READ: Sen. Joe Manchin’s resolution to censure Trump
Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia announced on Monday his plans to introduce a resolution to censure President Donald Trump for the…
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Iowa vote collides with impeachment trial in epic clash
The first votes of the 2020 presidential cycle collide Monday with President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial, setting up an epic clash over…
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6 things to look for in tonight’s Iowa caucuses
Voters here are set to settle what for months has been a tight four-person contest as Iowa becomes the first state to vote in the 2020 Democratic…
Continue Reading It’s a cliché because it’s true: It all comes down to turnout in Iowa
After months of identifying their likeliest supporters, the Democratic 2020 contenders are entering a final weekend of door-knocking and…
Continue Reading What are exit polls and how do you read them?
Before the votes are counted, the tallies are released, and the winner is declared on Election Day, the exit poll is the crucial bit of information…
Continue Reading Republican senators urge Trump to avoid impeachment talk at State of the Union
Republican senators are expected to vote on Wednesday afternoon to acquit President Donald Trump in the third presidential impeachment trial in US…
Continue Reading If you thought Donald Trump was wild before, just wait
When President Bill Clinton was acquitted by the Senate following an impeachment trial in 1999, he apologized to the American public for his conduct.…
Continue Reading Predicting the 5 most likely Iowa scenarios
Welcome to 2020! Now that the Iowa caucuses have arrived, the 2020 election is officially upon us. Every Sunday, I outline the 5 BIG storylines you…
Continue Reading Why the Iowa caucuses are important
The Iowa Democratic caucuses are just hours away and with them, the true start of the 2020 election. But just what can a single state with a…
Continue Reading Candidates make frenetic push to an unpredictable finish in Iowa
Iowans will choose between a crowded field of top candidates on Monday night in the first opportunity for voters to weigh in on who should face…
Continue Reading Shakira and Jennifer Lopez get loud in their politically subversive Super Bowl show
If the 2019 Super Bowl halftime show was a middling, agenda-less mess, this year’s performance was its opposite: 15 straight minutes of…
Continue Reading Pete Buttigieg says Democrats must ‘galvanize and not polarize’ voters ahead of Iowa caucus
2020 contender Pete Buttigieg said on Monday that Democrats must “galvanize and not polarize” American voters ahead of Iowa’s…
Continue Reading Jill Biden says she no longer considers Lindsey Graham a friend
Former second lady Jill Biden said Monday that she no longer considers herself a friend of Sen. Lindsey Graham, the Republican chairman of the Senate…
Continue Reading Trump and Pelosi haven’t spoken in months
When he delivers his State of the Union address Tuesday evening, President Donald Trump will directly cross paths with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi for…
Continue Reading The final impeachment vote is near. Here’s a look at the big week ahead
The Senate impeachment trial may be over after this week, but its legacy will have lasting consequences for American generations to come. And Donald…
Continue Reading Kushner defends conditions for Palestinians to get a state and ‘take control of themselves’
President Donald Trump’s senior adviser Jared Kushner told CNN that if Palestinians can’t meet certain conditions under the…
Continue Reading ‘No reason for Americans to panic’: White House seeks to calm fears over coronavirus
National security adviser Robert O’Brien on Sunday said at this time “there’s no reason for Americans to panic” about the…
Continue Reading John Kerry: ‘I am absolutely not running for President’
Former Secretary of State John Kerry on Sunday denied a report that he was considering a bid for the 2020 presidential election, saying it is…
Continue Reading Trump says he would ‘love to run against Bloomberg’
President Donald Trump and former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg traded barbs hours before the two billionaires are set to air competing…
Continue Reading 2020 Democrats make closing arguments in final hours before Iowa caucuses
The leading Democratic presidential contenders have sharpened their cases in the final hours of the Iowa caucuses, hoping that clearer divisions will…
Continue Reading The Democrats’ new online troll fighters make 2020 debut in Iowa
Days after the 2016 Iowa caucuses, the instructions were clear. “[U]se any opportunity to criticize Hillary and the rest (except Sanders and…
Continue Reading Democrats are turning the Super Bowl into campaign gatherings in Iowa
Democratic presidential contenders are turning the Super Bowl into campaign events on the eve of the Iowa caucuses. This year’s game is…
Continue Reading Buttigieg again addresses concerns from minority campaign staffers
Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg addressed again on Sunday concerns from minority staffers about key decisions made in the campaign…
Continue Reading Schiff won’t say whether the House will subpoena John Bolton
House Intelligence Chairman Adam Schiff declined on Sunday to say whether the House will subpoena former national security adviser John Bolton but…
Continue Reading Joni Ernst defends Trump but says President handled Ukraine ‘maybe in the wrong manner’
Republican Sen. Joni Ernst on Sunday defended President Donald Trump asking Ukraine to investigate his potential 2020 rival, but said he did so…
Continue Reading Hillary Clinton is (still) at the center of the Democratic civil war
Hillary Clinton is not running for president in 2020. And yet, Clinton is, again, at the center of a four-year-and-counting civil war within the…
Continue Reading Buttigieg on Trump: ‘Senate is the jury today, but we are the jury tomorrow’
Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg argued Sunday that American voters will soon serve as Donald Trump’s jurors ahead of the…
Continue Reading Top US general in Africa warns of growing threats as Trump administration weighs cutting troop numbers
Citing Russian mercenaries, strategic Chinese investments, and the growing threat from terrorist groups linked to ISIS and al Qaeda, the top general…
Continue Reading What Trump’s drug policies have meant for America’s opioid epidemic
President Donald Trump campaigned on ending the opioid crisis in the United States. He highlighted stories of those affected in his State of the…
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