Fact check: Trump made 87 false claims last week, including 40 in a single day
President Donald Trump made 87 false claims last week, using relentless dishonesty to defend his dealings with Ukraine and his decisions on Syria.…
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The House passes a bill that makes animal cruelty a federal felony
The House has unanimously passed a bill that makes animal cruelty a federal felony. The PACT Act — which stands for Preventing Animal Cruelty…
Continue Reading Investigation finds Education Department employee’s office wasn’t vandalized
An incident at an Education Department employee’s office that was initially believed to be vandalism was in fact an act of gravity, an internal…
Continue Reading Justice Department sues California over air pollution agreement with Canada
The Justice Department sued California on Wednesday, claiming that the state bypassed federal authority when it entered into an environmental…
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The most important number in the CNN 2020 poll isn’t the one you think it is
Joe Biden is ahead! By a lot! And by a lot more than he was just a few months ago! That’s the obvious takeaway from a new CNN poll conducted by…
Continue Reading Intelligence Committee member says diplomat’s ‘startling’ testimony was ‘most detailed, specific’ so far
A Democratic member of the House Intelligence Committee said Wednesday that testimony he heard from Bill Taylor, the top US diplomat in Ukraine,…
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Freshman Democratic Rep. Katie Hill denies allegation of relationship with staffer
Freshman Democratic Rep. Katie Hill of California on Tuesday denied an allegation that she was in a relationship with a member of her congressional…
Continue Reading 5 explosive lines from Bill Taylor’s statement
The top US diplomat in Ukraine, Bill Taylor, testified behind closed doors Tuesday as part of the ongoing impeachment inquiry led by House Democrats.…
Continue Reading The horrendous message behind Trump’s ‘lynching’ tweet
One hundred years ago this September, a white mob in Omaha, Nebraska, set the local county courthouse ablaze to force authorities to turn over a…
Continue Reading Star Wars and me: A 40-year love story
The part of the internet that grew up with the four-decade-long saga known as “Star Wars” was in tears on Monday, as the final trailer…
Continue Reading How much more of Donald Trump can Republicans possibly take?
Everyone has a breaking point. It’s worth remembering that fact at this moment as congressional Republicans find themselves confronted with a…
Continue Reading In Trump world, flattery will get you everywhere — and nowhere
If presidencies were branding exercises, sycophancy would be the trademark of the Trump era. Sycophancy in politics is often hard to see, something…
Continue Reading US diplomat directly ties Trump to Ukraine quid pro quo
The top US diplomat in Ukraine, Bill Taylor, testified Tuesday that he had been told President Donald Trump would withhold military aid to the…
Continue Reading CNN Poll: Biden’s lead in Democratic primary hits widest margin since April
Former Vice President Joe Biden’s lead in the race for the Democratic nomination for president has rebounded, and now stands at its widest…
Continue Reading Parents, your kids are at risk from hate group outreach
Joanna Schroeder is a mother of three in Los Angeles who has made it something of a mission to warn parents of the racism running throughout social…
Continue Reading Top Republicans in Congress break with Trump over ‘lynching’ comment
Top Congressional Republicans broke with President Donald Trump on Tuesday over the President’s comparison of the impeachment inquiry to a…
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Texas GOP House Speaker drops re-election bid after secret tape scandal
AUSTIN, Texas — First-term Texas House Speaker Dennis Bonnen announced Tuesday he will not seek reelection to the lower chamber in 2020 —…
Continue Reading Dramatic deposition rocks Trump’s impeachment defense
Democrats may have just unearthed their smoking gun and the quid pro quo in one fell swoop after the most consequential and dramatic turn yet in…
Continue Reading Can the Democrats avoid a brokered convention?
Will 2020 see the return of the brokered national political convention — that is, a convention where delegates are unable to agree on a nominee…
Continue Reading Joe Biden said in 1998 that Clinton impeachment could be seen as ‘partisan lynching’
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden on Tuesday denounced President Donald Trump’s comparison of the ongoing impeachment inquiry to a…
Continue Reading 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…
Continue Reading 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…
Continue Reading 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…
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