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 ReadingPresident Donald Trump’s impeachment defense is being stripped away plank by plank by some of the administration officials caught up in his…
Continue ReadingRevelations that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was unwilling to defend career State Department officials under political attack have damaged his…
Continue ReadingHouse 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 ReadingKentucky Gov. Matt Bevin isn’t a near-certain loser in Tuesday’s election because of Donald Trump. But the President, despite his best…
Continue ReadingFormer senior adviser to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Michael McKinley, directly contradicted public comments made by the top US diplomat when he…
Continue ReadingVirginia Gov. Ralph Northam on Wednesday said he will reintroduce gun control measures in the upcoming legislative sessions now that Democrats have…
Continue ReadingPresident Donald Trump, whose fierce attacks on the political left and his Republican critics have been a hallmark of his presidency, isn’t the…
Continue ReadingTuesday’s elections proved to be a good night for Democrats, a bad night for an unpopular governor, and a teachable moment for President Donald…
Continue ReadingCharles Rhines, who was convicted of murder in the brutal stabbing of a 22-year-old man in 1992, was executed in South Dakota Monday, the…
Continue ReadingDemocrat Andy Beshear claimed victory Tuesday night in the Kentucky governor’s race, but Republican Gov. Matt Bevin said he is not conceding. A…
Continue ReadingDemocrats will win majorities in Virginia’s House and Senate on Tuesday, CNN projects, giving the party full control of the state’s…
Continue ReadingMore than $166,000 in contributions, mailings and digital ads to help a political newcomer take on a Republican incumbent in a Richmond-area Senate…
Continue ReadingThe coming Democratic takeover of the Virginia legislature has cleared the path for the state to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment, which would ban…
Continue ReadingA version of this story first appeared in CNN’s Impeachment Watch newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. In a stunning…
Continue ReadingVote takeaways: Dist. 3 El Paso City Rep. Cassandra Hernandez heads to runoff with Will Veliz; voters approve both El Paso and Ysleta ISD bond…
Continue ReadingLAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Incumbent Ken Miyagishima won his bid early Wednesday morning for a fourth term as mayor of Las Cruces, defeating nine…
Continue ReadingEL PASO, Texas — Voters on Tuesday gave approval to a pair of bond proposals for the city of El Paso and the Ysleta Independent School…
Continue ReadingAUSTIN, Texas — Amendments to the state constitution that would make it harder to enact a state income tax, stabilize funding for state parks and…
Continue ReadingRepublicans have good reason to be unhappy with some of Tuesday’s election results. Democrats took control of the Senate and House of Delegates…
Continue ReadingFew questions may shape the result of the 2020 election more than whether Democrats can exploit the religious gap in attitudes toward President…
Continue ReadingAll eyes are on Kentucky Tuesday, as Gov. Matt Bevin (R) faces down a very serious challenge from Andy Beshear, the state’s Democratic attorney…
Continue ReadingThe trial of Roger Stone got off to an unusual start Tuesday as jury selection proceedings were punctuated by his exit from the court due to what he…
Continue ReadingAmong the ever-shifting grab-bag of impeachment defenses thrown against the wall by President Donald Trump and his supporters, one stands above (or…
Continue ReadingPatients in Pakistan like to receive injections. They believe that without an injection the treatment, even for minor ailments, is incomplete.…
Continue ReadingFacebook and Twitter are reviewing and taking down posts that spread disinformation about how and when to vote on Election Day. A senior official…
Continue ReadingJoe Biden slammed Elizabeth Warren as out of touch after she accused him of running in the “wrong presidential primary,” writing in a…
Continue ReadingFrom the moment in September that the whistleblower complaint revealing the President’s involvement in the Ukraine scandal was made public,…
Continue ReadingThe outcome of races in Kentucky, Mississippi and Virginia on Tuesday could shed light on how the country is leaning in the middle of an impeachment…
Continue ReadingVoters on Tuesday will decide the next governors of Kentucky and Mississippi, and the makeup of the Virginia legislature. Follow along with live…
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