Voters turn against Medicaid work requirements in Kentucky
The Trump administration and Republicans may really like the idea of making Medicaid recipients work, but voters in Kentucky apparently aren’t…
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Graham: Trump administration ‘incapable of forming a quid pro quo,’ Ukraine policy ‘incoherent’
Sen. Lindsey Graham criticized the House Democrats’ impeachment inquiry on Wednesday while also issuing a rebuke, and potentially a new talking…
Continue Reading DNC pulls debate from UCLA over labor dispute
The Democratic National Committee will no longer host its sixth debate at the University of California, Los Angeles, due to a labor dispute between…
Continue Reading Fact check: Does the 6th Amendment require the whistleblower to face Trump?
Republicans and right-leaning pundits who have come to the defense of President Donald Trump during the impeachment inquiry have consistently…
Continue Reading Federal judge blocks HHS ‘conscience rule’ for health care workers
A federal judge in New York has blocked the Department of Health and Human Services’ so-called conscience rule, which lets health care workers…
Continue Reading Cyclist who flipped off Trump motorcade wins local office in Virginia
The cyclist who flipped off President Donald Trump’s motorcade in 2017, and lost her job because of it, has won her bid for local office in…
Continue Reading What you may have missed on Election Day 2019
Kentucky elected a black attorney general for the first time in history, and Scranton, Pennsylvania, elected its first-ever female mayor. Much of the…
Continue Reading Trump’s White House braces for public hearings
President Donald Trump and his allies are bracing for open hearings that will preoccupy Washington and bring to life the vivid picture of…
Continue Reading Esper to urge Trump not to intervene in cases of service members facing war crimes allegations
Defense Secretary Mark Esper will urge President Donald Trump not to dismiss or change the sentences of service members facing war crimes…
Continue Reading Monmouth poll shows tight race for Democratic nomination
Former Vice President Joe Biden, Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders lead the race for the Democratic primary,…
Continue Reading Supreme Court grapples with how to control water pollution
The Supreme Court grappled Wednesday with questions about the scope of the Clean Water Act and the Environmental Protection Agency’s authority…
Continue Reading Impeachment inquiry uncovers three clear examples of the Trump-Ukraine quid pro quo
The impeachment inquiry has uncovered at least three examples of the quid pro quo between the Trump administration and Ukraine, where US military aid…
Continue Reading Ayanna Pressley endorses Elizabeth Warren for president in break from ‘Squad’ allies
Rep. Ayanna Pressley endorsed fellow Massachusetts Democrat Sen. Elizabeth Warren for president on Wednesday, splitting from her progressive freshman…
Continue Reading The Senate unanimously passes a bill that makes animal cruelty a federal felony
The Senate has unanimously passed a bill that makes animal cruelty a federal felony. The PACT Act — which stands for Preventing Animal Cruelty…
Continue Reading What happened Tuesday in Virginia should terrify Republicans
On Tuesday, Virginia Democrats retook control of the state House and state Senate — giving the party total control of the legislature and the…
Continue Reading Trump and Republicans have a suburban problem
President Donald Trump’s Republican Party has a suburban problem, and it’s not clear that they know what to do about it. As urban areas…
Continue Reading Melania Trump’s visit to Boston hospital sparked protest
Melania Trump’s visit Wednesday to a Boston hospital, was met with something the first lady doesn’t normally encounter on her solo trips:…
Continue Reading READ: Transcript of House testimony from top US diplomat in Ukraine
The House committees running the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump released the transcript of their closed-door deposition with the top…
Continue Reading What really ‘triggered’ Donald Trump Jr.
Donald Trump Jr. has already copped to being a troll. In his new book, published Tuesday, he offers proof that he is also a huckster who goes all-in…
Continue Reading Impeachment investigators announce first public hearings next week
WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. House Intelligence Chairman Adam Schiff on Wednesday announced impeachment hearings will begin next week as Democrats…
Continue Reading Why Mitch McConnell is smiling today
In the wake of Kentucky Republican Gov. Matt Bevin’s almost-certain loss on Tuesday, the conventional wisdom soon began to congeal: This is bad…
Continue Reading Voter turnout surges in Kentucky, signals increased political interest ahead of 2020
Voter turnout was considerably higher in Kentucky on Tuesday than in past elections, signaling increased interest in politics during President Donald…
Continue Reading 3 takeaways from Tuesday’s elections in Kentucky, Virginia and Mississippi
Democrats were celebrating Tuesday night, while President Donald Trump and Republicans were left to explain why they were behind in one of the…
Continue Reading A dramatic reversal splinters Trump’s impeachment defense
President Donald Trump’s impeachment defense is being stripped away plank by plank by some of the administration officials caught up in his…
Continue Reading Pompeo has lost confidence at State amid impeachment probe
Revelations that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was unwilling to defend career State Department officials under political attack have damaged his…
Continue Reading House Democrat Pete Visclosky of Indiana won’t seek reelection in 2020
House Democratic Rep. Pete Visclosky of Indiana announced on Wednesday that he will not seek reelection in 2020. Visclosky has served in the House of…
Continue Reading Is Kentucky a bad omen for Donald Trump?
Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin isn’t a near-certain loser in Tuesday’s election because of Donald Trump. But the President, despite his best…
Continue Reading Ex-Pompeo adviser contradicts former boss in impeachment inquiry testimony
Former senior adviser to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Michael McKinley, directly contradicted public comments made by the top US diplomat when he…
Continue Reading Virginia governor says he will reintroduce gun control measures after Dems take over state government
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam on Wednesday said he will reintroduce gun control measures in the upcoming legislative sessions now that Democrats have…
Continue Reading Trump backers say he isn’t the one dividing the country
President Donald Trump, whose fierce attacks on the political left and his Republican critics have been a hallmark of his presidency, isn’t the…
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