scheduled to give depositions on Monday during the House’s impeachment inquiry won’t show up, as a…
Continue Reading Trump exposes and exploits holes in the traditional nation-state
The Ukraine scandal appears to be another case of President Donald Trump’s breathtaking inability to distinguish the public interest from his…
Continue Reading Why ‘Betomania’ didn’t translate to the national stage
Beto O’Rourke left his political magic in Texas. The former congressman’s stunning rise and sudden fall ended Friday night in Iowa, when…
Continue Reading Jimmy Carter tells church service he is ‘absolutely and completely at ease’ with death
Former President Jimmy Carter said Sunday that he found he “was absolutely and completely at ease with death” after doctors told him in…
Continue Reading The whistleblower’s lawyer made Republicans an offer. Will they refuse?
An attorney for the anonymous whistleblower said Sunday he offered to have Republican lawmakers submit questions to his client directly without…
Continue Reading Lawyer says whistleblower willing to answer written questions from Republicans
Mark Zaid, an attorney for the anonymous whistleblower whose allegations about President Donald Trump’s dealings with Ukraine ignited the House…
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Ethics complaint filed against El Paso City Council member Cassandra Hernandez
EL PASO, Texas — An ethics complaint has been filed against District 3 El Paso city Rep. Cassandra Hernandez. The complaint alleges Hernandez…
Continue Reading The 5 top 2020 stories you need to know this week
With 92 days until the Iowa caucuses and a record number of Democratic candidates, the 2020 election is already in full swing. Every Sunday, outline…
Continue Reading White House aide refusing to testify was on the Trump-Ukraine call when Mulvaney wasn’t
The House committees leading the impeachment inquiry are hoping to hear from Robert Blair, an assistant to President Donald Trump and senior adviser…
Continue Reading Booing Trump is giving him what he deserves
Another sporting event, another cascade of boos hurled at President Donald Trump. Though booing of politicians is not that unusual, it sure seems…
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Impeachment proceedings could be a gift to US enemies
The House of Representatives voted to formalize impeachment proceedings on Thursday, and they have a heavy slate of witnesses scheduled for testimony…
Continue Reading Sanders criticizes Warren’s health care plan: ‘I think we have a better way’
Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders criticized his 2020 presidential rival Sen. Elizabeth Warren‘s funding plan for “Medicare For All,”…
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