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Five things to watch for the first public impeachment hearing

November 12, 2019 6:27 PM CNN

The impeachment inquiry is going public, a pivotal step for House Democrats as they try to make their case to the country that President Donald Trump…

Chad Wolf moves one step closer to becoming acting DHS chief

November 12, 2019 6:13 PM CNN

Chad Wolf cleared a vote Tuesday that paves the way for him to become undersecretary for the Office of Strategy, Policy and Plans at the Department…

U.S. Supreme Court justices seem split on DACA ruling

November 12, 2019 2:39 PM CNN

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court appeared to struggle Tuesday with the Trump administration’s efforts to terminate the Obama-era…

Is Pete Buttigieg peaking too soon?

November 12, 2019 5:42 PM CNN

The last 48 hours may well be the best 48 hours of South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg’s 2020 presidential campaign. First came a Quinnipiac…

Career diplomat told to keep his ‘head down’ is now set to testify publicly in the impeachment inquiry

November 12, 2019 5:39 PM CNN

A career diplomat who said he was told to “keep (his) head down” after being attacked by the President’s personal lawyer will…

Hillary Clinton says ‘many, many, many people’ pressuring her to consider 2020 presidential run

November 12, 2019 5:32 PM CNN

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Tuesday said “many, many, many people” were pressuring her to consider a 2020 presidential…

Leading the House impeachment inquiry is not where Adam Schiff expected to be

November 12, 2019 5:28 PM CNN

When Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff of California decided to join the House Intelligence Committee in 2008, leading an impeachment inquiry one day…

New York Times: Trump floated firing intel watchdog who shared whistleblower complaint

November 12, 2019 4:40 PM CNN

President Donald Trump has raised firing the intelligence community inspector general, Michael Atkinson, for deeming a whistleblower complaint…

READ: Democrats circulate memo pushing back on GOP impeachment talking points

November 12, 2019 4:30 PM CNN

The Republican staff on the three panels involved in the impeachment investigation have drafted a detailed memo outlining their defense of President…

Fate of DACA immigrants may hang on vote of Chief Justice Roberts

November 12, 2019 4:24 PM CNN

At the close of Supreme Court arguments Tuesday over the fate of certain young undocumented immigrants, the question appeared to be: What will John…

Democratic voters want the 2020 field to shrink, not grow

November 12, 2019 4:02 PM CNN

Two more Democrats are considering joining the 2020 presidential primary, despite voters sending signals for months that they are largely happy with…

US has surveillance video of a possible war crime by Turkish-backed forces in Syria

November 12, 2019 3:55 PM CNN

As President Donald Trump prepares to welcome Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to the White House on Wednesday, two US defense officials…

Impeachment has stagnated in the polls. That happened with Nixon, too.

November 12, 2019 3:44 PM CNN

This week is arguably the most important to date in the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump. It’s the first time there will be…

The top US diplomat to Ukraine came out of retirement for the job. Now he’s a key impeachment witness.

November 12, 2019 3:20 PM CNN

Ambassador Bill Taylor came out of retirement to lead the US embassy in Kiev — a decision he did not take lightly. Now the longtime diplomat is…

Hate crimes remain at heightened levels, FBI report finds

November 12, 2019 3:05 PM CNN

The number of hate crime incidents reported to the FBI last year remain at the heightened levels they surged to in 2017, according to statistics…

Jimmy Carter recovering in hospital after surgery to relieve pressure on his brain

November 12, 2019 2:20 PM CNN

Former President Jimmy Carter is recovering at a hospital in Atlanta after undergoing an operation Tuesday morning to relieve pressure on his brain,…

Inauguration galas, an intimate dinner, and a White House party: Trump’s 10 interactions with indicted Giuliani associates

November 12, 2019 2:19 PM CNN

President Donald Trump has had at least 10 encounters with Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman, the indicted associates of Rudy Giuliani the President has…

Rahm Emanuel has a 2020 warning for Democrats

November 12, 2019 2:07 PM CNN

The 2018 midterms and the 2019 off-year elections were very, very good for Democrats. But at least one senior Democratic strategist thinks his…

Fact-checking Trump’s barrage of anti-impeachment tweets

November 12, 2019 1:52 PM CNN

President Donald Trump has lashed out again at Democrats’ impeachment push, tweeting a rapid-fire series of arguments in his own defense over…

Tammy Duckworth: It’s been 15 years since my ‘alive day’

November 12, 2019 1:49 PM CNN

I probably should’ve died in a dusty field in Iraq 15 years ago today. I still remember the rain coming down that morning, and I still remember…

One of the first impeachment hearing witnesses is the perfect choice

November 12, 2019 1:27 PM CNN

When Bill Taylor raises his right hand and swears to tell the truth so-help-me-God before the House Intelligence Committee on Wednesday, he will make…

Don’t lose sight of the impeachment forest for the trees

November 12, 2019 1:21 PM CNN

It’s easy to feel overwhelmed by the ongoing impeachment investigation into President Donald Trump’s conduct toward Ukraine. There are…

Pete Buttigieg joins top tier of candidates in new Iowa poll

November 12, 2019 1:06 PM CNN

South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg joined the leaders of the Democratic race for president in Iowa, up 14 percentage points since August,…

As a result of Trump, the suburbs are nearly gone for the GOP

November 12, 2019 12:57 PM CNN

While much of the 2019 election discussion focused on the Kentucky and Mississippi gubernatorial contests and the Virginia state legislative races,…

Michael Bloomberg visits Arkansas to file for state’s Democratic presidential primary

November 12, 2019 12:52 PM CNN

Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg is in Arkansas to file for the state’s Democratic presidential primary, in the latest sign he is…

Elizabeth Warren on getting men to vote for a woman: ‘How about we give them a tough smart woman to vote for’

November 12, 2019 12:39 PM CNN

Amid personal attacks from Vice President Joe Biden about her policies and her campaign, Sen. Elizabeth Warren was asked by a voter on Monday about…

Joe Biden is a man of heart and purpose. But he shouldn’t be president

November 12, 2019 11:47 AM CNN

If anything was clear from Joe Biden’s CNN town hall on Monday evening, it is that Biden has served his country honorably — and that he…

Dr. Ronny Jackson seriously considering a run for Congress

November 12, 2019 11:20 AM CNN

Dr. Ronny Jackson, President Donald Trump’s former chief physician and one-time nominee for Veterans Affairs secretary, is seriously…

Mark Sanford suspends 2020 presidential campaign

November 12, 2019 11:19 AM CNN

Mark Sanford, the former South Carolina governor and congressman who two months ago launched a longshot primary challenge to President Donald Trump,…

Ahead of public testimony, Bill Taylor reaffirms US support for Ukraine

November 12, 2019 10:14 AM CNN

Ahead of his public appearance before the impeachment probe into President Donald Trump, Ambassador Bill Taylor, the top US diplomat in Ukraine,…