How Donald Trump wins
Buried in the new CNN national poll is a single data point that may well be the key to how someone as unpopular as President Donald Trump can win a…
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Atmosphere of acrimony surrounds Trump’s Senate impeachment trial
President Donald Trump’s Senate trial will open in an atmosphere of acrimony Tuesday that will underscore how his impeachment, far from purging…
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How to watch the Senate impeachment trial
Chief Justice John Roberts swore in senators last week to officially begin the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump, but the trial starts in…
Continue Reading 8 things to watch at President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial
Here are the key things to watch at President Donald Trump’s Senate impeachment trial. Things will change — We have a basic outline of…
Continue Reading Republicans consider ‘contingencies’ if witnesses are sought in impeachment trial
The White House has been involved in discussions with GOP allies over the last several days to make sure they’re ready in the event Democrats…
Continue Reading Trump’s electoral strength is in the details
Much of the attention to our new CNN/SSRS poll will rightly focus on the fact that a majority (51%) of Americans want the Senate to convict and…
Continue Reading Sanders apologizes to Biden for supporter’s op-ed accusing him of a ‘big corruption problem’
Sen. Bernie Sanders apologized to fellow 2020 contender Joe Biden for an op-ed by one of his campaign surrogates that suggested the former vice…
Continue Reading Virginia gun-rights rally concludes peacefully despite earlier fears of extremist violence
A large gun-rights rally in Virginia’s state capital unfolded peacefully Monday despite earlier fears of the kind of violence that took place…
Continue Reading Boom and bust: Economy and impeachment capture the forces that will determine Trump’s fate
The House officially delivered to the Senate two articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump last week on the same day that the Dow Jones…
Continue Reading Several House Republicans to join Trump’s impeachment team following internal debate
The White House announced Monday that it will add several House Republicans to President Donald Trump’s Senate impeachment team in what appear…
Continue Reading Impeachment resolution shortens trial’s opening arguments to two days per side
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell plans to give House impeachment managers and President Donald Trump’s legal team each 24 hours divided…
Continue Reading Navy to name new aircraft carrier for African American WWII hero
The US Navy will name a new aircraft carrier after Doris “Dorie” Miller, a decorated African American World War II veteran who defended…
Continue Reading Dershowitz on impeachment reversal: ‘I am much more correct right now’
Constitutional lawyer and Trump impeachment legal team member Alan Dershowitz said Monday that he is “much more correct right now” in his…
Continue Reading Leading the House impeachment managers is not where Adam Schiff expected to be
When Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff of California decided to join the House Intelligence Committee in 2008, taking a leading role in impeaching a…
Continue Reading Trump administration to take aim at ‘birth tourism’ in expected change to visa guidelines
An upcoming change to State Department visa guidelines is expected to take aim at birth tourism, the practice of foreign nationals giving birth on US…
Continue Reading Lev Parnas asks Attorney General William Barr to recuse himself from investigation
An attorney for indicted Rudy Giuliani associate Lev Parnas on Monday filed a request for the recusal of Attorney General William Barr in connection…
Continue Reading Trump and Macron agree to trade truce and avoid massive tariffs on French wine — for now
President Donald Trump and his French counterpart have agreed to hold off on escalating a trade war, officials said, avoiding for now a massive new…
Continue Reading Inside Mitch McConnell’s plan to keep the Senate in 2020
As the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump gets underway, Mitch McConnell has to pull off a political balancing act. The Senate Majority…
Continue Reading Can a woman win the presidency? The New York Times picked two.
Democratic voters have wrestled all year with whether they want to watch another female nominee face President Donald Trump in November. Two weeks…
Continue Reading From pot to impeachment: The high-wire legal act from Lev Parnas’ attorney
On New Year’s Eve, attorney Joseph A. Bondy hopped on a subway train headed toward the US attorney’s office in lower Manhattan to pick up…
Continue Reading Joe Biden’s elevator moment may be as good as a New York Times endorsement
You may have heard that The New York Times made some history Sunday night by endorsing not one but two Democratic presidential candidates: Elizabeth…
Continue Reading Trump sets off for Davos just as Senate impeachment trial heats up
President Donald Trump, who took off from Washington on Monday evening, is expected to be choppering into Davos, nestled in the Swiss Alps, to mingle…
Continue Reading Trump commemorates Martin Luther King Jr. Day with memorial visit
President Donald Trump on Monday made an unscheduled, unannounced trip to the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial on the National Mall in recognition of…
Continue Reading READ: Senate organizing resolution for Trump’s impeachment trial
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s office sent the organizing resolution for President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial to Senate…
Continue Reading READ: Senate organizing resolution for Trump’s impeachment trial
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s office sent the organizing resolution for President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial to Senate…
Continue Reading The private border wall being built on the Rio Grande
Donald Trump is the name most commonly associated with the border wall. But along this three-mile stretch, Tommy Fisher is the name on…
Continue Reading Senate debate over McConnell resolution expected to begin in open session Tuesday
The Senate is expected to kick off the impeachment trial into President Donald Trump in an open session Tuesday and will move quickly into debating…
Continue Reading Legal scholars pan Alan Dershowitz’s defense of Trump
Legal scholars are panning new arguments championed by Harvard professor Alan Dershowitz, who recently joined President Donald Trump’s legal…
Continue Reading Rep. Ayanna Pressley speaks at event after revealing she has alopecia
Rep. Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts on Monday spoke about her experience of being “robbed of my hair” and said that “hardship is…
Continue Reading Pompeo meets with Venezuelan opposition leader in Colombia
Almost one year to the day after the United States recognized Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido as that country’s legitimate president,…
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