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…
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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…
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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…
Continue Reading Trump loves farmers, but his policies haven’t always helped
President Donald Trump says, often, that he loves America’s farmers. While they’ve got caught up in his trade war with China, the…
Continue Reading As coronavirus spreads, TSA issues new directive for anyone entering the US from China
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) issued a new directive effective Sunday requiring airlines to ask passengers on flights from outside…
Continue Reading Iowa Democrats are getting ready to caucus … in the Caucasus
For the first time ever, Iowa Democrats will get a chance to caucus in the Caucasus. The voters are scheduled to get together on Monday morning in…
Continue Reading Texas’ political future may lie in the hands of minorities
EL PASO, Texas — The future of Texas politics lies in the hands of minority voters, according to Democrat efforts and the Republican lieutenant…
Continue Reading Is it time to freak out about America? What’s next after impeachment
There will come a moment in the next few weeks or months — if it hasn’t come already — when you wonder if this whole America thing…
Continue Reading NOAA emails show outrage and panic over Trump’s false claims on Hurricane Dorian
Scientists at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration were upset and outraged last year over a controversial statement issued by the…
Continue Reading CNN and The Des Moines Register will not release Iowa poll results, network says
CNN and The Des Moines Register will not release their final Iowa caucus poll, the network announced Saturday. “A respondent raised an issue…
Continue Reading Democratic Rep. Rashida Tlaib boos Hillary Clinton at Sanders campaign event in Iowa
Democratic Rep. Rashida Tlaib booed Hillary Clinton during a campaign event for Sen. Bernie Sanders Friday in a moment that highlighted the raw…
Continue Reading Trump administration reveals it’s blocking dozens of emails about Ukraine aid freeze, including President’s role
The Department of Justice revealed in a court filing late Friday that it has two dozen emails related to President Donald Trump’s involvement…
Continue Reading Lamar Alexander: Trump’s actions ‘improper’ but ‘long way’ from high crimes and misdemeanors
Tennessee Republican Sen. Lamar Alexander said he believes Donald Trump acted improperly and crossed a line in the Ukraine scandal but said the…
Continue Reading Trump not expected to apologize or admit any wrongdoing after anticipated acquittal
With the question of witnesses in the Senate impeachment trial put to bed, President Donald Trump is eagerly anticipating his acquittal in the Senate…
Continue Reading Pentagon prepping housing for 1,000 people over coronavirus concerns
The Pentagon said Saturday that Defense Secretary Mark Esper has approved a request to provide military housing for up to 1,000 people who may need…
Continue Reading A behind-the-scenes look at the crucial Senate vote and that phone call to Trump
The end seemed imminent — until it wasn’t anymore. Internal disputes and a “clash of competing priorities” interrupted…
Continue Reading After the Flood: Iowans will help decide the country’s future, but this town is unsure of its own
In the days that followed the flood, life in Hamburg, Iowa, was measured by what was not: No city hall, no church, no electricity, not a single…
Continue Reading Here’s what we’ve learned from Trump’s impeachment trial
Two key Republican senators, Lisa Murkowski and Lamar Alexander, decided Friday to vote against hearing witnesses and seeking new evidence in…
Continue Reading Analysis: GOP sends message that Trump’s actions were OK
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans have decided it was OK. With their expected vote this coming week to acquit President Donald Trump of abusing power…
Continue Reading Trump made 30 false claims on Davos trip, 44 total last week
President Donald Trump made 44 false claims last week, 30 of them in a press conference and two interviews during his two-day trip to the World…
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GOP senators seek to acquit Trump without condoning conduct
WASHINGTON (AP) — There is no question, Sen. Lamar Alexander said, that President Donald Trump actions were “inappropriate” when he asked…
Continue Reading Marco Rubio’s mind-blowing explanation of his impeachment vote
No Congress watcher expected Florida Sen. Marco Rubio to break with his party and vote either for witnesses to be called in the Senate impeachment…
Continue Reading Kushner says Trump critics like Bolton ‘didn’t have what it took’
President Donald Trump’s senior adviser Jared Kushner told CNN’s Fareed Zakaria that impeachment has not hurt the President’s…
Continue Reading Five takeaways from Democrats’ 2020 fundraising
The Iowa caucuses are just days away, and a new round of financial disclosure reports showed former Vice President Joe Biden entering the year with…
Continue Reading Why Elizabeth Warren’s question on John Roberts may have backfired
In announcing that she would vote against the Senate calling witnesses, Sen. Lisa Murkowski suggested that her decision was made in part to spare…
Continue Reading Virginia’s long path to ratifying the ERA
Virginia’s ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment this week represents not only a potential milestone for the ERA’s century-long…
Continue Reading With the impeachment trial, Biden’s political arc returns to the Senate
There’s a certain story Joe Biden likes to tell. The year was 1963. Biden, then a student at the University of Delaware, had come to Washington…
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U.S. Senate rejects calling witnesses in Trump impeachment trial, acquittal vote set for next week
WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Senate rejected the idea of calling witnesses in President Trump’s impeachment trial late Friday, pushing one step closer…
Continue Reading Biden burns through cash ahead of early 2020 contests
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden churned through his campaign donations during the last three months of 2019, leaving the former vice…
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