Nevada is trying very hard to not pull an Iowa
How hard can this whole democracy thing be? Less than a month after issues with a vote tabulation app spoiled the Iowa caucuses, fallout from…
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Trump pardons former New York police commissioner Bernie Kerik
President Donald Trump has pardoned former New York police commissioner Bernie Kerik, he announced at Joint Base Andrews on Tuesday. Kerik, who once…
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US announces sanctions on Russian oil firm for supporting Venezuela’s Maduro
The Trump administration on Tuesday announced sanctions against a Russian oil firm accused of supporting the Maduro regime — the latest in a…
Continue Reading Justice Department puts Brooklyn prosecutor atop Ukraine probes
The Justice Department has assigned the top prosecutor in Brooklyn to coordinate Ukraine-related investigations, according to a memo released Tuesday…
Continue Reading Here’s the secret to getting a Trump presidential pardon
President Donald Trump runs his White House (and his life) by two simple principles: 1. Reward your friends 2. Punish your enemies It’s just…
Continue Reading Here is how early voting works in the Nevada caucuses
Thousands of Nevadans waited for hours this weekend to do something that has never been done before this primary season: early voting in a caucus.…
Continue Reading Trump aims West Coast swing to raise cash and counterprogram Democrats
President Donald Trump journeys west this week for a mixture of political and official events — and to counter-program his potential Democratic…
Continue Reading Trump says he has ‘total confidence’ in Barr
President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he has “total confidence” in Attorney General William Barr despite a swirl of controversies in the…
Continue Reading Greater Idaho: Rural conservatives in Oregon look to join Idaho
Some residents in Oregon are fed up with living under Democratic control of their state government and have launched a ballot initiative campaign to…
Continue Reading Group of federal judges calls emergency meeting over concerns about DOJ’s intervention in politically sensitive cases
The leaders of a group of federal judges will hold an emergency meeting on Wednesday to address growing concerns about the recent intervention of…
Continue Reading Democratic senator: Zelensky has no plans to meet with Giuliani
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told US senators last week he has no plans to meet with President Donald Trump’s personal attorney, Rudy…
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Trump commutes Blagojevich sentence, pardons others
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump has gone on a clemency blitz, commuting the 14-year prison sentence of former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich…
Continue Reading Tom Cotton is playing a dangerous game with his coronavirus speculation
Sen. Tom Cotton isn’t an infectious disease expert. Which is why it’s odd that the Arkansas Republican decided to wildly speculate about…
Continue Reading Obama and Trump face off over claims of strong economy
President Donald Trump is lashing out after former President Barack Obama marked the 11th anniversary on Monday of signing a nearly $800 billion…
Continue Reading Intel lawyer who initially blocked Ukraine whistleblower complaint from Congress set to resign
The top intelligence community lawyer whose initial decision to block the Ukraine whistleblower complaint from reaching Congress helped set off the…
Continue Reading Massachusetts lawmaker arrested on corruption charges involving misuse of campaign funds
A Massachusetts state lawmaker was arrested by federal agents early Tuesday on dozens of corruption charges, some of which involve an alleged misuse…
Continue Reading Roger Stone to be sentenced Thursday despite controversy, judge says
Roger Stone will still be sentenced Thursday, a federal judge said Tuesday, amid a tumultuous week that saw President Donald Trump suggest she is…
Continue Reading Trump pardons former 49ers owner Eddie DeBartolo Jr.
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Tuesday pardoning Eddie DeBartolo Jr., White House deputy press secretary Hogan Gidley announced…
Continue Reading California’s Obamacare signups rise after state requires coverage, enhances subsidies
California has reversed several years of slipping sign ups on its Affordable Care Act exchange. The key was restoring the penalty for remaining…
Continue Reading Pelosi warns Democrats ‘must be unified’ to ensure Trump isn’t reelected
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi warned fellow Democrats in an exclusive CNN interview that the party “must be unified” to defeat President…
Continue Reading Justice Department storm intensifies with new attacks on Barr’s credibility
A credibility crisis rocking President Donald Trump’s Justice Department significantly deepened over the long holiday weekend amid rising calls…
Continue Reading Bloomberg qualifies for Wednesday’s Democratic debate — his first
LAS VEGAS, Nevada — Michael Bloomberg has qualified for Wednesday’s Democratic presidential debate in Las Vegas, paving the way for the…
Continue Reading Here’s exactly how Michael Bloomberg is surging
Michael Bloomberg soared into second place nationally in a new NPR/PBS/Marist poll released Monday morning, a stunning surge fueled by hundreds of…
Continue Reading John Bolton isn’t the hero of the Ukraine story
At an appearance at Duke University to promote his forthcoming book on Monday, former Trump administration national security adviser John Bolton was…
Continue Reading Latinos will make their voices heard in Democratic race over the next four weeks
The Latino impact on the Democratic presidential race will be felt very soon. Almost all of the states with a large Latino population will vote in…
Continue Reading Bloomberg proposes broad changes to criminal justice system amid scrutiny of his past comments on race and policing
Michael Bloomberg unveiled a suite of proposals on Tuesday aimed at addressing racial disparities in the criminal justice system, reducing the prison…
Continue Reading How Bernie Sanders became the Democratic primary’s early front-runner
Bernie Sanders was stuck in the hospital. His second presidential run was stuck in the mud. The Sanders campaign, which had been bustling along but…
Continue Reading Poland’s miners protest coal imports seen as threat to jobs
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Miners in southern Poland worried that massive coal imports will eliminate their jobs on Tuesday blocked railway tracks on…
Continue Reading Fact-checking Tom Cotton’s claims about the coronavirus
Over the weekend, Republican Sen. Tom Cotton came under fire for a series of comments and tweets on the coronavirus. On Fox News Sunday morning,…
Continue Reading Bolton jabs Trump but avoids Ukraine as book battle rages on
President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser John Bolton on Monday needled his former boss over foreign policy but —…
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