This may be the secret to Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter’s amazingly long marriage
This past week, former President Jimmy Carter and his wife, Rosalynn Carter, celebrated their 73rd wedding anniversary, making them the…
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White House defends Trump’s Florida resort as ‘significantly cheaper’ option for G7 site
The White House is defending its decision to host next year’s G7 at Trump’s own Florida resort against mounting criticism, saying the…
Continue Reading Republican congressman open to impeaching Trump announces retirement
Florida Republican Rep. Francis Rooney said Saturday he would not run for reelection, after suggesting he could be open to impeaching President…
Continue Reading The Biden campaign intensifies its criticism of Facebook
The Biden campaign ramped up its criticism of Facebook in a second letter to the social media giant, calling for the platform to reject another false…
Continue Reading Francis Rooney is the rare House Republican open to impeaching Trump
Rep. Francis Rooney is one of the few Republicans in the House of Representatives who seems open to the impeachment of President Donald Trump.…
Continue Reading Your pregnancy discrimination stories prove there are no easy answers
“Back then, you had to be married for nine months before delivering your baby or your maternity insurance wouldn’t kick in.”…
Continue Reading McConnell slams Trump administration for Syria withdrawal
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Friday strongly condemned the Trump administration’s decision to withdraw US troops from northern…
Continue Reading Giuliani pushed Trump administration to grant a visa to a Ukrainian official promising dirt on Democrats
Career diplomat George Kent told congressional investigators in his closed-door testimony this week that Rudy Giuliani asked the State Department and…
Continue Reading Facebook is allowing politicians to lie openly. It’s time to regulate
Tuesday’s Democratic debate featured something we have never witnessed before on a presidential debate stage: 15 full minutes of open…
Continue Reading ‘I am not a Russian spy’: Jill Stein slams Clinton’s accusations
Former 2016 Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein slammed Hillary Clinton’s accusations that she and 2020 Democratic candidate Tulsi…
Continue Reading READ: State Department investigation into email use related to Clinton server
An investigation by the State Department released on Friday said there was no “persuasive evidence” of widespread mishandling of…
Continue Reading Ohio voters voice dismay over Trump’s actions but aren’t convinced on impeachment
When Donald Trump swept Ohio in 2016 with the largest margin of any Republican since 1988, he won so convincingly that Democrats wondered whether the…
Continue Reading Energy Department won’t comply with impeachment subpoena
Assistant Secretary of Energy Melissa Burnison told the three committees involved in the House impeachment inquiry that the Energy Department is…
Continue Reading Fact check: Cutting through the misinformation on Syria, Turkey and the Kurds
Since the White House announced the withdrawal of American forces from northern Syria on October 6, President Donald Trump’s attempts to…
Continue Reading What’s happened and what’s next for Trump’s impeachment inquiry
A version of this story first appeared in CNN’s Impeachment Watch newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. There were plenty…
Continue Reading Impeachment inquiry polling has stabilized. A majority of Americans are for it.
First things first: The theme song of the week is the closing credits to “Hercules.” Poll of the week: A new Quinnipiac University poll…
Continue Reading Pompeo feels frustrated and victimized amid impeachment controversy
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has become increasingly frustrated in recent weeks by the departure of top State Department officials and claims that…
Continue Reading State Department finds no ‘deliberate mishandling of classified information’ related to Clinton email server
An investigation by the State Department released on Friday said there was no “persuasive evidence” of widespread mishandling of…
Continue Reading READ: State Department investigation into email use related to Clinton server
An investigation by the State Department released on Friday said there was no “persuasive evidence” of widespread mishandling of…
Continue Reading Former Republican Ohio Gov. John Kasich says he’s now for impeaching Trump
Former Ohio Gov. John Kasich said President Donald Trump should be impeached, a major switch for a former Republican presidential candidate who had…
Continue Reading What if Republicans can’t ‘get over it’?
A rare press briefing from a Trump administration official yielded an especially telling line about the Trump presidency: “Get over it.”…
Continue Reading Washington Post: Career diplomat testifies he raised concerns about Hunter Biden’s Ukraine work in 2015
Career diplomat George Kent told congressional investigators earlier this week he had voiced concerns in early 2015 about former Vice President Joe…
Continue Reading Has the White House tainted Barr’s investigation of the Russia probe?
The Justice Department’s investigation into the origins of the Russia election interference probe keeps getting unwanted assists from the White…
Continue Reading Buttigieg campaign says attorney who blocked release of police shooting footage no longer co-hosting fundraiser
South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg’s presidential campaign said Friday that it was returning money donated and raised by a Chicago…
Continue Reading Rep. Elijah Cummings’ body will lie in state at Capitol next week
The body of Rep. Elijah Cummings will lie in state in the National Statuary Hall of the US Capitol next week, the office of House Speaker Nancy…
Continue Reading READ: Energy Department letter to House Democrats on impeachment subpoena
In a letter to the three committees involved in the House impeachment inquiry, Assistant Secretary of Energy Melissa Burnison wrote Friday that the…
Continue Reading Trump announces he will nominate deputy energy secretary to replace Rick Perry in top post
President Donald Trump announced Friday that he plans to nominate Deputy Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette to replace Secretary of Energy Rick Perry.…
Continue Reading Supreme Court will hear constitutional challenge to structure of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
The Supreme Court agreed Friday to take up a case this term that could significantly weaken the structure and independence of the Consumer Financial…
Continue Reading Hillary Clinton is joking about running again in 2020, right?
Hillary Clinton is not running for president for a third time in 2020. That sentence is, I believe, accurate. And will remain accurate over the next…
Continue Reading Jesse Jackson: Elijah Cummings was a man of dignity and discipline
Elijah Cummings was my beloved brother of more than 40 years. And I miss him already. People like Elijah do not come like grapes in bunches; he was…
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