Catch up on the latest from explosive testimony of top American diplomat to Ukraine
US top Ukraine diplomat Bill Taylor testified Tuesday that he was told US politics could hold up aid, contradicting US Ambassador to the European…
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The crazy Hillary Clinton-Tulsi Gabbard fight
Here’s a 2020 election story I didn’t see coming: Hillary Clinton suggesting that Tulsi Gabbard is a Russian asset, and Gabbard, who is…
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Kirstjen Nielsen says she left DHS because ‘saying no’ wasn’t enough
Former Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen on Tuesday said she left office because “saying no” and refusing to do things that…
Continue Reading ICE rescinds half-million dollar fine against undocumented immigrant living in Ohio church
Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Tuesday rescinded a nearly half-million dollar fine against Edith Espinal, an undocumented immigrant who has…
Continue Reading READ: Top US diplomat to Ukraine’s opening statement for impeachment inquiry
Top US diplomat in Ukraine Bill Taylor told lawmakers Tuesday that US Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland told him that President Donald…
Continue Reading The White House’s impregnable stone wall is starting to crumble
When the House of Representatives launched its impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump over the Ukraine scandal, the White House decried it…
Continue Reading Hillary Clinton isn’t walking through that door, Democrats
In the spring of 2000 amid a disastrously bad season, Boston Celtics coach Rick Pitino chided fans of the team for pining for a glorious past that…
Continue Reading Trump’s special envoy on Syria wasn’t consulted on Syria decision
US special envoy for Syria and the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS Jim Jeffrey said Tuesday that he was not consulted or advised in advance on…
Continue Reading McConnell denies he told Trump his call with the Ukrainian President was perfect
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday that he never had — or at least doesn’t recall having — a conversation with…
Continue Reading Ben Carson: Political correctness is ‘going to destroy our nation’
Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson said Tuesday that political correctness is “going to destroy our nation,” when pressed…
Continue Reading Marie Yovanovitch launches an insurrection
On October 11 the world watched as the former US ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch strode boldly into the Capitol. In a basement room away from…
Continue Reading READ: Top US diplomat to Ukraine’s opening statement for impeachment inquiry
Top US diplomat in Ukraine Bill Taylor told lawmakers Tuesday that US Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland told him that President Donald…
Continue Reading Democrats call Trump ‘increasingly brazen’ in emoluments court filing, citing Doral G7 proposal
President Donald Trump continues to show disdain for the Constitution by his suggestion to hold the G7 summit at his Doral golf resort, lawyers for…
Continue Reading Conservative Republicans unveil Obamacare replacement plan
Months after President Donald Trump declared the GOP would become the “party of health care,” House conservatives are set to announce a…
Continue Reading Federal appeals court questions indefinite detention of migrants
A federal appeals panel appeared to take issue on Tuesday with a decision by the Trump administration that could subject immigrants to indefinite…
Continue Reading California 2020 primary: Independent voters can participate in Democratic contest, but not Republican
California voters registered with “no party preference” can choose among the Democratic, Libertarian, and American Independent parties to…
Continue Reading Anonymous Trump official who wrote New York Times op-ed has a book coming out
The anonymous senior Trump administration official whose 2018 New York Times op-ed was called treasonous by President Donald Trump has written a new…
Continue Reading The next House impeachment witness is the most important so far
Back to the text messages! Bill Taylor, currently the top official at the US Embassy in Ukraine, will get his moment before congressional…
Continue Reading China’s foreign ministry slams Peter Navarro for citing himself using a fake name
China’s foreign ministry slammed White House trade adviser Peter Navarro on Tuesday following his admission that he cited a nonexistent person…
Continue Reading Anita Hill says voters need to press 2020 Democrats on gender violence
Social policy and law professor Anita Hill said Tuesday that voters should press Democratic presidential candidates on how they will tackle the issue…
Continue Reading Fact check: Trump made at least 21 false claims in angry Cabinet monologue
President Donald Trump delivered a blistering and rambling monologue to the journalists he allowed into his Cabinet meeting for more than 70 minutes…
Continue Reading An organization bought billboards to remind voters of Election Day. The signs had the wrong dates.
Vote.org was trying to get out the vote in Mississippi but a printing mix-up meant the billboards were telling potential voters the wrong dates. The…
Continue Reading McConnell introduces resolution opposing US withdrawal from Syria
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and other top Republican senators introduced a resolution Tuesday in opposition to President Donald…
Continue Reading Exclusive: Defense secretary says troops in Syria will ‘temporarily’ go to Iraq before returning to US
Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Tuesday that American troops ordered out of northern Syria will “temporarily” go to Iraq before they…
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El Paso City Council seeks to strip Sam Morgan of Alternate Mayor Pro-Tem role after abuse arrest
EL PASO, Texas — An El Paso City Council member said Monday that he will be seeking to strip City Rep. Sam Morgan of his Alternate…
Continue Reading A humiliating night for Justin Trudeau
By any stretch of the imagination, Justin Trudeau, the steward of the family brand, had a humiliating election night. Not only was Trudeau’s…
Continue Reading Jimmy Carter hospitalized after fall at Georgia home
Former President Jimmy Carter has been admitted to the hospital after falling in his home in Plains, Georgia, Monday night. Carter was admitted to…
Continue Reading The complete and utter weirdness of Hillary Clinton’s attack on Tulsi Gabbard
It’s hard for anything to come truly out of left field in a political world in which Donald Trump is the President of the United States. And…
Continue Reading Obamacare premiums are dropping 4% for 2020 plans
The Affordable Care Act is looking stronger for 2020 — and the Trump administration is claiming credit for it, even as officials try to upend…
Continue Reading Trump calls impeachment inquiry a ‘lynching’
President Donald Trump on Tuesday called House Democrats’ impeachment inquiry a “lynching,” employing a term associated with the…
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