Judge kicks newest impeachment lawsuit into high gear
A federal judge hearing arguments in a potentially critical impeachment inquiry case wants to hear from lawyers for the Trump White House, the House…
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Senate GOP takes credit for forcing House impeachment vote but fears damage to Trump already done
Senate Republicans on Monday both praised and expressed skepticism about the decision by House Democratic leaders to vote on an impeachment…
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READ: White House Ukraine expert’s opening statement says he reported concerns about Trump-Zelensky call
Army Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, the National Security Council’s top Ukraine expert, plans to tell House impeachment investigators on Tuesday…
Continue Reading Trumps host their third White House Halloween
President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump on Monday celebrated their third Halloween at the White House, welcoming children of military…
Continue Reading North Carolina judges throw out congressional map ahead of 2020 elections
A panel of three North Carolina judges on Monday granted a temporary injunction that blocks the state’s current congressional map from being…
Continue Reading Democrats moving toward next phase of impeachment inquiry with key vote
The House is moving toward the next phase of its impeachment inquiry, setting up a vote later this week on procedures that could quickly lead to…
Continue Reading Read: Pelosi sends ‘Dear Colleague’ letter about voting on impeachment resolution
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Monday sent a letter to Democratic members of Congress announcing a vote this week on a resolution affirming the…
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Trump shares image of hero dog injured in Baghdadi raid
WASHINGTON, DC — There are good dogs — and then there are hero dogs who chase down the world’s top terrorist to his fatal demise.…
Continue Reading Immigration hardliner resigns from Department of Homeland Security
Immigration hardliner Julie Kirchner, Department of Homeland Security citizenship and immigration ombudsman, offered her resignation to President…
Continue Reading Trump is preparing to squander his al-Baghdadi victory
The killing of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was a tremendous victory for US counterterrorism policy and a demonstration of the skill and capacity of US…
Continue Reading Here’s who’s scheduled to be deposed in the House impeachment inquiry this week
The House impeachment inquiry deposition schedule started the week a bit in flux following former deputy national security adviser Charles…
Continue Reading A stunning stat on 2020 spending
So far this year, 2020 presidential candidates have spent almost $41 million on TV ads promoting their campaigns. Which is interesting! But not…
Continue Reading Senators: We’re coming together to combat anti-Semitism
Too often, members of Congress feel compelled to highlight what divides us. In an age of intense partisanship and ideological division, it is an easy…
Continue Reading US to extend temporary protections for El Salvadorans in US for at least another year
The Trump administration will allow more than 250,000 people from El Salvador to remain in the United States under temporary status for at least one…
Continue Reading Boeing CEO to land in Congress’ hot seat
When Boeing’s CEO lands in the hot seat this week, members of Congress have pointed questions for him, such as: “How the hell did this…
Continue Reading John Legend and Chrissy Teigen have a favorite for president
John Legend and Chrissy Teigen have a favorite in the 2020 presidential race: Elizabeth Warren. In a Vanity Fair story published Monday, musician…
Continue Reading Former North Carolina Sen. Kay Hagan dead at 66
Kay Hagan, a former US senator from North Carolina and the first female Democratic senator to represent the state, died Monday, her family said in a…
Continue Reading Barr explains why he met with foreign officials on Durham probe
Attorney General William Barr shed new light on his role at the center of an investigation into the origins of the Russia probe in an interview…
Continue Reading For Gold Star families, the ultimate sacrifice comes heavily taxed
In early March 2006, two days after learning her husband had died in Iraq, Malia Fry was sitting at her kitchen table in North Carolina. She was…
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Trump equates the Smollett case to impeachment inquiry
President Donald Trump on Monday equated the case of a hate crime allegation made by actor Jussie Smollett to the current impeachment process being…
Continue Reading Republican Rep. Greg Walden of Oregon announces he will not seek reelection
Republican Rep. Greg Walden of Oregon, the top Republican on the House Energy and Commerce Committee, announced on Monday that he will not seek…
Continue Reading Fellow Republicans, please take the impeachment inquiry seriously
No one runs for Congress intending to serve on the House Ethics Committee. At least I know I didn’t. I served on the committee for eight years,…
Continue Reading What ‘Saturday Night Live’ got horribly wrong
“Saturday Night Live”‘s portrayal of Donald Trump’s presidency has ranged from hilariously insightful to downright…
Continue Reading John Kelly just said something very, very damning about Donald Trump
On Saturday, former White House chief of staff John Kelly told a conservative audience about this piece of advice he gave President Donald Trump…
Continue Reading Biden calls Trump an ‘idiot’ for dismissing Russian election interference
Former Vice President Joe Biden called President Donald Trump an “idiot” for saying Russian interference in US elections is a hoax, the…
Continue Reading White House: John Kelly ‘was totally unequipped to handle the genius of our great President’
President Donald Trump is disputing that former White House chief of staff John Kelly warned the President before he left the White House last year…
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Why booing Donald Trump doesn’t mean what you think it means
On Sunday night, President Donald Trump went to the World Series in Washington. And got booed. Loudly. And even was subject to a “lock him…
Continue Reading Former deputy national security adviser declines to show for impeachment inquiry deposition Monday
President Donald Trump’s former deputy national security adviser Charles Kupperman defied a congressional subpoena Monday, failing to appear…
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Justice Department appeals order to turn over Mueller grand jury materials
WASHINGTON, DC — The Justice Department on Monday asked a federal judge to put on hold an order requiring the disclosure of grand jury…
Continue Reading Former Bolton deputy who was on July 25 Ukraine call caught in middle of impeachment fight
Intrigue continues to swirl around President Donald Trump’s former deputy national security adviser Charles Kupperman, a key witness in the…
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