Alan Dershowitz called Trump corrupt in 2016 and said he could be corrupt as President
NewLaw professor Alan Dershowitz, who is a member of President Donald Trump’s impeachment defense team, said in 2016 that he believed Trump was…
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Republicans aim to lock in votes against witnesses as Senate prepares for next phase of trial
NewThe impeachment trial is approaching a volatile and unpredictable stage as President Donald Trump’s defense team wrapped up its opening…
Continue Reading Coronavirus will test the Trump administration’s ability to handle a crisis
NewPresident Donald Trump was sitting for breakfast with American business leaders last week when the conversation turned to the dangerous new virus…
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Buttigieg vows to work harder on diversity and inclusion in response to staffers’ concerns
NewPete Buttigieg‘s presidential campaign acknowledged on Tuesday that it has, over the course of several months, responded to concerns from…
Continue Reading House passes Tibet human rights bill
NewLawmakers in the House approved a bill Tuesday afternoon to update the 2002 Tibetan Policy Act, the latest in a series of congressional moves to…
Continue Reading AP FACT CHECK: Trump defense wrong about FBI investigation
NewWASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s defense team falsely claimed the Justice Department was already investigating him even before the…
Continue Reading AP Source: McConnell tells Republicans he does not yet have votes to block witnesses in Trump’s impeachment trial
NewWASHINGTON (AP) — AP Source: McConnell tells Republicans he does not yet have votes to block witnesses in Trump’s impeachment…
Continue Reading Poll: 75% of voters want witnesses for Senate impeachment trial
NewThree-quarters of registered voters think witnesses should be allowed to testify in the Senate impeachment trial, which has reached a crucial…
Continue Reading GOP concedes Trump may have withheld aid for probes but says it’s not impeachable
NewA growing number of GOP senators are now acknowledging that President Donald Trump may have leveraged US military aid to Ukraine in exchange for an…
Continue Reading Biden won’t commit to backing Sanders if he’s the nominee
NewMUSCATINE, Iowa (AP) — Former Vice President Joe Biden stopped short Tuesday of saying he’d support Bernie Sanders if the progressive Vermont…
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Trump unveils Middle East plan that caters to Israel and was swiftly rejected by Palestinians
NewPresident Donald Trump on Tuesday proposed a Middle East plan that he claimed was a “realistic two-state solution” but caters to nearly…
Continue Reading Midwestern states consider banning bias based on hairstyles
NewTOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Black female legislators in two predominantly white Midwestern states urged their Republican colleagues Tuesday to join a…
Continue Reading Unite Here labor union staying neutral in Democratic primary
NewLAS VEGAS (AP) — Unite Here, the parent of the large Nevada union representing hotel and casino workers, announced Tuesday that it is not planning…
Continue Reading Democrats look to flip red Texas House seat in runoff election
NewDemocrat Elizabeth Markowitz is facing off on Tuesday against Republican Gary Gates in a Texas House runoff election that could provide a glimpse of…
Continue Reading Collins quiet on Georgia Senate during state Capitol stop
ATLANTA (AP) — Republican U.S. Rep. Doug Collins said “there will be more coming later” about his expected Senate bid, otherwise keeping quiet…
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Joe Biden is using Trump’s impeachment attacks to show Democrats he ‘can take a punch’
Joe Biden had a question for the crowd gathered to see him in Muscatine, Iowa, on Tuesday: “Did anyone see what your senator, Joni Ernst, did…
Continue Reading Kushner defends Trump’s Middle East plan after Palestinian rejection
Senior White House adviser Jared Kushner made the case for President Donald Trump’s Middle East plan Tuesday, praising the relationship his…
Continue Reading Trump Jr. boosts Hagerty for U.S. Senate in Tennessee trip
GALLATIN, Tenn. (AP) — Donald Trump Jr. hit the campaign trail Tuesday in Tennessee to help hammer home Republican Bill Hagerty’s prevailing…
Continue Reading Trump looks to boost 2020 bid with peace plan, Jersey rally
WASHINGTON (AP) — The unveiling of a long-awaited Middle East peace plan. A fiery, made-for-TV defense against impeachment on the floor of the…
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