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Threats against Ukraine whistleblower’s legal team lead to law enforcement probe

October 29, 2019 7:52 PM CNN

The legal team representing the whistleblower who ignited the impeachment investigation has received death threats that have led to at least one law…

DOJ and House ask judge to postpone hearing on key impeachment witness

October 29, 2019 7:30 PM CNN

The Justice Department and the House have asked a federal judge to postpone the court hearing Thursday about impeachment witness Charles…

George Papadopoulos is running for Congress in California district vacated by Katie Hill

October 29, 2019 7:02 PM CNN

Former Trump campaign adviser George Papadopoulos, who pleaded guilty in 2017 to lying to the FBI about his contacts with individuals tied to Russia…

Mitch McConnell’s extraordinary efforts to say nothing at all

October 29, 2019 7:00 PM CNN

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell went to extraordinary lengths Tuesday to avoid giving substantive answers to direct questions about the…

El Paso City Council clashes over whether to censure Sam Morgan for domestic violence arrest

October 29, 2019 12:53 PM Stephanie Valle, Jim Parker

EL PASO, Texas — A resolution to censure and condemn a city representative accused of hitting his wife is being held up for a couple of months while…

Marianne Williamson places campaign ad on reparations in South Carolina

October 29, 2019 5:55 PM CNN

Author Marianne Williamson‘s first television campaign ad of the 2020 election cycle focuses on reparations and will run this week in South…

California needs to stop building houses destined to burn

October 29, 2019 5:39 PM CNN

One sure way to tell a Californian from an Easterner is to ask about fire. Californians know a great deal about wildfires — having to flee…

Biden’s bad news in New Hampshire

October 29, 2019 5:36 PM CNN

No candidate saw a more precipitous decline than Joe Biden in a new poll of New Hampshire Democrats. The former vice president’s support…

The changing Democratic electorate could upend Iowa’s role in 2020

October 29, 2019 5:24 PM CNN

The pilgrimage of all the leading 2020 Democratic contenders to Des Moines this Friday for a state party dinner testifies to the outsized influence…

House committee unveils impeachment resolution text

October 29, 2019 5:20 PM CNN

A key House committee on Tuesday set the stage for the next phase of impeachment by releasing the rules that will guide Democrats through impeachment…

McAleenan resolves standoff and will testify at threats hearing on Wednesday

October 29, 2019 5:09 PM CNN

Acting Homeland Security Secretary Kevin McAleenan will now testify Wednesday at a House Homeland Security Committee hearing on global terrorism, the…

Baghdadi’s successor likely to be Iraqi religious scholar

October 29, 2019 4:54 PM CNN

What remains of ISIS — the so-called Islamic State in Iraq and Syria — is yet to acknowledge the death of its leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi…

House vote on impeachment will sting Trump

October 29, 2019 4:36 PM CNN

When the House votes Thursday on formal procedures governing its impeachment inquiry, the administration will no longer have a reason to argue that…

Trump team’s disgusting smear of Alexander Vindman

October 29, 2019 4:21 PM CNN

One man is a refugee-turned-American-soldier, a decorated lieutenant colonel who holds a Purple Heart from his duty in Iraq — where he was…

Racism, Bernie Sanders and the limits of ‘respect’

October 29, 2019 4:17 PM CNN

It was a study in contrasts. Over the weekend, at the Second Step Presidential Justice Forum hosted at the historically black Benedict College in…

GOP lawmaker says he hasn’t been to impeachment depositions to which he’s been invited

October 29, 2019 3:45 PM CNN

A Republican House member who sits on a committee that is participating in the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump said the…

Retired General: Alexander Vindman is living his oath to America

October 29, 2019 2:54 PM CNN

I don’t know Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman personally. But his story, background, service record, skills and attributes are like those of so many…

Sessions eyes return to US Senate

October 29, 2019 2:28 PM CNN

Former Attorney General Jeff Sessions might be interested in jumping into the race for his old Senate seat, but some Republicans are throwing cold…

Joe Biden ally formally launches super PAC

October 29, 2019 2:22 PM CNN

An ally of Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has formally launched an outside group to help the former vice president navigate the primary…

Kushner claims much of his work has been ‘cleaning up’ Biden ‘messes’

October 29, 2019 2:14 PM CNN

White House senior adviser Jared Kushner swiped back at Joe Biden after the former vice president said it was “improper” for Kushner and…

Nearly 475,000 migrant families arrested at the US-Mexico border — up 342 percent

October 29, 2019 2:09 PM CNN

Arrests of migrant families and unaccompanied children at the southern border reached record highs over the past year, driven by a surge in asylum…

Here’s how you know Republicans don’t think they are winning back the House in 2020

October 29, 2019 2:04 PM CNN

Monday’s retirement announcement by Republican Rep. Greg Walden of Oregon barely caused a ripple in the national news cycle, other than to note…

Sanders says he doesn’t need to come up with ‘exact detailed plan’ right now on how to pay for Medicare for All

October 29, 2019 2:00 PM CNN

Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders said he doesn’t need to come up with a detailed plan right now of how much his signature “Medicare for…

Boeing CEO to Congress: ‘We understand and deserve this scrutiny’

October 29, 2019 1:35 PM CNN

Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg admitted to Congress on Tuesday that his company made mistakes with the design of its 737 MAX jet and deserves the…

Warren singles out Facebook lobbyist in attack on DC revolving-door hirings

October 29, 2019 1:29 PM CNN

Sen. Elizabeth Warren targeted a top public policy executive at Facebook on Tuesday as she promoted a plan to take on what she said is a corrupt…

Giuliani associate can be questioned under oath about Republican money transfers, judge says

October 29, 2019 1:29 PM CNN

Lev Parnas, the indicted associate of Rudy Giuliani, can be questioned under oath in the coming weeks about financial transfers he made to Republican…

Read: House impeachment resolution

October 29, 2019 1:27 PM CNN

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced Monday the House would vote on Thursday to formalize the procedures of the impeachment inquiry into President…

Liz Cheney calls attacks on White House Ukraine expert’s patriotism ‘shameful’

October 29, 2019 1:22 PM CNN

House Republican Conference Chair Liz Cheney of Wyoming said on Tuesday that it is “shameful” to question the patriotism of Lt. Col.…

Targeting of Rep. Katie Hill is a warning shot to women

October 29, 2019 1:07 PM CNN

Conservative media and online trolls have succeeded in driving a US congresswoman from office. But while Rep. Katie Hill’s career is the…

Trump says likely successor to ISIS leader Baghdadi killed by US forces

October 29, 2019 12:32 PM CNN

President Donald Trump tweeted Tuesday that “American troops” have “terminated” ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi’s…