Biden elevates Obama veteran in senior staff change after Iowa loss
Joe Biden is restructuring his senior staff after a disappointing fourth-place showing in the Iowa caucuses, elevating a former senior adviser to…
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Justice Department notifies four automakers it has dropped antitrust investigation
The Justice Department notified four major automakers that it has closed an antitrust investigation involving the companies, launched after they…
Continue Reading Bolton reviewing letter from White House about manuscript
Former national security adviser John Bolton’s team on Friday accused the White House of trying to suppress his unpublished book after word…
Continue Reading Iowa Democratic Party extends deadline for campaigns to ask for recanvass or recount
The Iowa Democratic Party announced on Friday that it was extending the time that campaigns have to call for a recanvass or recount of the Iowa…
Continue Reading Exclusive: Bill Taylor says attacks on Yovanovitch were ‘unconscionable’
Bill Taylor — the former top US diplomat in Ukraine who served as a key witness in the House impeachment investigation into President Donald…
Continue Reading New York plans to sue Trump administration for suspending Global Entry program
New York plans to sue the Trump administration over its decision to suspend Global Entry, along with other trusted traveler programs, for the…
Continue Reading Exclusive photos of Giuliani in Spain show Lev Parnas has lots more to share
Stored in devices seized from Lev Parnas by law enforcement, there’s a 34-second cell phone video of Rudy Giuliani relishing a bullfight. There…
Continue Reading Congress split over how to solve surprise medical bills
Protecting patients from surprise medical bills is one thing that lawmakers in Congress agree on. But they aren’t united on how to solve the…
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Key impeachment witness and decorated war veteran is fired from White House job
WASHINGTON, DC — Lt. Col. Alex Vindman, the top Ukraine expert at the National Security Council, was pushed out of his role Friday months…
Continue Reading Washington Post: Secret Service paid rates as high as $650 a night to stay at Trump properties
The Trump Organization charged the US Secret Service in 2017 for rooms at President Donald Trump’s properties at rates as high as $650 a night,…
Continue Reading Bernie Sanders hits Pete Buttigieg over wealthy donors ahead of New Hampshire debate
Bernie Sanders on Friday launched a series of attacks against Pete Buttigieg, suggesting that the former South Bend mayor could not, if elected, be…
Continue Reading US oil executives moved from house arrest to prison after Guaido meets with Trump
Six oil executives held in Venezuela for more than two years were suddenly moved from house arrest into prison on Wednesday night, just hours after…
Continue Reading UK appoints new ambassador to the US
The United Kingdom appointed a new ambassador to the United States on Friday, more than six months after the previous ambassador resigned following a…
Continue Reading Warren explains her wealth tax to 6-week-old baby at stop in New Hampshire
Elizabeth Warren wants everyone to hear about her wealth tax. Even a six-week-old baby. The Massachusetts senator visited Restoration Café here in…
Continue Reading Virginia legislature advances bill banning assault weapons
A bill that would ban assault or military-style weapons in Virginia has passed out of committee and will now be considered by the full Democratic-led…
Continue Reading CNN analysis shows errors in Iowa results count
There are errors in the results count reported by the Iowa Democratic Party for Monday’s caucuses, a CNN analysis shows. Pete Buttigieg holds a…
Continue Reading House approves $4.7 billion Puerto Rico disaster relief package
The House of Representatives approved on Friday a $4.7 billion disaster relief package for Puerto Rico, an effort to help recovery efforts after a…
Continue Reading Trump ‘tore into’ Boris Johnson over Huawei in phone call, source says
President Donald Trump “tore into” UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson in a phone call last week after Britain announced it would allow…
Continue Reading 8 very good things that happened to Donald Trump this week
President Donald Trump is in the midst of his best week of the year and one of the best weeks of his entire presidency. Consider just how much has…
Continue Reading This Republican governor isn’t part of Trump’s cult of personality
To watch President Donald Trump’s victory lap Thursday at the White House, you would think that every Republican elected official in the…
Continue Reading House passes Puerto Rico aid in face of Trump veto threat
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Democratic-controlled House on Friday passed a $20 billion-plus aid package for Puerto Rico, where a swarm of earthquakes…
Continue Reading Appeals court tosses Democrats’ emoluments lawsuit against Trump
A federal appeals court on Friday dismissed a lawsuit by congressional Democrats alleging President Donald Trump violated the emoluments clause of…
Continue Reading Bloomberg campaign amends policy plans after report of plagiarism
Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s campaign added citations and links to its policy proposals and accompanying fact sheets after a news…
Continue Reading Mulvaney’s job in doubt now that impeachment dust has settled
With a five-month impeachment saga behind them, White House aides are bracing for the prospect of another staff shake-up in the West Wing as…
Continue Reading Virginia will eliminate a state holiday honoring Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson. It’ll make Election Day a day off instead
Virginia is one step closer to ending its tradition of honoring Confederate generals. This week, the Virginia House voted to strike Lee-Jackson Day…
Continue Reading Conditions are ripe for a contested Democratic convention in 2020
The 2020 Iowa Democratic caucuses were historic. They look to be the first caucuses in which at least four candidates reached or exceeded 15% of the…
Continue Reading Melania Trump, once a reluctant campaigner, is hitting the trail
For a first lady who generally begs off rallies, fundraising shindigs and campaign events, Melania Trump appears poised to be a larger campaign…
Continue Reading The best (and the worst) of the Iowa caucuses
The 2020 Democratic presidential race kicked off officially on Monday night, with voters in more than 1,700 caucus sites across Iowa choosing among a…
Continue Reading How the White House changed its calculus on the coronavirus outbreak
During the first weeks of the coronavirus outbreak, the Trump administration took a measured, incremental approach: implementing screenings at US…
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