House Judiciary Committee slates next impeachment hearing for Monday
The House Judiciary Committee has announced Thursday that it will convene its next hearing on the impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump on…
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DOJ watchdog found no evidence US intelligence agencies planted spies in Trump campaign
The Justice Department’s inspector general found no evidence that US intelligence agencies tried to plant spies in the Trump campaign,…
Continue Reading Nancy Pelosi quietly gauges Democrats’ temperature over impeaching Trump
Speaker Nancy Pelosi is having a steady stream of private conversations with her colleagues to get their input about whether they’re ready to…
Continue Reading Intelligence agencies have tracked Iranian short-range ballistic missiles into Iraq, US official says
US intelligence agencies and the Pentagon in recent weeks have tracked the movement of a number of Iranian short-range ballistic missiles into Iraq,…
Continue Reading Joe Biden: ‘Of course’ I would consider Kamala Harris as VP pick
Former Vice President Joe Biden said Wednesday he would consider Sen. Kamala Harris as a potential running mate, a day after she dropped out of the…
Continue Reading Planned Parenthood targets GOP senators over abortion ‘gag rule’ in $1 million ad buy
Planned Parenthood will launch an ad campaign costing more than $1 million to pressure three vulnerable Republican senators for condoning the Trump…
Continue Reading Impeachment state of play: Senators know it’s coming but what does a trial look like?
Senators know an impeachment trial is coming. Leaders have held closed-door briefings walking through procedural and technical aspects. The White…
Continue Reading Trudeau admits to talking about Trump after President calls him ‘two-faced’
After President Donald Trump called him “two-faced,” Canada’s Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, admitted Wednesday that he and other…
Continue Reading Elizabeth Warren’s once surging campaign mixes it up as she faces a winter cold front
Elizabeth Warren is trying something different. As she took the mic in Marion, Iowa, on the Sunday after Thanksgiving, Warren told the audience they…
Continue Reading How to watch Thursday’s town hall with Nancy Pelosi
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will participate in a CNN town hall on Thursday, a day after the first House Judiciary Committee impeachment hearing saw…
Continue Reading Pete Buttigieg scores endorsements from former Obama officials
Three former Obama administration officials are endorsing Pete Buttigieg for president, as the South Bend, Indiana, mayor continues to stress…
Continue Reading Leaders learn the hard way that Trump will be Trump at NATO meeting
At the outset of NATO’s 70th anniversary meeting, which was meant to promote the unity of the alliance, no one doubted President Donald…
Continue Reading Biden campaign calls Trump ‘a president the world is laughing at’ in new video
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden on Wednesday released a video assailing President Donald Trump as “a president the world is…
Continue Reading A battle of attrition: It was a busy day in impeachment politics
In London, President Donald Trump, having been the subject of mockery by fellow world leaders at a major summit, packed up early and left without…
Continue Reading Pamela Karlan, the professor who took on Trump’s party over impeachment
If House Republicans thought a panel of legal experts opining upon the impeachment for eight hours might drag Wednesday, they underestimated…
Continue Reading America still doesn’t know how to talk about Kamala Harris
Kamala Harris’ campaign wasn’t perfect — but the context of her candidacy shouldn’t be ignored, either. The California…
Continue Reading How constitutional scholars talk when they talk about the Constitution
They brought solemn warnings but were ready to crack wise. They quoted the Constitution’s framers, Sir Thomas More and contemporary pols. They…
Continue Reading Giuliani’s calls with mysterious ‘-1’ raise more questions for House Democrats
Phone records released this week as part of the House Democrats’ impeachment report revealed a series of calls from President Donald…
Continue Reading 9 takeaways from the House Judiciary Committee’s first impeachment hearing
On Wednesday morning, the House Judiciary Committee convened its first hearing in the impeachment investigation into President Donald Trump —…
Continue Reading Three legal experts make forceful case for impeaching Trump at contentious hearing
A trio of legal scholars argued at the first House Judiciary Committee impeachment hearing Wednesday that President Donald Trump’s…
Continue Reading Hospitals sue Trump administration over price disclosure rule
A coalition of major hospital groups filed a lawsuit Wednesday to stop the Trump administration from requiring them to disclose the prices they…
Continue Reading A retiring House Democrat just nailed what’s wrong with our politics
Rep. Denny Heck’s announcement Wednesday that he is retiring from Congress at the end of the year was worth noting, but not terribly…
Continue Reading Democrats debate whether to include Mueller report in impeachment articles
Former special counsel Robert Mueller’s report may play a role in the impeachment of President Trump after all. In the House Judiciary…
Continue Reading Melania Trump defends her son after professor’s joke at impeachment hearing
Melania Trump admonished one of the legal scholars testifying at Wednesday’s impeachment inquiry hearing after the professor made a joke…
Continue Reading Key Mueller witness charged with funneling contributions to Clinton campaign
Eight people, including a longtime political networker and a CEO, have been indicted on charges of funneling money illegally into Hillary…
Continue Reading New York Times: Giuliani traveled to Hungary and Ukraine to meet with ex-prosecutors in effort to defend Trump
Rudy Giuliani traveled to Hungary and Ukraine this week to meet with several former Ukrainian prosecutors in an effort to defend President Donald…
Continue Reading Former President Jimmy Carter released from hospital after latest visit
Former President Jimmy Carter was discharged from a Georgia hospital on Wednesday afternoon, according to the Carter Center. “He said he looks…
Continue Reading Trump drama turns NATO gathering into a diplomatic soap opera
If allied leaders had hoped that US President Donald Trump’s presence at a summit in the London area marking the 70th anniversary of the…
Continue Reading House Homeland Security panel chairman asks watchdog to investigate border wall contract
House Homeland Security Chairman Bennie Thompson has asked the Defense Department’s inspector general to investigate a border wall contract…
Continue Reading GOP yanks support for congressional candidate after death threat against Ilhan Omar
A Florida Republican congressional hopeful who apparently called for Rep. Ilhan Omar and other Democrats to be hanged in a fundraising email has been…
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