Worry rises in military over Trump’s decision-making
Tensions that have been mounting for months between some of the nation’s most senior military officers and President Donald Trump are boiling…
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Get smart on impeachment before Thanksgiving dinner
Happy Thanksgiving! You probably don’t want to talk politics with your Uncle Al, but it’s going to come up. A CNN poll this week found…
Continue Reading Inside the frantic response to mysterious ‘slow-moving blob’ flying over Washington
The mysterious “slow-moving blob” detected in the skies over Washington Tuesday prompted a frantic response from security officials on…
Continue Reading Kamala Harris works to court Iowa caucusgoers, one at a time
Tom and Linda Iannelli waited patiently at a table inside a small, taupe-colored conference room at the Merrill Hotel, ready to be personally…
Continue Reading The precipitous fall of America’s mayor
For the last three years, Rudy Giuliani seemed to roam the world with impunity as a kind of rogue ambassador to President Donald Trump, swatting…
Continue Reading Trump administration to cut its financial contribution to NATO
The Trump administration has moved to substantially cut its contribution to NATO’s collective budget according to several US and NATO…
Continue Reading Trump signs Hong Kong human rights act as China blasts ‘plainly bullying behavior’
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed a law supporting Hong Kong’s months-long protest movement, handing anti-government demonstrators…
Continue Reading Trump official who promoted fringe conspiracy theories now senior adviser at State Department
A former naval intelligence officer and conservative talk radio host who promoted fringe conspiracy theories in radio appearances is now a senior…
Continue Reading Ousted Navy secretary calls Trump’s war crimes intervention ‘shocking and unprecedented’
Recently ousted Navy Secretary Richard Spencer detailed President Donald Trump’s intervention in a war crimes case in a Washington Post op-ed…
Continue Reading Former White House counsel Don McGahn gets temporary pause on testimony from judge
At least for now, former White House counsel Don McGahn won’t have to testify to the House of Representatives. After McGahn appealed a…
Continue Reading Who’s been where? From Iowa to Nevada, a 2020 heat map
Where the presidential candidates spend most of their time says a lot. We looked at data showing the number of campaign visits from each of the…
Continue Reading Trump’s whistleblower briefing is a knock on his impeachment defense
News that President Donald Trump had been briefed in late August on a whistleblower complaint alleging he pressured Ukraine to investigate his…
Continue Reading Possible impeachment witness Kupperman tries to keep lawsuit afloat
Attorneys for Charles Kupperman, the former deputy national security adviser who hasn’t testified about President Donald Trump and Ukraine…
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Trump says he will designate Mexican drug cartels as terrorist organizations
WASHINGTON, DC — President Donald Trump said Mexican cartels will “absolutely” be designated as foreign terrorist organizations, a…
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Watergate figure William Ruckelshaus dead at 87
William Ruckelshaus, a key figure in the Watergate scandal and the first head of the Environmental Protection Agency, died in his sleep Wednesday,…
Continue Reading New York Times: FBI did not try to place undercover agents inside Trump campaign, DOJ inspector general’s report expected to find
The Justice Department’s inspector general did not find any evidence that the FBI had tried to put undercover agents or informants inside…
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Trump contradicts testimony — and himself — by claiming he never directed Giuliani on Ukraine
President Donald Trump has now denied that he directed his personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani to go to Ukraine and seek out investigations on his behalf,…
Continue Reading New York Times: Rudy Giuliani sought business from Ukrainian officials while pursuing political dirt for Trump
Rudy Giuliani privately sought hundreds of thousands of dollars in business from Ukrainian officials while trying to get dirt on former Vice…
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Trump administration unable to give reliable count of family separations, watchdog says
The Trump administration is unable to verify the total number of families separated or reunited in the wake of its “zero tolerance”…
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Rudy Giuliani gives shifting answers on seeking information from Ukrainian oligarch
Rudy Giuliani acknowledged this week meeting with a lawyer for a Ukrainian oligarch who he had previously said he had “nothing to do…
Continue Reading Why Biden’s and Sanders’ support is steady as a rock
No one knows with any real certainty who will win the 2020 Democratic presidential primary. One decent bet to make is that former Vice President Joe…
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Utah governor proposes statewide ban on conversion therapy for minors
Utah Gov. Gary Herbert on Tuesday proposed a rule banning conversion therapy for minors in the state. The rule comes amid ongoing discussions in the…
Continue Reading Sanders and Warren try to turn Bloomberg’s billions against him
Michael Bloomberg kicked off his presidential campaign this week with a television ad blitz that gobbled up a stunning amount of airtime in major…
Continue Reading What past impeachments tell us about Trump’s 2020 prospects
History signals that the public’s final verdict on President Donald Trump’s possible impeachment won’t be delivered until the 2020…
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CNN Poll: Biden leads nationally as Buttigieg rises
Former Vice President Joe Biden continues to lead the newly expanded field of contenders for the Democratic nomination for president, with Sens.…
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Flynn sentencing delayed until after DOJ inspector general report comes out
Michael Flynn, President Donald Trump’s first national security adviser, will not be sentenced on December 18 as previously planned, a federal…
Continue Reading New revelations put Trump on shakier ground
New transcripts of witness testimony and news reports revealing key details on the Ukraine scandal timeline show in vivid detail the way President…
Continue Reading READ: 2020 poll data shows Biden’s lead, Buttigieg’s rise among Democrats
2020 poll data shows Biden’s lead, Buttigieg’s rise among Democrats. Read it here:…
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Budget official testimony undermines impeachment defense on freezing Ukraine aid
A career budget official undercut one of the White House’s arguments for freezing $400 million in security aid to Ukraine, according to a newly…
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