Stephen Biegun sworn in as Pompeo’s deputy at State Department
Stephen Biegun on Saturday was officially sworn in as deputy secretary, taking on the number two position at the State Department amid intense…
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25 Jewish members of Congress call on Trump to fire Stephen Miller over leaked emails
Twenty-five Jewish Democratic members of Congress are calling on President Donald Trump to remove senior White House adviser Stephen Miller from the…
Continue Reading Democrats draw clear battle lines ahead of final sprint to Iowa and New Hampshire
The battle lines that will define the final sprint to the Iowa caucuses and New Hampshire primary were set at the Democratic debate on Thursday…
Continue Reading Trump’s 2020 case got a boost this week, except for that one big thing that happened
Any other president than Donald Trump might just have had the best week of his career — a pre-Christmas sleigh ride that included getting a…
Continue Reading The Fed rescued the US economy in 2019, but Trump wants more help in 2020
For the past year, President Donald Trump has repeatedly ping-ponged between claiming the “Economy is BOOMING,” and blasting the Federal…
Continue Reading White House threatened spending bill veto and potential shutdown over congressional push on Ukraine payments
The White House insisted that House Democrats drop language in the year-end spending bill establishing a specific and quick timeline for deploying…
Continue Reading Trump signs spending bills, avoiding another holiday shutdown
President Donald Trump signed sweeping spending bills after he left Washington on Friday that allow the government to operate even as they do little…
Continue Reading ICE involved in vetting sponsors of unaccompanied minors, could allow for more enforcement
US Immigration and Customs Enforcement is working with the Department of Health and Human Services to make sure sponsors of unaccompanied minors are…
Continue Reading University probe of Treasury spokeswoman’s dissertation finds plagiarism but not ‘research misconduct’
A Columbia University investigation into the top Treasury Department spokeswoman’s Ph.D dissertation found that she had included…
Continue Reading With a signature, Trump brings Space Force into being
When President Donald Trump signed the National Defense Authorization Act into law Friday, he also created the newest military service and the first…
Continue Reading A historic, chaotic end to a historic, chaotic year
In a year chock full of historic moments, the House of Representatives closed out its final session of 2019 with the most significant thing it can…
Continue Reading FISA court looking at all of warrant applications from FBI lawyer involved in Carter Page wiretap
The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court that approved the Carter Page wiretap now wants to know more about all applications it’s seen from…
Continue Reading Pentagon watching North Korea closely amid signs it may conduct another test
North Korea may be preparing to test engines and other components of its missile program, an administration official tells CNN, but senior military…
Continue Reading CNN Exclusive: Whistleblower says US airports becoming unsafe as TSA relaxes security measures in favor of speeding up lines
A whistleblower with the Transportation Security Administration is sounding the alarm about loosened security at US airports, charging that top TSA…
Continue Reading US service academies say hand gestures at Army-Navy game were a game and not racist
The US Naval Academy and US Military Academy at West Point said Friday that the hand gesture some cadets and midshipmen were seen making on camera…
Continue Reading Tennessee governor says state will continue accepting refugees
Tennessee will continue to allow the resettlement of refugees in the state, its Republican governor said this week. Gov. Bill Lee on Wednesday sent a…
Continue Reading Investigation finds Washington state representative took part in ‘domestic terrorism’
A Republican state lawmaker in Washington is accused of participating “in an act of domestic terrorism against the United States,”…
Continue Reading HHS unveils new requirement for abortion coverage payments under Obamacare
Insurers providing policies on the Obamacare exchanges that cover abortions will have to issue separate bills for that coverage in an effort by the…
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Sign ups for 2020 Obamacare coverage slide slightly
Lower premiums and more plan choices did not attract more Americans to sign up for Obamacare plans for 2020. Some 8.3 million people selected…
Continue Reading Democrats and White House prep for January trial despite standoff
House Democrats and White House officials are engaged in active preparations for the high-stakes trial of President Donald Trump, the latest sign…
Continue Reading Mike Bloomberg builds a general election campaign to show strength for his primary bid
As most Democratic presidential candidates wage a primary fight, slogging through a series of early-voting states, Mike Bloomberg is doing something…
Continue Reading Trump agrees to deliver State of the Union on February 4
President Donald Trump has accepted the invitation from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to deliver the State of the Union address on February 4, 2020.…
Continue Reading Kevin Costner to endorse Pete Buttigieg in Iowa
Actor Kevin Costner, the star of “Field of Dreams” and “Dances With Wolves,” will endorse South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete…
Continue Reading Exclusive: Controversial mining company coached Alaska’s governor to lobby White House
A mining company secretly collaborated with the governor of Alaska to lobby the Trump administration to move forward with a mining project that…
Continue Reading Trump set for Mar-a-Lago to mix it up with club members as Senate trial looms
Freshly impeached and eager for vindication, President Donald Trump decamps Friday for warmer climes: a two-week-long stint at Mar-a-Lago, the…
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O’Rourke announces next move, creates political group focused on helping Democrats in 2020
EL PASO, Texas — Former El Paso Congressman and presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke has announced his next move. In an email sent to his…
Continue Reading US is sending migrants back to Mexico. Thousands have missed a court date
The whereabouts of thousands of migrants waiting in Mexico for their upcoming court date in the United States is unknown, according to attorney…
Continue Reading Trump says he spoke to Xi on trade; cites ‘progress!’ on Hong Kong
President Donald Trump said Friday he’d spoken with his Chinese counterpart about the preliminarily trade deal struck by negotiators earlier…
Continue Reading 8 takeaways from the sixth Democratic presidential debate
The final Democratic presidential debate of 2019 may have taken place in California, but it was all about Iowa. Pete Buttigieg, Amy Klobuchar and…
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