Gov. Ivey recovering after surgery for broken shoulder
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey is recovering after undergoing surgery Thursday for a broken shoulder she suffered after being…
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Barr says investigations into 2020 candidates must be approved by top Justice officials
Attorney General William Barr has told federal prosecutors and law enforcement officials to involve top Justice Department officials at the start of…
Continue Reading Washington Post: Trump administration ‘finalized’ plans to expand drilling and mining on land formerly a part of Utah monuments
The Trump administration on Thursday “finalized” plans to expand “drilling, mining and grazing” on land in Utah that used to…
Continue Reading Nancy Pelosi defends tearing up the State of the Union address: ‘I don’t need any lessons’ on dignity
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi strongly defended her decision to tear up the State of the Union address as completely appropriate, repeating that she…
Continue Reading Trump slams Democrats and Romney at prayer breakfast as Pelosi looks on
President Donald Trump began his speech at the National Prayer Breakfast by taking veiled shots at House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who was on the stage…
Continue Reading Love your enemies? Nah, says Trump
Loving your enemies is one of Jesus’ most famous teachings, mentioned in his Sermon on the Mount just after he tells followers to turn the…
Continue Reading Senate report details Obama administration’s response to Russian interference
The Senate Intelligence Committee released the third installment of its five-part report on Russian interference in the 2016 election Thursday,…
Continue Reading DOJ reviewing allegation Erik Prince misled Congress in Russia probe
The Justice Department is reviewing House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff’s request to open an investigation into allegations that…
Continue Reading What comes next: Senators ponder how to recover from impeachment
Majority Leader Mitch McConnell cracked a joke during a Tuesday lunch with his Republican colleagues that the previous two weeks had been like a…
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Bernie Sanders raised massive $25 million in the month of January
Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont raised $25 million in January, his campaign said Thursday, a staggering sum that marks his highest monthly total since…
Continue Reading US citizen abducted in Afghanistan
A US citizen working as a contractor was kidnapped in the Khost Province in eastern Afghanistan in recent days, a US official confirmed to CNN. It is…
Continue Reading Witnesses who put careers on the line during impeachment inquiry brace for fallout of Senate trial
Deflated, frustrated, apprehensive — with the acquittal of President Donald Trump, diplomats and officials who provided testimony about the…
Continue Reading Retired diplomat who testified in Trump impeachment says it is the ‘American way to speak up about wrongdoing’
Former ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch, who was ousted from her post by President Donald Trump, said the diplomats and officials who provided…
Continue Reading Trump and other Republicans slam Romney over impeachment vote
Sen. Mitt Romney’s vote on Wednesday to convict President Donald Trump on one of the articles of impeachment not only rankled his fellow…
Continue Reading 5 takeaways from CNN’s New Hampshire town halls
Four Democratic presidential contenders fielded questions from New Hampshire voters Wednesday night on CNN ahead of next Tuesday’s primary.…
Continue Reading Pete Buttigieg and Bernie Sanders are in tight race for first in Iowa
Former South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders are in a tight race for first place as Iowa continued reporting the…
Continue Reading Fact-checking the 2020 State of the Union
A day before the Senate votes on whether to convict or acquit him on two charges of impeachment, President Donald Trump gave his annual State of the…
Continue Reading Republican senators request Hunter Biden’s travel records from Secret Service after Senate acquittal vote
Two Republican Senate committee chairmen requested Hunter Biden‘s travel information from when his father, Joe Biden, was vice president from…
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Cowboys for Trump eyes arbitration with New Mexico in fight over campaign finance reporting
ALAMOGORDO, New Mexico — The group known as Cowboys for Trump is seeking arbitration in a fight with the New Mexico secretary of state over fines…
Continue Reading Biden opens up about stuttering and offers advice to young people who stutter
Former Vice President Joe Biden opened up about his lifelong struggle with stuttering on Wednesday, offering a rare lengthy and personal reflection…
Continue Reading U.S. citizen arrested by Border Patrol dies in custody in Texas
A 32-year-old US citizen arrested by Border Patrol agents died in custody in Texas on Tuesday, according to a Customs and Border Protection…
Continue Reading Warren aide accuses Buttigieg campaign of influencing super PAC spending
A top aide to Elizabeth Warren on Wednesday accused the campaign of rival Pete Buttigieg of exploiting a loophole in campaign finance rules to…
Continue Reading John Roberts’ legacy will be forever entwined with Trump’s
He was never called upon to break a tie or influence how the Senate impeachment trial might end, but Chief Justice John Roberts’ legacy will be…
Continue Reading Democratic finger-pointing escalating as Iowa caucus fiasco drags on
Two days into the unprecedented and embarrassing delay in results from Monday night’s Iowa caucuses, tensions throughout the Democratic Party…
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U.S. Senate finds Trump ‘not guilty’ on both articles of impeachment
WASHINGTON, DC — President Donald Trump won impeachment acquittal Wednesday in the U.S. Senate, bringing to a close only the third presidential…
Continue Reading Quick acquittal: How Mitch McConnell orchestrated the end to Trump’s impeachment trial in 15 days
Lamar Alexander realized he’d just made a mistake. The Tennessee Republican senator, who had emerged as a pivotal swing vote in the impeachment…
Continue Reading Pelosi tells Democrats: Trump ‘shredded the truth, so I shredded his speech’ after State of the Union
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told House Democrats in a closed-door caucus meeting on Wednesday morning that she “shredded” the…
Continue Reading Romney says Trump is ‘guilty of an appalling abuse of public trust’ in emotional floor speech
Republican Sen. Mitt Romney harshly criticized President Donald Trump on Wednesday over his actions toward Ukraine, saying the President is…
Continue Reading Trump acquitted at end of months long impeachment process, found not guilty of two articles
The Senate voted to acquit President Donald Trump on two articles of impeachment Wednesday, marking the inevitable and historic end to a bitterly…
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